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Shayne Heffernan: How to Develop an Inflation Hedge 2013
Shayne Heffernan: How to Develop an Inflation Hedge 2013 QE1, QE2, QE3, the Bernanke “Twist” and QE4 are pumping out money at a rate never before seen in history. The Fed will not only generate US inflation but it will be exporting that inflation to the rest of the World, especially emerging markets. It is [...]
STX Offshore KRX:067250 Emergency Loans
STX Offshore KRX:067250 Emergency Loans Creditors of STX Offshore & Shipbuilding agreed Thursday to provide the ailing South Korean shipbuilder with 600 billion won (US$540 million) in emergency loans, the main creditor bank said. STX Offshore, the shipbuilding unit of STX Group, a South Korean shipping and shipbuilding conglomerate, has been suffering a credit crunch [...]
You know who I am ― Wet Psy!
Gossip in Hollywood The “Gangnam Style” follow-up single was released in 119 nations at midnight in their respective local times. New Zealand was the first country to listen to the song due to the time difference, three hours before the song was released in Korea. The electro-dance song with more English-language lyrics and a catchy [...]
19th Annual Dream Concert Lineup
The 2013 Dream Concert K-pop music festival will be held on Saturday, May 11 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. The annual summer K-pop concert event series known as the “Dream Concert” is back once again with this year’s show slated to feature some of the biggest names in the K-pop industry. This year’s 19th [...]
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Asia’s Leading Management Consultants The Heffernan Group of Companies use a top down approach developed by Dr. Heffernan Ph.D. to develop value protected, growth driven portfolios with in the guidelines of the clients risk tolerance and regulatory requirements. We provide managerial services, strategy, timing and research and advisory services to corporations and institutions globally. Our [...]
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Hedge Fund Consultants The Heffernan Group of Companies use a top down approach developed by Dr. Heffernan Ph.D. to develop value protected, growth driven portfolios with in the guidelines of the clients risk tolerance and regulatory requirements. We provide managerial services, strategy, timing and portfolio-level research and advisory services to institutions globally. Our clients are [...]
South Korean bank borrows 1st RMB fund from swap deal with China
South Korean bank borrows 1st RMB fund from swap deal with China The Korea Exchange Bank KEB borrowed the 1st Reminbi RMB fund that came from the currency swap deal between Seoul and Beijing, heralding a brisk trade settlement with the Chinese currency, an official statement said Sunday. The No. 5 commercial bank of South [...]
Korea Teachers selects US-based Private Equity firms
Korea Teachers selects US-based Private Equity firms KKR The $11-B pension fund chose Hamilton Lane and Paul Capital to invest $30-M each in global private equity plays as it moves to increase its international PE exposure. Korea Teachers Pension Fund KTPF has assigned two US-based PE funds to invest $30-M each as it moves to [...]
Korea Equities: Posco Trading Outlook
Korea Equities: Posco Trading Outlook Currently the MACD is bearish since it is trading below its signal line.The MACD crossed below its signal line 0 period(s) ago. Since the MACD crossed its moving average, POSCO ICT’s price has been unchanged, and has ranged from a high of 8,300.000 to a low of 7,940.000. On 1/15/2013, [...]
China, ASEAN and Investing in 2013
China, ASEAN and Investing in 2013 iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (EWM), iShares MSCI Indonesia Investable Market Index Fund (EIDO), iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund (EWS), Market Vectors Indonesia Index ETF (IDX), iShares MSCI Thailand Index Fund (THD), Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (VNM) China will continue to develop the economic ties with ASEAN, as its [...]
Asian Real Estate as an Inflation Hedge
Asian Real Estate as an Inflation Hedge According to the 2012 Q3 Asia-Pacific Capital Market Observation, the total value of the Q3 Asia-Pacific real estate investment reached $19 billion, with an average increase of 21% over the past three years, considering that fast 3 years captures the tail end of the Global Financial Crisis, those [...]
A Pirate’s Life for you, finding the ‘arrrrgh’ in Asia
Learning to sail is an adventure that doesn’t tend to register on a backpacker’s radar, seemingly writing it off as a sport reserved for the rich flash packers. However, if you’ve ever fancied steering a sailing yacht over the oceans Captain Jack Sparrow style, then this could be your chance! And it isn’t as expensive as you might think. Rather than [...]
South Korea to delay introduction of Basel III rules
South Korea to delay introduction of Basel III rules South Korea’s financial regulator said Friday that it will delay the introduction of Basel III framework in a bid to observe further development in major advanced countries. “Among 27 member countries of the Basel Committee, 11 members finalized the Basel III framework to implement the rule [...]
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