Editor’s latest video – an introduction


In the coming weeks, you will be able to view the first of an ongoing monthly video from Top1000Funds.com. These monthly videos will briefly recap some of the important topics that have occured in the past month and the events to look out for in the coming month. It will also inform you of the latest from the Top1000Funds.com team on the site’s improvements and more.

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It will have a large holder for the video – if you click on it, it will reveal an even larger viewing format. A summary of the video’s content will be displayed below in bullet form.

Video: Editor’s insights video | 14.07.2010
In this video:
– The situation in Europe
– China’s ever expanding economic growth
– Toronto: governance and responsibility
– Recap of our exclusive interview with Joe Dear of CalPERS
– The New design
– The Future of Top1000Funds.com

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