SO AGAIN — HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
Dr. Peter T Treadway is an independent consultant and money manager and Adjunct Professor in Asia ... /investment management firm dedicated to global portfolio management. Its investment approach is based ... that will assist Asian financial institutions with their risk management problems. The Dismal [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 18:27:27
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Some Thoughts on 2009
So much promise, so many risks. This is how 2009 is shaping up. While euphoria surrounding the Obama Administration's fiscal stimulus plans will drive the markets early in the year, I believe this rally will lose steam as massive deficit spending begins to shine a light on the greatest risk facing the US: debasement of the currency [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 22:51:16
GPX: The Corporate Training Penny Stock for 2009
“Growth” isn’t a word we can expect to hear in most industries for a long time — most, ... companies are making the decision to invest in an asset that’s not always noticed by investors… their people ... enterprise learning and talent management, “Corporations are investing heavily in current [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:16:30
Prolonged exposure to disruptions in market normalcy amplify and hasten market collapse - US and Global economic crisis
What drove most directly the absolute and relative dimensions of loss were the strategic decisions that some firms made to retain large exposures in super-senior tranches of CDOs that far exceeded the firms’ appreciation of the risks inherent in such instruments. Firms did not recognize the possibility that losses on the underlying MBS could [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 09:16:19
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Kuwait quits Dow deal. Kuwait has notified Dow Chemical (DOW) that it's pulling out of their planned $17.4B petrochemical joint venture ... .' DOW -2.5% premarket. NYT shrinks down. The New York Times Co. (NYT) is turning to asset sales ... include J.C. Flowers & Co., Dune Capital Management, and hedge fund Paulson & Co. The group [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 12:50:18
Recouping Losses Post-Madoff
While investors are still reeling from the stunning impact of the revelation of Bernard Madoff's unprecedented $50 billion Ponzi scheme, ... to the auditors as the most likely path to recouping losses. Many of the nation's largest accounting firms gave clean bills of health to the numerous funds that invested with Bernard Madoff and his asset [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 17:57:08
If Holiday Retail Stats Don’t Have Economists Saying “Humbug,” Tuesday’s GDP Report Certainly Will
If it’s good enough for Wal-Mart… Looks like the discounting model pioneered by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailing giant, will make its way to some rather unlikely high-end retailers: Barney’s New York Inc. and Neiman Marcus Inc. have announced significant price reductions (up to 75%) [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 13:35:50
Six Lessons for Investors
Six Lessons for Investors Be diversified and don't assume past performance will continue. JOHN C ... strategists on Wall Street's payroll don't survive for long.2) Never underrate the importance of asset allocation. Investing is not about owning only common stocks. Nor are historical stock returns [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:23:00
Wall Street, Circa 2010: Disaggregation and Specialization
The Wall Street of today is almost unrecognizable from that at which I worked for almost two decades ... word. Securitization? Don't want to hear about it. Asset-backed what? Sell - sell now! What started ... complexity and distance from its intended goal, risk management, was a key contributor to the financial [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 16:07:45
THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 12 January 2009
FINTAG COMMENT Health and Safety. Sometimes the rules have to be adhered to and if they are not, hell is paid. We got wind of a hedge fund that has to close down. It decided, against the flow of most other hedge funds, to stay open and offer monthly liquidity. It made 30%+ last year. So what happened next? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 07:20:52
The opportunity to resell SaaS IT Asset Management to your customers
In recent years, IT Asset Management solutions have emerged as a highly effective way for organizations to fully leverage the potential of their ... many technology resellers are adding IT Asset Management applications to their portfolios. By offering IT Asset Management to their customers, IT consultants, system integrators, value added resellers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 16:01:00
DrumBeat: January 12, 2009
A novel plan for economic stimulus What's different now? In the 1930s, even though the U.S. economy collapsed, we still had a surplus of natural resources -- we were then the world's No. 1 producer of oil and coal. Fast forward 80 years. Despite the recent temporary dip in the price of gas and heating oil, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 14:02:56
GPX: The Corporate Training Penny Stock For 2009
Jonas Elmerraji says battered companies are paying more attention to their most valuable asset: people ... . And with a strong management and solid balance sheet, Jonas says this stock looks a great buy for 2009 ... , many companies are making the decision to invest in an asset that’s not always noticed by investors… [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 12:28:53
Hedge fund industry reality
The tide has gone out for hedge funds. Many have indicated that they "feel" X% of the hedge fund industry will go under ... with justifying a 1-2% management fee and 15-44% performance fee, it has become more compensation class than asset class and has been for years for many. True sustainable alpha is rare. Here are [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 18:51:32
$94 Million Refinancing Arranged by HFF for Luxury Manhattan Multifamily High-Rise
The New York and Hartford offices of HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) ... conditions is a testament to the sponsorship of the Cornerstone team and their best-in-class asset,” ... of MassMutual with more than $10 billion in real estate assets under management including hotels [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 13:04:18
Paul Williams, Investigator and writer into all things islam! ... its stake in Smith-Barney retail brokerage to Morgan Stanley.To most readers, such news is economic ... which presents itself - - along with Well Fargo, J.P. Morgan Chase, and the Bank of America [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 02:19:39
Risk Management Watch: CFOs, CROs in Demand as Companies Rethink Risk
Risk management will continue to be in the spotlight in 2009. Companies have never been more motivated to revisit risk management, according to CFO.com. A recent report argues that risk management is a discipline that is being taken far ... found that 62% of finance executives blamed the crisis on risk management’s inability to understand [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 12:30:07
DrumBeat: December 16, 2008
Robert Bryce: OPEC Was Right About Oil Prices. Now What? Back in June, I wrote a piece for The American in which I argued that oil prices were being driven higher by the immutable law of supply and demand. Today, with prices plunging to near $40 instead of the $145 level seen in mid-July, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 13:30:26
A Round-Up of M&A Forecasts
As part of Alacra's business is driven by M&A transaction volume, we keep pretty close tabs on the forecasts for M&A activity ... EXPECTS 2009 GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT M&A ACTIVITY TO BE PACED BY DIVESTITURES, DISTRESSED SALES NEW YORK, January 12, 2009 ??? Sizable asset management transactions, largely absent in 2008 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:18:03
M&A Activity in the Property-Casualty /Reinsurance Sector Discussed in Wall Street Transcript Insurance Report
posted by Steven Wevodau 67 WALL STREET, New York–January 14, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Insurance issue, ... with top management from 3 firms and 2 analysts. The full issue is available by calling (212) 952-7433 ... , Mergers and acquisition activity , Market volatility, Management quality, Regulatory outlook, Access [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:02:41
The Stock Market Crash Predicted by a Rumford Native
Jay Carrier, formerly of Rumford, wrote this article in January 2007.Were you sick to your stomach back in 2003 when the stock market dropped more than 40%? I bet you were!It’s been 7 years since the beginning of 2000 when the stock market began its nauseating roller coaster ride which left investors worried sick [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 02:50:00
Cashing in on Corporate Training with This $4 Stock
p {margin-bottom: 1em;} pennysleuth.com| Meet the Editors| Archives| Contact UsEditor's Note: Jonas is back, ... in an asset that's not always noticed by investors…their people ... learning and talent management, "Corporations are investing heavily in current and up-and-coming [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 18:30:00
Vast Underinvestment in Due Diligence
With everyone tsk-tsking the Madoff scandal — the amount lost, the after-the-fact obviousness, ... at least, when compared with the heavy lifting of equity research. The asset management ... , there are 3 separate divisions that do so: Asset Management, Investment Banking, and Institutional [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 12:30:18
Words from the (investment) wise 12.28.08
Investors spent the holiday-shortened Christmas week in an un-merry mood, digesting more gloomy economic data and taking stock of a tumultuous 2008. With the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Index down by 35.8% and 40.6% respectively for the year to date, many investors would be anxious to wave the old year goodbye [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 12:31:33
Vast Under-Investment in Due Diligence
With everyone tsk-tsking the Madoff scandal — the amount lost, the after-the-fact obviousness, ... at least, when compared with the heavy lifting of equity research. The asset management ... , there are 3 separate divisions that do so: Asset Management, Investment Banking, and Institutional [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 12:30:18
THE WORLD today!
———————————————————————————1. Barack Obama wins Presidential Election and becomes the 44th President of the United States starting January 20 - Hope for a Change - Yes we can -130 Million Americans, more than in any other election since 1960, voted for a change and choose Obama, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 00:09:08
China Opens Bond Market
--China allowed foreign banks to trade and underwrtie corp bonds in the country's interbank market--it will scrap min size requirement for ... encouraged local firms to tap debt market, instead of bank loans and equity market amid slowing economy ... firms to tap the debt market, instead of relying on bank loans and stock markets for funds amid [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 14:09:00
Deflation, Deleveraging, and the Stimulus Effect
Forecast 2009: Deflation and Recession January 10, 2009 By John Mauldin Where are we headed in 2009? We will explore that in detail over the next few issues of Thoughts from the Frontline, but today we will start with some of the larger forces which will have a major impact on the economies of the world, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 12:32:28
Deals of the Day: The Mystery of the Goldman Sachs Layoffs
Deals of the Day, compiled by Stephen Grocer and Heidi N ... be required The black hole grows: AIG owes Wall Street’s biggest firms more than $10 billion ... of clawback provisions is spreading, with securities firms rolling out rules that allow them to take back [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 15:08:50
Deals of the Day: The Mystery of the Goldman Sachs Layoffs
Deals of the Day, compiled by Stephen Grocer and Heidi N ... be required The black hole grows: AIG owes Wall Street’s biggest firms more than $10 billion ... of clawback provisions is spreading, with securities firms rolling out rules that allow them to take back [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 16:03:00
UPDATE 1-Japan plans to scrap taxes for foreign investors
Japan plans to end capital gains taxes for foreigners investing in Japanese companies through funds, ... firms sell shares through funds, one of the highest rates in the world, depressing the flow of global capital into Japan. Under the plan, eligible funds will need to have held stakes in Japanese firms [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 06:05:29
South Africa emerging as a credible alternative offshore destination, says Everest
/India PRwire/ - Everest Group has released the findings of its latest and most comprehensive study on South Africa’s BPO industry, ... presents a significant opportunity for global Financial Services firms looking to expand their offshore [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 10:06:16
MORNINGSTAR: Morningstar's 2008 CEO of the Year
Why investing legend Warren Buffett earned the nod for 2008's award.We have contemplated naming Warren Buffett CEO of the Year every year since we created the award, and this year we finally get the chance to officially acknowledge all that Buffett has done for Berkshire Hathaway(BRK.BRK.B) shareholders, both over the decades as well as in 2008 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 17:32:00
Did You Invest in Madoff? Here’s What You Need to Know . . .
Bernard L. Madoff, Dec. 30, 1999. (AP/The New York Times, Ruby Washington) ... Hedge Fund and the case involving the International Management Associates, which bilked some $150 ... else’s money, not an asset of the fund. The trustee would ask for the return of the money [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 18:44:00
Economic Jihad: $700 Billion Bail-Out Aids Oil Rich Arab Sheikhs
ByPaul L. Williams(author of The Day of Islam) Oh, you Muslims everywhere, sever the ties of their nation, tear them apart, ruin their economy, ... that has been spent under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The megabank, thus far, has received [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 02:37:00
lagi lagi JANJI: satpam emang bukan, preman dong...
Monday, January 12, 2009 9:58 AMBapepam not a security guard: Chief Ika Krismantari , The Jakarta Post , ... of transactions and accounts belonging to securities firms, Bapepam head Fuad Rachmany said on Friday ... an alleged fraud involving one of the nation's biggest local securities firms, PT Sarijaya Permana [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 03:01:00
Deals of the Day: Dow Chemical Ready to Sue Kuwait For Breakup Fee
Deals of the Day, compiled by Stephen Grocer and Heidi N ... the day at http://blogs.wsj.com/deals. The Game Who will succeed Morgan Stanley’s John Mack? Two ... , but while the global outlook for the asset-class is bleak, some credit analysts are optimistic [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 12:52:35
Super Tobin Tax
Wikipedia:A Tobin tax is the suggested tax on all trade of currency across borders ... , or any asset at 2 o’clock and then selling it at 3. The more you trade, the more you pay.“ ... on very small margins. Someone who buys an asset and then sells it an hour later at a one percent [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 17:00:00
DrumBeat: December 10, 2008
U.S. gasoline use to decline most since 1979-80 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline demand is expected to decline more sharply this year and next than in any other two-year period since 1979-1980, the federal Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 13:52:25
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Citigroup (C) and Morgan Stanley (MS) confirmed they’re merging their wealth management units into Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Morgan ... shrinking. Citigroup’s (C) deal with Morgan Stanley (MS) is just one part of its radical restructuring [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 12:15:28
Nikkei: Sony stands to post $1.1B operating loss, the first in 14 years
Nikkei: Sony stands to post $1.1B operating loss, the first in 14 years 3 commentsLeo Chan - 11:57 AM (PT) ... , particularly for them fancy electronics. However, Aberdeen Asset Management's chief strategist Peter ... It's gonna be a rough financial year for Japanese electronics firms in general Image [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:32:39
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Citigroup (C) and Morgan Stanley (MS) confirmed they're merging their wealth management units into Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Morgan will pay $2.7B for a 51% stake with the option of taking full control after five years. Citi [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 12:15:31
Jonathan Lipson's Auto Immune: The Detroit Bailout and the Shadow Bankruptcy System
Date: 2008-12-19 20:25:11
Victory! Plum Creek Drops Easement Change
I slept in after a quiet and lovely New Year’s Eve. I was planning an equally pleasant morning, ... Asset Management Corporation and Newground Social Investment, to pursue a shareholders strategy [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:59:22
MortgageNewsClips: No Refis for Mods, New Ways, Builder Reprieve, Citi and Capitol Hill, Reverse Commentary, In The Hole, Dennis Lockhart, Tom Brown, Linda Lowell, 2005, Dimon Says 2Q, Rate Low?, Chris Whalen
this could be big - Effective Immediately - No Refi’s For Borrowers with Modified Loans - 1/5/09 - ... more at MR Mortgage ———— google-news The potential deal between Citi and Morgan Stanley underscores [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 01:37:30
‘Exit’ Sign Flashes at Merrill Lynch After BofA Deal
‘Exit’ Sign Flashes at Merrill Lynch After BofA Deal Posted by Heidi N. Moore Bank of America closed its acquisition of Merrill Lynch on Jan ... Capital Management, a $30 billion investment firm and lender with a special focus on distressed assets [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 02:38:56
satyam fraud |satyam shares falls
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), may review its “continuance” with the troubledsatyam shares fell by 70% (till now its fall is so steep) ... has been tarnished after its scuppered bid to buy two firms linked to its promoter B Ramalinga Raju.“ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 07:09:00
DrumBeat: January 7, 2009
Shell seeks Colo. water for oil shale production Shell Oil has filed for the first major water right on the Yampa River in northwest Colorado for its oil shale development plans. Shell applied Dec. 30 in state Water Court to use about 8 percent of the Yampa's peak spring flow [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 13:57:26
The Crisis and the Policy Response - Benanke
SpeechChairman Ben S. BernankeAt the Stamp Lecture, London School of Economics, London, EnglandJanuary 13, 2009The Crisis and the Policy ResponseFor almost a year and a half the global financial system has been under extraordinary stress--stress that has now decisively spilled over to the global economy [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 14:16:00
Paul L. Williams: Bailing Out Jihad
SupertrampCrime of the CenturyEconomic Jihad:$700 Billion Bail-Out Aids Oil Rich Arab Sheikhs By Paul L. Williams(author of The Day of Islam) ... million that has been spent under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The megabank, thus far, has received [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 21:04:00
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