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Credit Card News: More Miles, Bigger Cash Bonuses for Customers

Credit Card News: More Miles, Bigger Cash Bonuses for New Customers The main difference with reward cards is that you are literally rewarded each time you spend money with it. The standard process is that you gain a certain amount of points for every dollar spent. It normally makes no difference whatsoever what you spend [...]

Volker Rule and Dodd-Frank : America’s Year of Living Dangerously

Shayne Heffernan on the long term impact of the Volker Rule and Dodd-Frank Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., NYSE:GS and Morgan Stanley, NYSE:MS are considering dumping their “Bank” business to avoid US legislation, Bank of America NYSE:BAC is reinventing itself. As the reality of Dodd-Frank and the Volker Rule draws near Banks and financial institution look [...]

Singapore Exchange Preview: Golden Agri, Bumitama Agri IPO, Indofood Agri

Singapore to open lower but will hold recent gains as faith in China recovers. Singapore Minister of State for National Development and Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan said this in a recent visit to Beijing and Tianjin. Singapore has invested cumulatively US$53 billion and more than 20,000 projects in China as of December last [...]

Asia Real Estate Report: Thailand, Singapore, China, Hong Kong

Investors in non-listed real estate vehicles will allocate more to funds in Asia than to funds in Europe, according to a comparison of the two markets carried out by Inrev and its sister organisation, Anrev. Asia is becoming more attractive for investors as this year’s Surveys for both regions show a net increase of 82% [...]

Aviation News in China

China’s business-jet market ready to fly Aviation companies are targeting the Chinese market in the expectation that Chinese businesses will show a greater demand for their services and as authorities relax airspace restrictions. Christophe Degoumois, vice-president of business aircraft sales from Canada’s Bombardier Inc, said Monday that 2,360 business jets will be delivered to China [...]

USA Mining Sector Financial Report Iron Ore, Gold, Copper

USA Mining Sector Financial Report Economist Shayne Heffernan’s Fourth quarter 2011 unadjusted after-tax profits for mining corporations with assets of $50 million and over totaled $5.0 billion, down $1.9(±0.0) billion from the after-tax profits of $6.9 billion recorded in the fourth quarter of 2010, and down $11.6(±0.1) billion from third quarter 2011 after-tax profits of [...]

ASEAN: Genting Berhad Upgraded to Must Own

Genting Berhad (“Genting”) has been upgraded by Heffernan Capital Management to a Must Own ASEAN Equity, Economist Shayne heffernan has set a 2013 price target of 25MYR up 5 MYR from the previous target. In a note to traders today Shayne Heffernan said, “ASEAN 2015 will change Asia forever, and one of the big winners [...]

Bank of China Limited (HKG:3988) (SHA:601988) Upgraded

Bank of China Limited (HKG:3988) (SHA:601988) has been upgraded to a Must Own China Stock at Heffernan Capital Management, Economist Shayne Heffernan said in a note to traders today that “unfounded fears about the Chinese economy are offering investors a once in a life time chance to buy Bank of China at under 6 x [...]

Time to Buy Catastrophe Bonds

Hurricane season in the Atlantic begins June 1st and ends November 30th. The Eastern Pacific hurricane season begins May 15th and also ends November 30th. Amid the volatility in the markets, wealthy individuals and big institutions are flocking to hedge funds that buy so-called catastrophe bonds and other investments tied to the probability of Gulf [...]

Asia News and Press Release Service

Asia News Wire and Press Release Service Asia is a fast growing and significant part of the global community that many News and Press Release services fail to reach, Kris Newswire reaches them every time. Kris Newswire, is the Asia-Pacific leader in news and press release distribution. Public relations and investor relations professionals rely on [...]

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Private Equity Takes a Hit in Q1 2012

Most private-equity and hedge funds typically take 20 percent of investment gains as carried interest, on top of 2 percent of assets as a management fee to …