Investors must focus globally in ambitions and activities

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Investors should hold a global view of investment activities so as to maximize their earnings from such investments. To be successful, however, they should consider that one of the most critical aspect of international investing is the effective analysis of investment and market performance in target countries which should be politically and economically viable ones. These countries should also have upward revisions in the broker's earning forecasts. Selected companies for investments should be trustworthy and should have enough dollar earnings. The importance of such investnent techniques are illustrated in two cited examples.

International aspects, Column, Investments, Investors

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Socially-responsible investors face overseas challenges

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Portfolio managers will have to prepare for financially and socially screening foreign companies if they intend to invest overseas. First, money managers must allow for the differences in accounting conventions, financial reporting requirements and currencies among different countries. Second, the social investors must be prepared to adapt their standards to divergent cultural values and structures. Countries generally differ in terms of environmental regulations, labor and employee relations and gender and race perceptions.

Social aspects, Foreign investments, Socially responsible investments

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Institutional investors give warm greetings to new REIT offerings

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Mutual funds, insurance companies and pension funds are increasingly favoring new Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) offerings as an investment medium. These institutional investors are predicted to dominate the REIT market in the early 1990s. Their participation level in REIT offerings is reaching as high as 50%, 60% and even 70%. The attractions of these new REITs as against offerings in the past are discussed.

Real estate investment trusts, Analysis, Institutional investments

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