A new benchmark?
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The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index is a new index of Chinese stocks launched jointly by FTSE International Ltd. and a unit of China's Xinhua news agency. The new index differs from the MSCI China Free Index in that it weighs companies by the amount of free-floating stock. An accompanying table shows the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index for April 5, 2001.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 2001
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A long way to grow
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Hedge-fund assets managed in Asia totaled only about $3.5 billion in 2000, accounting for less than 1% of the estimated world-wide total of $400 billion. Bank of Bermuda plans to sell its database of Asian hedge-fund managers in June for a fee, with the goal of helping the alternative-investment fund managers build up the performance track record needed to attract money. This hedge-fund incubator and the Asian hedge-fund market are discussed.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 2001
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Investors return to a long-neglected darling: property: Low asset prices and declining interest rates fuel expectations of recovery in Asian real estate
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The property sector in Asia is being offered as a strong investment by several property investors: LaSalle Investment Management, Henderson Global Investors, and Prudential Property Investment Managers. With a borrowing rate of 2.5% and an average yield of 5%, the returns on Asian property are high.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 2001
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