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Cover your assets! Diversify into Managed Futures.

December 19, 2008

Analysis of:Managed Futures and Portfolio Diversification | www.pfgbest.com

The traditional portfolio of equities and bonds and REIT type assets no longer provides adequate portfolio diversification in today's economy. The Managed Futures Sector is expanding dramatically. Global Diversification in stable exchange-traded,transparent, liquid markets. Managed Futures are exchange traded (no OTC-type counterparty risk) Managed Futures are transparent.Daily statements and improved technology even allows for live overview of trading activity. CTAs traded clients account only by Power of Attorney. CTAs must file a detailed disclosure document every 9 months. Client account held at an FCM in the relative safety of segregated funds.CTAs have no access to the account other than trading authority.Client can revoke Power of Attorney at any time and cease trading without penalty. Non correlation to traditional asset classes. Potential for enhanced portfolio returns Opportunity for reduced portfolio volatility risk Opportunity in both Bull and Bear markets

The challenge ahead for foreign banks in China

December 19, 2006

Analysis of:Doors open to China's consumer banking market | www.iht.com

Citigroup, the biggest U.S. bank, last month became the first overseas financial company to manage a Chinese bank. It led a group that paid $3.1 billion for 86 percent of Guangdong Development Bank, a struggling Guangzhou- based lender with 500 branches

Foreign Banks Struggling with China valuations.

Foreign banks unlikely to try to build their own networks initially.

Foreign banks buying stakes in China banks and setting up distribution partnerships.

The Aftermath of the China-U.S. trade talks.

December 19, 2006

Analysis of:Bernanke And Paulson's trip yields little. | biz.yahoo.com

Paulson - China are gradual reformists.

Bernanke- changed text in his prepared speech and pulled the term "effective subsidy" that angered the Chinese side and replaced it with the term "causes distortions" which will only add give fuel to the anti-China lobby in the U.S. China was caught off guard by his comments.

China states that rapid RMB appreciation would undermine Chinese Economy.

Next meeting in Washington in May.

China trade negotiations

December 15, 2006

Analysis of:China pushes back against Paulson | money.cnn.com

Despite U.S. pleas China seem intent on following it's own timetable on Yuan strengthening.....

China gives U.S. a lecture on "building socialism with Chinese characteristics in an independent and self-reliant manner"

On slowing GDP.....Cina has the poential and conditions to maintain fast economiic growth for a fairly long time"

On the U.S. perception of China, Vice Premier Wu Yi said "We have had the genuine feeling that some American friends are not only having limited knowledge of, but harboring much misunderstanding about, the reality in China. This is not conducive to the sound development of our bilateral relations"...........Ouch!

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