The following keynote speech given by former finance minister and Gua Musang parliamentarian Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah at the 4th...
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REAL ESTATE
Global Real Estate: A Tougher Market (BusinessWeek via Yahoo! News)
Anyone considering an investment in international real estate today is bound to do so with at least a twinge of regret. After a dismal year, the S&P Global Property Index has more than doubled from its Mar. 9 low, and it seems everyone has already cashed in. Among the 44 mutual funds and half-dozen...
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International Real Estate: The Lay of the Land (BusinessWeek via Yahoo! News)
Dozens of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) invest in global real estate. Here are five smart options for investors looking at property markets around the world
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Euro and stocks stabilize; oil rises (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The euro stabilized on Friday after this week’s steep losses against the dollar and yen and rose off nine-month lows versus the Swiss franc while higher oil prices helped European stocks higher in thin year-end trade.
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Taiwan ‘King of Instant Noodles’ Plans Expansion and Succession (Bloomberg)
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) — Taiwanese billionaire Wei Ing-chou , whose “Master Kong” brand built Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. into China’s largest maker of instant noodles, said he may buy mainland food companies and expand his real- estate holdings before retiring in four years.
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Chinese developer Sunac postpones Hong Kong IPO (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
HONG KONG, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Chinese property firm Sunac China Holdings Co Ltd has decided not to proceed with its global share offering under the original time schedule because of “market conditions”, the company said in a statement issued through the stock exchange without elaborating.
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Middle East investors eye global real estate pie (Zawya)
More capital has left the Middle East to be invested in real estate worldwide than has flowed in the opposite direction into the region’s property market, says an analyst.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2009-12-10 02:35 China Real Estate aims for Asia listing in 2010 (Interactive Investor)
HONG KONG, Dec 10 (Reuters) – China Real Estate Opportunities Plc (CREO) aims to list next year in Asia, where it plans to strengthen its foothold in the commercial property sector, the U.K-listed company said on Thursday.
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Real estate investors pick China over Singapore (The Malaysian Insider)
SINGAPORE, Dec 9 — Singapore’s popularity as one of Asia’s top real estate investment destinations has slipped, according to a new survey of institutional investors by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The report put the Republic in fifth place in the latest rankings of Asia-Pacific cities with the best property investment prospects....
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Real estate investors pick China over S’pore (AsiaOne)
SINGAPORE’S popularity as one of Asia’s top real estate investment destinations has slipped, according to a new survey of institutional investors by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Hong Kong worried about real estate bubble (The Age)
Hong Kong’s government is “very concerned” about the risk of an asset bubble developing although a bubble is not apparent yet, Financial Secretary John Tsang says.
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