Morningstar Asia Offers New Premium Service
8/7/2001 10:09:00 AM
CHICAGO, Aug 7, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Morningstar Asia, a leading provider of investment information and analytic tools, today announced that it launched a premium service containing enhanced information and tools on its investment Web site, www.hk.morningstar.com . The new service was built in collaboration with E-finet.com (CN-Markets), a leading market news and analysis provider in Asia.
In addition to the free information and tools provided on hk.morningstar.com , premium subscribers can access additional services including:
-- Research reports for selected mutual funds from the United States and
Hong Kong
-- U.S. fund and stock screening and analytic tools
-- Commentaries, analyses, and feature articles about stocks and mutual
funds written by Morningstar analysts in the United States
-- Timely market round-ups and analysis of Hong Kong-listed stocks
provided by E-finet.com
The premium service is available for $99 a year with a free 30-day trial.
Tao Huang, chief executive officer of Morningstar Asia, said, "Our collaboration with CN-Markets will bring Hong Kong investors expanded mutual fund and stock information and tools from two premier providers in Asia. Our premium service is an excellent resource center for investors, and will give them essential information on mutual funds and stocks and investment education from CN-Markets, which is the most trusted source of investment education in Hong Kong."
George Yu, Chair of CN-Markets, said, "This new premium service offers value-added investment advisory services from two powerful names in Asia. It also brings Morningstar's successful premium investment service to Hong Kong investors at an important time, following the launch of the Mandatory Provident Funds (MPF) at the end of 2000."
Morningstar Asia was established in April 2000 as a joint venture between Morningstar, Inc., Pacific Century CyberWorks, and Softbank Finance Corporation.
About Morningstar, Inc.
Chicago-based Morningstar, Inc. is an independent provider of investment information and analytical tools. Morningstar.com is listed among the top investing sites by publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, SmartMoney, Money, and Worth. Morningstar provides investment information for a number of leading Web sites, including Microsoft MoneyCentral, Quicken.com, America Online, Yahoo! Finance, and Netscape Personal Finance.
Morningstar is a global company with more than 800 employees in the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Europe and Greater China. Morningstar collects, validates, and publishes information on more than 50,000 investment products worldwide.
CONTACT: Martha Conlon of Morningstar, Inc., +1-312-696-6050, martha.conlon@morningstar.com .
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