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Royal Bank of Scotland to offload global Coutts arm
August 12th, 2014
Royal Bank of Scotland said it planned to sell the international operations of Coutts, its private bank for wealthy clients including Queen Elizabeth II and David Beckham, just months before the unit is expected to be fined for helping ...
These large-cap funds are crushing the S&P 500 this year
August 12th, 2014
Some funds are clobbering the Standard and Poor’s 500 stock index this year. The top five large-company stock funds: PIMCO StocksPLUS Long Duration fund (PSLDX), 18.1%. This fund is an anomaly, albeit a successful one. It invests in S&P ...
Mauritius urge for transparency to have Africa Investment
August 12th, 2014
Navinchandra Ramgoolam, The Prime Minister of Mauritius has highlighted the importance that African leaders should establish transparent legal structures for having foreign investment. Ramgoolam was speaking at the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington, chaired by US President Barack Obama. ...
Multinationals Warn Against US Inversion Quick Fixes
August 12th, 2014
The current policy debate on so-called corporate inversions threatens to inadvertently impact all American subsidiaries of foreign multinationals and make the country less attractive for future foreign direct investment (FDI), according to a letter written by the Organization for ...
Australia 200 – Support Stands Firm at 5400
August 12th, 2014
Australia 200 for Tuesday, August 12, 2014 After being on quite a roll for several weeks throughout July, the Australian 200 Index has fallen sharply over the last couple of weeks returning back to more familiar territory between the ...
Coutts’ sale shows the politics of banking – Bottom Line
August 12th, 2014
The biggest surprise about RBS considering selling the international units of its private bank Coutts is that it has not already flogged them. Since the crash and subsequent bailout, RBS has been cutting back to focus on UK retail ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD – Steadies Below Key 0.93 Level
August 12th, 2014
Technical Analysis AUD/USD for Tuesday, August 12, 2014 The Australian dollar is trading in a very small trading range right on top of the support level at 0.9260 after dropping so sharply in to finish out last week from ...
The Tricks of China’s Trade
August 11th, 2014
Last year, China ostensibly reached another milestone in its meteoric rise, surpassing the United States to become the world’s largest trading country, with its total trade turnover valued at CN¥25.83 trillion ($4.16 trillion). But this achievement is largely illusory ...
India Sets Norms to Open $20 Billion REIT Market
August 11th, 2014
India approved the setting up and listing of real estate investment trusts as the nation seeks to unlock a $20 billion market. The trusts, or REITs, will have to own assets worth at least 5 billion rupees ($82 million), ...
HKEx-Shanghai Stock Sale Curb Shows China’s Rules Apply
August 11th, 2014
Investors using the Hong Kong-Shanghai exchange link to access China’s $3.6 trillion stock market will have to play by mainland rules. Traders who want to sell Shanghai-listed shares must transfer the securities to a broker before 7:30 a.m. to ...