The Safest Banks in Central and Eastern Europe 2011
The table below lists the World’s Safest Banks 2011 in Central and Eastern Europe as ranked by Global Finance magazine in a recent report: [TABLE=1038] Source: Global Finance
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Download: STOXX Select Dividend Indices
The STOXX Select Dividend family of indices offers investors an ideal way to track high-dividend-paying companies in many regions including Europe, Enlarged Europe, Nordic, Americas, Global and Asia/Pacific. Investors looking to select high dividend payers can use these indices as a starting point for further research. To download the STOXX Select Dividend Indices in Excel …
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Study: Cash-Rich Companies Deliver Lower Returns
Many U.S. companies hold billions of cash and cash equivalents on their balance sheets. A report in The Wall Street Journal in June of last year noted that non-financial companies hoarded an astonishing $1.84 trillion in cash and other liquid assets as of first quarter, 2010. Some of these companies have put their cash to …
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Download: S&P Dividend Aristrocrats Lists 2011
The S&P Dividend Aristocrats indices constitute stocks that have increased dividends for many consecutive years. For example, the S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats measures the performance of large-cap blue chip companies in the S&P 500 that have followed a policy of increasing dividends for at least 25 consecutive years. So investors looking to add dividend stocks …
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Foreign Utilities Trading on the OTC Markets
Some of the foreign electric utilities trading on the OTC markets as sponsored ADRs are listed below with their current dividend yields: 1.Company:AES Tiete (AESAY) Current Dividend Yield: 10.14% Country: Brazil 2.Company:Centrais Elet. de Santa Catarina-Celesc (CEDWY) Current Dividend Yield: 5.67% Country: Brazil 3.Company:CLP Holdings (CLPHY) Current Dividend Yield: 3.47% Country: Hong Kong 4.Company:Comp. de …
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