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Opinion

JPMorgan enslaves labour for the Empire

JPMorgan Asset Management has won entrepreneur Sir Alan Sugar’s City of London contest to raise money for the Hackney Empire, an east London theatre. Eight firms competed in the challenge, based on TV programme The Apprentice, which started in the UK in October. The aim was to raise as much money as possible. JPMorgan raised almost £98,000 of the £195,000 total.

Helen Avery, December 01, 2005

Opinion

Credit: Italy's Nardelli becomes a banker

No one saw BoA’s move for “Mimmo” coming – it was an audacious raid.

December 01, 2005

BANKING

Foreigners still pouring money into China's banks

Most of the key investments in China’s largest state-owned banks have been settled, but international investors are still eager to pour money into the sector. ICBC, NCCB and Hua Xia Bank are all on the receiving end.

Chris Leahy, December 01, 2005

Survey: The view from the CFO's chair

Deutsche survey finds CFOs think they are great at what they do.

Alex Chambers, December 01, 2005

CAPITAL MARKETS

Delphi protocol limits CDS turmoil

The procedure is an important step towards the cash settlement of the entire CDS market.

December 01, 2005

Temasek underlines scale of diversification task

Announcing its second annual report, Temasek Holdings, a Singapore-based private-equity group owned by the Singapore government, announced total shareholder returns in 2004 of 16% on its investment portfolio, down from the 46% returns earned during the previous year.

Chris Leahy, December 01, 2005

CF: Telefónica bid sparks questions on leveraging

Cash offer for O2 prompts concerns that telecoms sector might be about to embark on another debt binge.

Denise Bedell, December 01, 2005

CAPITAL MARKETS

Asian equities: Is the IPO train running out of steam?

As bankers work feverishly to complete mandated China and Hong Kong IPOs before the final window shuts ahead of the Christmas break, there are hints of investor indigestion.

Chris Leahy, December 01, 2005

Corporate governance: Asia's governance grail proves elusive

CLSA and Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA) published their annual corporate governance rankings this year entitled “The Holy Grail”. The research, pored over by zealous regulators eager to pat themselves on the back, scores Asian markets on various issues affecting corporate governance, including regulation, enforcement and even “culture” (see table). Most notable this year is Taiwan’s jump up the table and Korea’s slide down it.

Chris Leahy, December 01, 2005

Opinion

Off the Record

“It’s nearly impossible to say which one you would choose when they go head to head in a pitch for passive mandates. They’re 10-ton gorillas that joust at the top.”

December 01, 2005

BANKING

CF round-up: GE targets agent banking

General Electric’s consumer finance division is entering agent banking, hoping to get business from retail banks seeking to outsource their credit card businesses. Industry commentators believe the move could bring GE $250 million of additional profit over the next five years.

December 01, 2005

CF round-up: Burgers squeezed by a hedge

Fast food chain McDonald’s has come under pressure from an activist hedge fund to restructure. Pershing Square Capital Management wants the company to spin off two-thirds of its restaurants and borrow $14.7 billion against its real estate to buy back shares. McDonald’s dismissed the idea as a “financial engineering exercise”.

December 01, 2005

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