In the asset management industry, there have traditionally been two types of investment strategies passive and active. The passive approach includes investment in indices that track specific benchmarks, say, the S P 500 for the United States or an index of advanced economies or emerging market equities.

The International Investment Attractiveness Index of Credit Suisse Bank includes four sub indices infrastructure, economic outlook, business environment and direct investment.

He noted that even though FDI inflows into Africa had increased in 2003 and 2004, most of this increase was accounted for by investment in natural resources exploitation.

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Impact of investing abroad on enterprise competitiveness Selected cases an indicators

Non investment costs had been higher in the past, although they had not included agency support costs, and he noted that most of those non investment costs had already been approved.

He noted that even though FDI inflows into Africa had increased in 2003 and 2004, most of this increase was accounted for by investment in natural resources exploitation.

I have been conducting surveys of US investors under the auspices of the Yale School of Management, asking what percentage change they expect for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The expected one year increase in the Dow in 2005 averages 4.8 for institutional investors and 4.3 for individual investors.

The sector's share of OFDI consistently increased in 1990 2003.

Returns the number of periods of an investment.

Table 1. Singapore OFDI stock, by geographical distribution, 1981 2003

An expert stated that Republic of Korea SMEs account for a significant percentage of OFDI by Korean firms. Most of their investments are in neighbouring countries.

(b) Short term investments (number of actions)

While it was pointed out that there was no causal connection between international investment agreements (IIAs) and attracting FDI, it was nevertheless emphasized that the protection of investors would encourage the flow of investments.

(8) As regards long term equity investment, it is required to separately list the beginning balance, ending balance and current and accumulative amounts of unrecognized investment losses of each invested entity.

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Investment strategy is simply the long term allocation of monies among the various asset types and investment markets.

The Investments Committee, after carefully reviewing several proposals, had approved a benchmark composed of 60 per cent Morgan Stanley Index and 40 per cent Salomon Brothers Index.

The OECD pointed out that the key strength of the Investment Compass over other scoreboards lies in the fact that the tool reflects the diverse reasons why FDI may locate to a developing country.

This will also help to expand investment and speed the growth of incomes, as well as to improve the country's human development indicators in various fields.

Item Number of countries that introduced changes in their investment regimes

The investment policy reviews and investment guides produced by UNCTAD had been valuable in improving the investment policy environment in those countries.

The investment officer who covers the emerging markets would be assigned to head the team dealing with emerging markets, real estate investments and alternative investments.

The investment policy reviews and investment guides produced by UNCTAD had been valuable in improving the investment policy environment in those countries.

The region's growth indicators were positive the increase in direct foreign investment in 2003 had placed ASEAN among the regions of highest growth in that respect, and the increase was expected to be even bigger in 2004.

As for the number of new investors, there were about 310,000 new investors each week in July, which still stayed at a low level.

During the period from 2006 till 2010 the consumer price index and the 25 wage index will be applied to all pensions which will not exceed the amount equal to five times the state social insurance benefit, while as of 2011 50 of the actual increase in the insurance contribution wages will be used in the consumer price wages index.

The volume of FDI was inadequate.

IPMT calculates the amount of a payment of an annuity going towards interest.

PPMT calculates the amount of a payment of an annuity going towards principal.

Source UNCTAD, database on BITs.

Panellists also underscored a trend towards investing more resources in marketing and human resources than in technology.

Experts noted that the lack of quality data had limited the analysis and understanding of the OFDI phenomenon.

The climate risk index developed by the Centre would allow farmers to protect their small investments and ensure that they did not have to emigrate.

Figures for FDI were even more dramatic.

Most countries have investment promotion agencies.

Investment cost describes the resources invested in implementing management improvement measures during the reporting year.

While the focus of most investment promotion efforts are on attracting FDI, the promotion of outward investment has become more prominent in recent years.

(a) In most places three price indices consumer, wage or a combination of the two were variously used for interim adjustment

The financial sector continues to spearhead Singapore's OFDI. Some 47 per cent of OFDI in 1990 came from this sector.

(d) In view of the size and diversification of the investment portfolio, the Investment Management Service should increase the number of investment managers or review the possibility of hiring additional discretionary investment advisers (AS2001 95 1 14)

Tonga's performance on the Human Development Index and the Human Poverty Index reflects a high level of expenditure in health and education, stagnant population growth and sustained high levels of investment in the social sector.

Invest, invest, invest.

While the focus of most investment promotion efforts are on attracting FDI, the promotion of outward investment has become more prominent in recent years.

In Africa, such investment was low or non existent and what there was had been concentrated in a handful of countries.