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1、0312專業財經英文•週四晚上1900準時上課不等候不遲到手機關機靜音9IC•老師專欄網頁有課表以及各課程簡介與參考書目和工具書目•約週三下午到傍晚間，自行提前在老師專欄網頁下載列印講義,有問題請撥電話02-23819165ext249友暉245惠青246郁莉241梁組長1•投資理財MarketperformaneeJanuary1st2008-100,$termsSource:ThomsonDatastream*TotalreturnsSincethestartoflastyearmostinvestorshavehadater
2、ribletime・Rich-worldgovernmentbondsreturnedameasly2.4%indollartermsbetweenJanuary2008andthebeginningoff^arch2009.Atleastbondreturnswerepositive,whichismorethancouldbesaidforequitiesandhedge-fundinvestments.ThestocksintheMSCIindex,whichcovers23richcountries,havelostmor
3、ethanhalftheirvaluesincethebeginningof2008.Hedgefundstookabatteringtoo,thoughtheyfaredbetterthanstockmarkets.TheHedgeFundResearchindex,anindustrystandard,fellby22.7%betweenJanuarylastyearandtheendofFebruary2009.Asmallcomfortforhedgefundinvestorsisthattheirmorerecentre
4、turnshavebeenbroadlyflat.2•金融犯罪Madofftopleadguilty,couldfaceupto150yearsNEWYORK-Inacourtroomsurprise,itwasrevealedTuesdaythatBernardMadoffwillpleadguiltyThursdaytosecuritiesfraud,perjuryandothercrimes,knowingthathecouldfaceupto150yearsinprisonforoneofthelargestfraudsi
5、nhistory.Therevelationcameasprosecutorsunveiledan11-countchargingdocumentagainstthe70-year-oldformerNasdaqchairman,andashislawyer,IraSorkin,toldajudgethatMadoffplannedtopleadguiltythisweekwithoutapleadeal.Madoffhasbeenunderhousearrestinhis$7millionManhattanpenthousesi
6、ncehewasarrestedinearlyDecemberafterauthoritiessaidheconfessedtohisfamilythathehadcarriedouta$50billionfraud.IncourtdocumentsfiledTuesday,prosecutorsraisedthesizeofthefraudto$64.8billion,anamountrecountedinapparentlyfalsestatementsfromNovember2008.Authoritiesreviewing
7、thefinancesofMadoffsbusinesssaytheactuallosswasmorelikelymuchlessandthathighernumbersreflectfalseprofitshepromisedinvestors.Sofar,authoritieshavelocatedabout$1billionforjiltedinvestors.Sorkin,prosecutorsandU.S.DistrictJudgeDennyChinpresagedthedramalikelytounfoldThursd
8、ayasMadoff,wearingagraysuitcoatoverablacktie,satquietlybesidehislawyers.Madoff,whowearsabulletproofvest,arrivedatcourtmoreth
