October 2011
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Belgium is seen as one of the bright spots in the eurozone and competition is increasing for the assets of the country’s wealthiest individuals. For those with investment expertise and knowledge of the intricacies of the Belgian wealth market, the future looks promising.
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Euromoney’s inaugural credit survey confirms the broad market power of three elite fixed-income houses, and points to a widening gulf between the haves and have-nots of the global credit markets. Joti Mangat reports.
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Faced with an unpalatable menu of policy choices, there is concern that another course will be taken: financial repression. It is the economic prescription favoured by Fagin. Bondholders should beware.
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Telecom IPOs prepare for market; Bank M&A activity in pipeline
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Emerging markets central banks are moving away from using rate changes solely to control inflation. Brazil seems to have joined the trend.
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Anti-monopoly regulator approves plan; New securities laws awaited
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Exit would be more expensive than bailing out the periphery.
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What a difference a few years make. Warren Spector couldn’t have looked less like a banker had he tried at the showing of A Bird of the Air – his first movie as an executive producer since being ousted from Bear Stearns in 2007 before the bank failed. Dressed in a bright-yellow raincoat, the former co-president of Bear Stearns amicably chatted among the 50-odd audience that had come to see his debut production at the East Village movie theatre in Manhattan. The director of his film is his wife, actress Margaret Whitton, who starred in the 1980s films The Secret of my Success and 9-1/2 weeks.
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Chief executives say French banks’ exposure to risky European sovereigns is minimal; Loss of access to funding will speed asset and business disposals
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More pressure on East African currencies; Kenyan central bank raises rates
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Central bankers seem to have had just about enough of Jamie Dimon’s spittle-flecked rants about the dangers of increased regulation. The JPMorgan chief executive lambasted Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke over the costs of regulation in a public debate in June, then followed up by arguing with Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney during the recent IMF/World Bank meetings in Washington. Dimon has also warned that some reforms are “anti-American”.
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Plan attacks shuttered market; Slams door after horse has bolted
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GDP growth must be sufficient to outweigh possible deleterious effects of sovereign budget cuts and measures to increase revenues. It’s an impossible ask for Japan and an extremely tough one for the eurozone.
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Default won’t trigger CDS; Greek CDS hedges unwound
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Joe Hockey, like many Australians, didn’t agree with our decision to recognize Wayne Swan’s achievements by giving him Euromoney’s finance minister of the year award. We didn’t expect him to either. He’s the opposition treasurer in the Canberra parliament after all.
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Halyk Finance to act on sale of electricity grid; State seeks more international banks for deals
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Banks desperate for business are faced with renewed demands for hard underwriting.
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Citic’s qualified success not a barometer for others; Issuers pull deals as sentiment weakens
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New investment bank to rival BTG Pactual; Solvency of small banks under pressure
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Rumours knock Ping An down 14% in a day; Soc Gen predicts big rally
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CDO Wells Notice has serious ramifications for S&P.
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Hassell shuns future acquisitions; Litigation and regulation unavoidable expenses
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Banks need better regulation, but the terms and conditions set out by Basle III already look woefully out of date.
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The run on Morgan Stanley’s stock and credit default swaps in the final days of September had alarming similarities to the collapse in confidence in the bank during 2008.
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Amid the gloom of the IMF meetings, it was comforting to know that at least some people in the US Treasury were having a good time.
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Medvedev and Putin’s next finance minister has a lot to live up to.
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Renewed concern over 2015 wall; High-yield freeze prompts private solution
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Benefits from growth markets; Shake-up in equities division