Monthly Archives: March 2015

Turnover of HK-listed ETFs soars in 2014

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ETFs accounted for 95% of the turnover, according to the exchange’s annual fact book. The trading continued to be dominated by A-share ETFs, which recorded a total turnover value of HK$887.5bn in 2014, accounting for 76% of the annual turnover of all ETFs (HK$1.16trn). The turnover of ETFs and REITs collectively constituted 7% of the total turnover of all securities on the main board, compared to 6% in 2013. The average daily turnover was HK$5bn— HK$4.7bn for ETFs and HK$273m for REITs. In Read more [...]

Llandudno and two of Blackpool’s piers on the market

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12 March 2015 Last updated at 22:08 Blackpool Central is the closest to the resort's tower Three of the best known piers in England and Wales have been put on the market for a collective price of £12.6m. Owner Cuerden Leisure is selling Blackpool's South and Central Piers and the Grade II listed Llandudno Pier. St John Stott, director at Cuerden Leisure, which also owns Eastbourne Pier, Read more [...]

Houses for sale in Wales: The £1.2m beautiful thatched Grade II listed home …

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VIEW GALLERY This stunning home not only boasts an abundance of character and charm but also a swimming pool and an orchard with apple, pear and plum trees. The Old Parsonage in Colwinston, Cowbridge is a beautifully presented thatched property of character thought to date back to the 16th century and is also possibly one of the oldest inhabited residences in the Vale of Glamorgan. The five-bedroom property has been attentively and sumptuously refurbished while retaining and restoring Read more [...]

AIM Listed Cardiff firm MedaPhor reports 33% rise in sales in first results …

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Life sciences firm MedaPhor has enjoyed a 33% rise in sales in first year as a publicly trading company. The Cardiff-based business also suffered a loss of £1.5m. MedaPhor, which is now AIM listed, is a global provider of advanced ultrasound education simulators for medical professionals. RELATED ARTICLE: Medical technology firm MedaPhor becomes latest AIM listed business based in Wales Riccardo Pigliucci, Chairman of MedaPhor, said: “This has been an excellent year for the Group. "We have raised Read more [...]

The war is still raging, but the race to rebuild Aleppo has already begun

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Mamoun Fansa sits at the desk of his Berlin flat, scanning maps of his native Aleppo, summoning up whatever slender threads of optimism he can. The fighting may still be raging, the city half destroyed, but Fansa has his eye on the future, as he attempts to organise a postwar plan for the reconstruction of its devastated centre, home to many of the country’s most cherished historic sites. “Some may call me naive,” he says, “but to do nothing would be utterly cynical. To sit on my hands while Read more [...]