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How do we add value to your return? Two examples

In October and November NAV of share of Balkan Emerging Frontiers Fund (BEF Fund) has indeed not changed much, however […]

Technology will replace 80% of what doctors do

Data-driven healthcare won’t replace physicians entirely, but it will help those receptive to technology perform their jobs better. By Vinod […]

Brazil REITs’ Record Returns Lure Yield-Hungry: Mortgages

By Cristiane Lucchesi, Bloomberg, Sales of Brazilian funds that invest in real estate and mortgage securities doubled this year to […]

Cocoa to Rice Woos Kuwait to Asia’s $2 Trillion: Islamic Finance

By Dahlia Kholaif, Bloomberg, Kuwait China Investment Co. (KCIC), part owned by the Persian Gulf nation’s sovereign-wealth fund, wants to […]

Facebook Backer Alisher Usmanov Now Focused on China

By Ilya Khrennikov and Sarah Frier , Bloomberg,  Billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who made more than $1 billion investing in Facebook […]

Real Estate Still Years Away from a Sustainable Recovery!

By Liu-Yue (Louie) Lam, Oxstones Investment Club, I believe the overall housing market is still years away from a sustainable […]

For Buffett, the Long Run Still Trumps the Quick Return

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, From http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/for-buffett-the-long-run-still-trumps-the-quick-return/ “If somebody bought Berkshire Hathaway in 1965 and they held it, they made a […]

EM fund’s returns boost

(By EM) Deleveraging by Western banks has increased opportunities for funds offering financing to companies in emerging markets, a fund […]

Russia and China’s Neighborly Interests

By Mark Mobius,  Franklin Templeton Blog, http://mobius.blog.franklintempleton.com/2012/11/15/russia-and-china/#more-1943 Whether our neighbors are as close as the airplane seat next to us […]

IMF opens talks on new loan deal with Serbia

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has opened talks with Serbia that could potentially lead to a new […]