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Investment Trusts Special Report (7):

By admin | March 16, 2008

Selling an ‘Unsung Success Story’; Rules Governing the Sale And Advertising Of Investment Trusts Are Being Relaxed, Explains Sue Fieldman. A BRIGHT FUTURE is in store for investment trusts if recent proposals by the Securities and Investments Board (SIB), the investment watchdog, are implemented. At present the investment trust market is less than half the size of the burgeoning unit trust industry. Investment trusts are the great unsung success story, largely because there are restrictions on how they are marketed. Read the rest of this entry »

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Going Beyond Plain Insurance

By admin | March 12, 2008

Investment-linked insurance offers the benefits of a managed investment fund on top of guaranteed coverage. (SINGAPORE) THE emergence of investment-linked insurance is beginning to change public perception of life insurance, traditionally seen as an instrument to provide dependents with financial security in the event of misfortune. Read the rest of this entry »

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G Up and Leave the Competition Behind

By admin | March 10, 2008

    Just as fund managers have not felt the squeeze in the same way as insurers, so investment IFAs have not been squeezed as much as traditional life and pension outfits, which must throw up a number of question for those in life and pensions. For non-investment IFAs, perhaps now is the time to consider a change in business emphasis. But, first, the necessary exams need to be attained. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mergers of Finance Firms Announced

By admin | March 8, 2008

Text of report from the Malaysian newspaper ‘Utusan Malaysia‘ web site on 1st April. Kuala Lumpur: The Bank Negara Malaysia (central bank) today announced that the 39 local finance companies have formed mergers. The companies have fulfilled the requirements for mergers as announced by the Bank Negara. “The first stage of the merger has been implemented with the tie-up of six trust companies along with their respective 15 small finance companies,” the Bank Negara said in a statement. Read the rest of this entry »

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16 Thai Firms Suspended, Given 2 Weeks to Merge

By admin | March 6, 2008

    Nine of the ailing finance firms are listed on the stock exchange. THAILAND took tough new steps yesterday to consolidate the ailing finance sector, shutting down 16 cash-strapped finance companies and ordering them to merge with healthy firms. The Bank of Thailand suspended the companies for 30 days, and gave them two weeks to submit plans for mergers. Read the rest of this entry »

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