Last week I have made a research about high yield corporate bonds and found out that the Brazilian economy has the highest real interest rate of the world. Being curious I decided to research further into the Stock and Bonds Market in Brazil Market.

When I learned of Brazil in the past I often thought of a devaluate currency, a struggling economy and an instable financial environment. After rating company Moody’s downgraded the Brazilian economy to BB- in 1989 the consequences were imens. But in the last decade things have dramatically changed and nowadays Brazil is the continent’s most stable economy and on its way to become one of the most important economies in the world. The Brazilian currency Real is the strongest currency compared to the dollar for three years in a row and the Brazilian Stock Market rallied in 2009 almost 90%.

On the biggest Brazilian Stock Exchange Bovespa investors can buy, sell and rent stocks, fonds and derivatives while the BM&F trades lifestock futures. The exchanges have been merged some months ago into BM&FBOVESPA.

The spectrum of investments is manifold and very well and closely regulated by the CVM (Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios).

As an investor from oversea I can basically make the same investments as a local investor, however I would have to appoint a local representative in Brazil to be the responsible for my accounting. As far as taxation is concerned foreign investors are exempted from tax unless they are living in a tax haven.

Less than 1 month after BT announced that it would be making calls to 0870/0845 numbers free for its 14 million residential customers, the firm’s has recently announced that 0800 numbers will soon be free to call for its mobile customers. BT Mobile is the first mobile company in the UK to make mobile calls to 0800 free to dial. The other major network providers (Orange, O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile etc.) charge up to 25 pence per minute for these calls. 0800 numbers have always been totally free to call from a UK landline and they are a popular choice of telephone number for many organisations – specifically for attracting more calls. Research by the Institute of Direct Marketing has found that companies that use an 0800 number can increase their response rates by up to 185%.

Here are 7 more reasons why 0800 numbers are so widely used:

1. 0800 numbers, like all non-geographic telephone numbers, enable organisations to instantly smarten up their telephone systems with online call management features – such as welcome messages and call divert.

2. Businesses can control where they want to receive their calls (e.g. out of hours and in an emergency). Their 0800 number can be rerouted to any UK landline or mobile with Call divert features

3. 0800 numbers are non-geographic – meaning they are not location specific like regular landline numbers. Thus, companies can attract more business outside of their physical area as they won’t be judged on their location.

4. Given the choice, 63% of the public say that they would always call a freephone number first (Teleculture 2000).

5. The Henley Research Centre concluded that 68% of people feel that organisations which offer 0800 numbers care more about their callers.

6. Online call statistics systems allow business owners/managers/marketers to see the location of callers to their 0800 number, amount of missed calls and busy periods in order to help with marketing/customer services and planning staffing more effectively.

7. All calls to 0800 numbers can be queued when combined with online call queuing systems. This enables companies to answer more calls and not miss out on potential business.

BT Mobile’s recent announcement ensures that 0800 numbers will remain the number 1 choice for businesses that want to attract more calls – specifically from a landline. For companies wanting to offer ALL mobile callers a better deal, the new 03 number range reigns supreme. 03 numbers are included in the free minutes offered by every UK landline and mobile provider. After a mobile user has exhausted their free minutes – it will still only cost them the same price to call a regular landline number (e.g. numbers beginning 01 and 02).

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Australia is fast becoming quite popular for buying real estate property. The terrific local attractions, the four seasons and the fascinating Australian culture have turned houses in the country into best sellers. However, it is not that easy to purchase property in Australia. Rising purchase prices in the property market is the reason for this fact. Nevertheless, you should not let this deter you from purchasing real estate in Australia.

There are a lot of options to consider when buying houses, such as the renowned “We Buy Houses” systems. When using these systems, what happens is the seller has a loan directly with his bank which the buyer uses to purchase the property. The buyer will be paying his payments directly into the seller’s mortgage account. The seller, instead of the bank, will initially finance the funding for the property for the new buyer.

These “We Buy Houses” systems are quite popular. The transaction can be implemented much faster than when using the traditional way to purchase property. It is also rather beneficial to you since you will no longer have to undergo the rigorous process of applying for a housing loan at your bank or financial institution. The buyer does not need to worry if he has a bad credit score, or lacks the deposit required to purchase traditionally through bank finance. The length of the term is what enables the buyer to fix up any issues that are preventing him from obtaining bank finance. The price of the property is agreed upon at the beginning of the deal, is documented into the paperwork and cannot be changed.

In lieu of the “We Buy Houses” systems, a buyer can make use of the alternative to Rent first, Own Later. This requires you to enter into a rental agreement directly with the property owner. There is another bit of paperwork called a Call Option that is also entered into, which gives you as the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase the property at a later time. The Call Option deed gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase the property at any time during the agreed term. The paperwork states that the buyer will be renting the property for the specified time. All the payments are paid on a month to month basis. The buyer may then choose to apply for bank finance and finance over into the house purchase. The property’s title will then change over into the new buyer’s name.

First Home Buyers are entitled to receive the First Home Owner Grant in Australia when using these We Buy Houses systems. The First Home Buyer’s grant is put towards the deposit.

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