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Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) September 26, 2006

Axel Merk, manager of the Merk Hard Currency Fund, will present “Gold as an alternative currency: Evaluating its monetary value in today’s global economy” hosted by the “Gold & Precious Metals Investment World Asia 2006” conference in Hong Kong.

What:

The presentation will address issues including:

     The gold standard – A blessing or a curse? The evolving view of the Federal Reserve.

     Central bank gold reserves: The West is selling while China, Russia and India may be buying.

     Measuring gold against major currencies – Has gold broken out or are fiat currencies breaking down?

     Monetary outlook: Will there be a return to the gold standard?

Where:

Conrad Hotel

Hong Kong

When:

11:10 AM HKT, Tuesday, 10 October 2006

To learn more about the conference and to register, please visit www.terrapinn.com/2006/gpmi_hk.

Mr. Merk will be available for interviews at the meeting. For information, or to schedule an interview, please contact:

Barbara Wahli

Merk Investments

(650)323 4341

Opinions expressed in this meeting announcement are not necessarily those of the conference organizers.

About the Merk Hard Currency Fund and Merk Investments

The Merk Hard Currency Fund, a pure play on hard currencies, provides investors with a new fundamental investment option to gain exposure to hard currencies such as the euro, Swiss franc, Australian dollar and indirectly in gold. To gain access to a basket of hard currencies without the Fund, investors must either determine which currencies they wish to invest in and gain exposure through buying those currencies directly; invest in funds that may include more speculative currencies in their portfolios; invest in international stock or bond funds that introduce stock market, credit and/or interest risks; or engage in complex and speculative derivative trading.

The Merk Hard Currency Fund is managed by Merk Investments, a money management firm that invests with discipline and long-term focus while adapting to changing environments.

Axel Merk, president of Merk Investments, makes all investment decisions for the Merk Hard Currency Fund. Mr. Merk founded Merk Investments AG in Switzerland in 1994; in 2001, he relocated to the US and transferred all investment advisory activities to Merk Investments LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser.

Mr. Merk holds a BA in Economics (magna cum laude) and MSc in Computer Science from Brown University, Rhode Island. The institution awarded him the Class of 1873 Prize for Excellence in Economics in 1991. He has extensive experience and expertise in how global financial imbalances, as evidenced by an enormous trade deficit, affect the markets. He has published many articles describing complex economic phenomena in understandable terms and speaks on the topics of investment and global financial markets at conferences.

For more information on the Merk Hard Currency Fund, please visit www.merkfund.com. For more information on Merk Investments, please visit www.merkinvestments.com.

As with any mutual fund product, there is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goals. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. This and other information is in the prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained by visiting the Fund’s website at www.merkfund.com or calling 866-MERK FUND. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

The Fund’s investment value will fluctuate, and shares, when redeemed may be worth more or less than original cost. Principal investment risks include, but are not limited to, currency exchange rate risk, foreign instrument risk, gold related and derivative securities risk, interest rate risk, and non-diversification risk. For a more complete discussion of these risks please refer to the Fund’s prospectus. Foreside Fund Services, LLC, distributor.

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(PRWEB) October 17, 2007

YourCurrencyConverter.com have launched a white label developer account enabling web designers to seamlessly integrate country detecting, currency converting technology into their clients websites.

YourCurrencyConverter.com works with all the major shopping carts. One extra line pasted into a websites HTML code will automatically scan the page for prices and convert them using today’s exchange rate. It even determines which country the visitor is from by a clever geolocation IP lookup and then provides the correct currency conversion for that specific visitor.

Web developers qualify for a free Enterprise account for their own use and get a 50% reduction in the Enterprise price for their clients. A white label interface enables their clients to log in via the developers own website.

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The service can be used free of charge, with the free version carrying the YourCurrencyConverter.com branding. You can remove the branding and gain extra tools and features by upgrading to the Enterprise version for $ 99 USD (unfortunately the tool only works on websites and not in print).

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Web developers will find a host of other tools including the ability for clients to drill down into visitor statistics by Country. Clients can log in and view these stats via the white label, re-branded interface.

As the visitors country has been established via their IP address and geolocation, a tool is also provided allow blocks of different HTML to be shown to visitors from different countries. Show the right phone number for the visitors nearest office, or explain how delivery to that country works etc.

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Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) September 30, 2010

Merk Investments LLC, manager of the Merk Funds, announces the release of the inaugural Merk Currency Asset Class Survey.

With $ 4.0 trillion in average daily turnover, dwarfing both equity and debt markets globally, the currency market has grown significantly in the past decade. While still considered an exotic alternative investment by many, there has been a significant growth in the number and assets of currency investment funds available to individual investors. Through the annual survey, Merk Investments sheds light on key currency trends and statistics relevant to the investing public.

“The currency asset class provides portfolio diversification through its low correlation to other asset classes and potential profit opportunities resulting from market inefficiencies and macroeconomic trends,” said Axel Merk, president and CIO of Merk Investments. “Additionally, the currency asset class exhibits low levels of volatility and high liquidity relative to other assets, such as equities and fixed income,” according to Mr. Merk.

At the end of 2004, there was only one currency mutual fund available to investors. As of June 30, 2010, there were 43 listed currency vehicles including 14 currency mutual funds, 19 currency ETFs and 10 currency ETNs in the market. Within the same time span, currency funds grew from less than $ 250 million to over $ 6.5 billion in terms of assets managed, representing an average annual growth rate of over 80%, according to the Merk survey.

Of the 43 listed currency funds, 35 were directional currency plays relative to the U.S. dollar, while eight were non-directional currency investments, taking no pre-determined view on any one currency. Roughly half of the funds surveyed were aimed at tracking the performance of a single currency, with the remaining half invested in baskets comprised of multiple currencies.

In 2005, Merk launched its first currency fund, the Merk Hard Currency Fund (MERKX), with only $ 1 million in assets. Merk, the Authority on Currencies™, now manages around $ 500 million across three currency mutual funds, giving it over 30% market share of the currency mutual fund market. “We have expanded and solidified our position as the leader in the currency space, having become the largest mutual fund company focusing exclusively on currencies,” continued Mr. Merk. “Through the Funds, we are offering investors unique opportunities to add managed currency exposure to their portfolios,” concludes Mr. Merk.

To download the annual Merk Currency Asset Class Survey 2010, visit www.merkfunds.com/survey.html.

For more information, or to schedule an interview, please contact:

Joe Paone

Merk Investments

(650) 323 4341 x 115

Joe (at) merkinvestments(dot)com

Merk Investments

Merk Investments LLC, is a Palo Alto, California, based SEC registered investment advisory firm managing currency mutual funds. For more information on Merk Investments or the Merk Funds, please visit www.merkfunds.com.

This information does not constitute a solicitation or an offer to buy or sell any investment security, nor provide investment advice. Merk Investments LLC.

Transaction fees and other restrictions may apply to invest through a broker. As with any mutual fund product, there is no guarantee that the funds will achieve their goals. Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks and charges and expenses of the Funds carefully before investing. This and other information is in the prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained by visiting the Funds’ website at www.merkfunds.com or calling 866-MERK FUND. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.

The Funds’ principal investment risks include, but are not limited to, currency exchange rate risk, foreign instrument risk and interest rate risk. For a more complete discussion of these risks please refer to the Funds’ prospectus. Foreside Fund Services, LLC, distributor.

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Fort Campbell, KY (PRWEB) February 18, 2006

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CurrencyConverter.co.uk, an online currency converter Web site and converter reviewer, announces its recent launch. The site features links, information and reviews of the best currency converters, tools and financial news on the Internet.

“In the past, for most people the only time necessary to convert money into a foreign currency was when going on holiday, and this could be succeeded with a trip to the post office or bank,” says Lee Stenning, Marketing Director of CurrencyConverter.co.uk. “However nowadays, without giving it second thought, many people check bank balances, exchange rates and currency conversion online. CurrencyConverter.co.uk is a comprehensive resource for individuals or groups looking for up-to-date conversion rates and information.”

Currency conversion Web sites have existed as long as the Internet itself, however, little has changed in the way online conversion works. The user selects his or her currency, selects the country to convert to and gets results.

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