Knowledge is Power: China, Amsterdam, Tech Bubble Edition

Up to our eyes   10 fun things to do in Amsterdam How to Avoid the Pitfalls of a New Tech Bubble: Matthew Lynn Is Osborne fit to run economy – or ruin it? REITs Outpace S&P 500 In 1st Quarter 5 Ways the Government Screws Up Housing Finance Canada’s demographic time bomb China becoming …

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The World’s Best Developed Market Banks 2011

The Global Finance magazine has published the winners for the Best Developed Market Banks awards for this year. The winning banks were selected in 25 countries with the exclusion of Ireland and Iceland. From the news report: The winners of this year’s awards are those banks that attended carefully to their customers’ needs in difficult …

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The World’s Best Emerging Market Banks in Asia 2011

In an earlier post we looked at the Best Banks in Latin America based on rankings by the Global Finance magazine. The table below lists the Best Banks in Asia for 2011: [TABLE=890] Source: Global Finance China’s Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Ltd aka ICBC trades on the OTC market under the ticker IDCBY …

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ADR Review: Metering Device Maker Elster Group

Elster Group ADR – Terminated Effective 12/6/13. Details here. Essen, Germany-based Elster Group(ELT) is a world leader in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and integrated metering and utilization solutions to the gas, electricity and water industries. The company’s products and solutions are used to accurately and reliably measure gas, electricity and water consumption as well as …

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