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Aberdeen's stodgy tradition pays off in Singapore

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United Kingdom-based Aberdeen Asset Management's Singapore Equity Fund has ranked as one of the best-performing Singapore funds since it was launched in late 1997 because of its 49% return in the past three years overall, while other Singapore equity funds have posted an average return of 30%. Aberdeen's success with its Singapore fund is largely based on its conservative stock-picking approach. The performance of the fund and select holdings of the fund are discussed and tabulated.

United Kingdom, Statistical Data Included, Securities, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

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Singapore fund plans to let investors get into the act

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Singapore motion picture production company Out of Obscurity is launching E-Film Fund, which will allow people outside of Hollywood to invest in film projects. With $2 million in start-up capital, the fund will allocate 50% of its assets to feature films, 10% to animation films, and the remainder to equities and bonds to provide income.

United States, Organizational history, Singapore, Motion picture & video production, Motion Picture Production, Motion Picture and Video Production, Motion picture industry, Movie industry, Movie production

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Old-fashioned investment sense lifts Islamic fund to top

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The DBS Mendaki Growth Fund was the best performing equity fund in the Asian region in the third quarter. The fund is an Islamic fund, meaning it abides by Islamic law, or Shariah. An accompanying table breaks down the Asian markets by percent changes, as well as Asian stock indexes by percentages.

Securities and Commodity Exchanges, Security and commodity exchanges, Securities Exchanges, Asia, Evaluation, Stock exchanges, Securities industry

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