ETFlab Investment, the Munich-based provider of exchange-traded funds, has presented two threshould country index funds. The ETFlab MSCI China comprises a broadly diversified basket of stocks of Chinese companies traded in Hong Kong. The ETFlab MSCI Emerging Markets tracks a broadly diversified portfolio of companies listed on the stock exchange of 21 threshold countries.“Thus we provide an access to the fastest-growing regions of the world,“ says Andreas Fehrenbach, ETFlab’s managing director. “Investors wishing to achieve above-average returns must engage there.“

In this issue:

Volatility Cause by Global Debt Crisis

Global Financial Crisis

Chinese Market

Malta: business opportunities

The certificate in Hedge Fund Regulation

Enhancing portfolio performances

New energy investments in Greece

A call for the birth of an Era of Substainable Finance

A Hebrew American’s Sojourn in the Land of Israel

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State Street Global Advisors has presented the SPDR Barclays Capital International Corporate Bond ETF on the NYSE Arca. Its annual expense ratio is 0.55 per cent. Designed to provide investors with cost efficient exposure to investment-grade corporate bonds outside of the US, the ETF seeks to track the performance of the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate ex-USD > USD1bn Aggregate Bond Index.

CMC Markets – FOREX MORNING COMMENT
London – 12th May 2010

So the day has finally arrived, after nearly 6 days of haggling the UK has a new Prime Minister and a new government. The pound initially rallied on the news, but has since slipped back on fears that attempting to agree on measures to tackle the deficit may struggle to overcome ideological and party boundaries. (more…)

Investors in Chinese stocks have been given more flexibility, with the launch of the country’s first stock futures and a rule-change allowing short-selling of cash shares. China’s first index futures contract ended its Friday debut on the Shanghai-based China Financial Futures Exchange (Cffex) up 0.49%, while the spot index declined 1.13%.

Ashmore, an emerging markets asset manager, has presented the Ashmore Greater China Fund. The fund has a US dollar base currency and will invest primarily in onshore Renminbi denominated investments permitted under the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) scheme.

Private equity firm The Carlyle Group has nominated Eric Kump as a managing director for leveraged buyouts at Carlyle Europe Partners. Kump joins Carlyle from Dubai International Capital where he worked as head of the European private equity team.

Pacific Office Properties Trust, a US West Coast office real estate investment trust, has appointed James R. Wolford as chief financial officer.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has joined Triton in its investment in Ambea, a healthcare and care company in the Nordic region and one of the largest European healthcare service providers. KKR’s investment is in the form of convertible preferred stock.