Investing in developing countries — Chances,hazards, facts

From its beginnings on the DEG (German Development Company) has always been working with two aims in mind. Development policy provided one and the external economic relations of the Federal Republic of Germany the other. It is contributing to economic development by supporting investments by German firms in the Third World and by encouraging cooperation between German investors and local businessmen on a partnership basis.     

Ethics and multinational corporations vis-à-vis developing nations

The ethical dilemma of large-scale multinational corporations is presented. The list of complaints and issues is summarized. A case is made for the concept of multinationals being inherently beneficial in today's world of high technology and dependence on international trade. The difficulty is extreme power wielded by some groups. It is concluded that a philosophical ideal is for control on size and power as well as international rules to prevent abuses of power. The concern is that today the worthiness of being relatively small is slowly but surely being eroded.     

Building local legitimacy into corporate social responsibility: Gold mining firms in developing nations

A transnational model of global strategy suggests that multi-national enterprises generally rely on proven global capabilities to adapt existing business models. Alternatively, this paper argues that the transnational model needs to be amended to allow for a hybrid approach that balances local and global strategies for multi-national gold (MNGs) firms working in developing nations. This is illustrated by Newmont Mining's efforts to develop local legitimacy through contributions to community development around its gold mining operations in Peru. We then compare the Newmont case with corporate social responsibility (CSR) at other MNGs. We have found that there appears to be an industry-wide institutional environment developing which includes local CSR projects in an attempt to balance the effects of capitalism between global markets and developing nations.     

Effects of interest rate swaps

In this paper we examine the effect of interest rate swaps on the firm, and identify characteristics of firms that use interest rate swaps, reporting findings consistent with interest rate swaps being used as a risk-reducing instrument. Relative to nonswappers, firms using swaps are more likely to experience decreased cash flow variance in the five-year period subsequent to swap initiation. In addition, firms that engage in swaps are found to be larger and more highly levered than a control sample of nonswappers. Dividing our sample based upon type of swap, we find different characteristics explain different types of swap. In particular we find evidence consistent with swaps from variable to fixed interest rates being engaged in for risk reduction, i.e., hedging purposes.     

到加拿大去投资

不同点是商机，因为可互通有无相同点也是商机，因为可以求同存异。有说服力的例子是加拿大和中国的化肥工业。加拿大化肥研发成果很大，这与中国的化肥工业发达不谋而合，其中，中加双方必然在不同的产品中有各自的优势。把中国的化肥卖到加拿大，或者到那边参与研发都是投资的好办法。     

Investing in SADC

Cihina is willing to in-crease the imports from the SADC, encourage enterprises with strength and good reputation to invest in SADC countries.Both sides should further strengthen cooperation in economy and trade, investment, finance, energy resources, infrastructure and other fields, to realize mutual benefits and the win-win, said Chinese vice premier Wang Qishan recently on the opening ceremony for China and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic and Trade Forum.This is the first time for China, the largest trade partner of SADC, to hold a forum for entrepreneurs and investors from both sides in Beijing and investors, aiming at further promoting the trade and investment.Chinese vice Premier Wang Qishan and Pohamba, rotating chairman of SADC and president of Namibia, attended the ceremony and made speeches.Under the witness of Wang and Pohamba, CCPIT and the secretariat of SADC signed cooperation documents.     

把资金投到丹麦去

小小酱油在我们国家常常见到，在丹麦居然没有！而更神奇的是，在我们这里3元可以买到的甜桔，在丹麦能卖高出几倍的价格！把我们平时所没有充分重视的商品运到丹麦高价卖，这笔账绝对划算。人无我有，这就是商机！     

Equity swaps in a LIBOR market model

This study extends the BGM (A. Brace, D. Gatarek, & M. Musiela, 1997) interest rate model (the London Interbank Offered Rate [LIBOR] market model) by incorporating the stock price dynamics under the martingale measure. As compared with traditional interest rate models, the extended BGM model is both appropriate for pricing equity swaps and easy to calibrate. The general framework for pricing equity swaps is proposed and applied to the pricing of floating‐for‐equity swaps with either constant or variable notional principals. The calibration procedure and the practical implementation are also discussed. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Jrl Fut Mark 27:893–920, 2007     

转轨期的中国投资

在我国由计划经济向市场经济转轨过程中,投资作为拉动经济增长的重要因素而备受关注,目前,投资主体、运作方式、投资环境呈现出新的特点,使我国转轨时期我国投资领域面临新的问题,为此必须找出相应的解决办法。     

英国-投资的理想国度

英国,全称大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。位于欧洲西北海岸,包括英格兰,威尔士,苏格兰,北爱尔兰及众多的近海小岛屿。而这个总面积约为2448万平方公里,人口仅为5900万的国家却是世界上的第四大经济体。     

Healthy Investments in Investing in Health

This article discusses socially responsible investing (SRI) and tobacco. SRI allows investors, both institutional and individual, to express their concerns and make their social and ethical stands known to the companies they invest in and patronize. The tobacco industry is active in every country on the globe and generates huge profits, while tobacco use is responsible for 4 million deaths every year.The authors explore past and current views on investment in tobacco, partly based on a survey conducted by the Tobacco Free Initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO). There is clearly a trend toward divestment from tobacco for both ethical and financial reasons. Tobacco-free investments can be both ethically sound and financially profitable.     

Pricing variance swaps under the Hawkes jump-diffusion process

This paper presents an analytical approach for pricing variance swaps with discrete sampling times when the underlying asset follows a Hawkes jump-diffusion process characterized with both stochastic volatility and clustered jumps. A significantly simplified method, with which there is no need to solve partial differential equations, is used to derive a closed-form pricing formula. A distinguished feature is that many recently published formulas can be shown to be special cases of the one presented here. Some numerical examples are provided with results demonstrating that jump clustering indeed has a significant impact on the price of variance swaps.     

Investing in Asia's emerging equity markets

Asian equity markets have been hot for some time and they show no dramatic signs of cooling. The economies of the region have moved towards greater economic and financial integration while opening their capital markets to foreigners. Attracted by strong economies, credible reforms and further intentions of liberalization, global investors have made significant investments. However, the stability promised by a financially strong Japan is diminishing, and the region as a whole faces a variety of political and financial challenges.     

论投资者决策行为模式中的倾向效应

行为金融研究发现 ,投资者的决策行为并非完全理性 ,“倾向效应”普遍存在于个人投资者和投资专业人士中。了解“倾向效应”及其心理动因具有积极的现实意义