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BANKING

Brazil, Japan Top List Of Hottest Growth Countries

This article appears courtesy of Institutional Investor

November 01, 2005

CAPITAL MARKETS

LSE takes aim for Europe, but can it fire?

A pan-European growth market could significantly boost EU GDP, but there are obstacles to putting it in place.

November 01, 2005

CAPITAL MARKETS

DM roundup: Pension funds assets switch

UK pension funds still have 65% of their assets in equities, but the figure is still dropping, according to European Credit Management, which expects it to fall to 50%.

November 01, 2005

BANKING

The benefits of brain damage: Crack addicts outperform others

Experiments show that individuals with a specific type of brain damage, which prevents them from feeling fear, outperform normal players when it comes to making some investment decisions. Crack and methamphetamine addicts as well as alcoholics similarly outperform.

November 01, 2005

CAPITAL MARKETS

ECM round-up: The month in numbers

47 The percentage contribution of equity capital market revenues to overall capital market revenues at investment banks in the third quarter. The contribution of ECM revenue to overall capital market revenues rose from just 38% in the second quarter, according to Dealogic estimates. 79,400,000,000 The volume of Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ECM deals in the first three months of 2005. The figure is the highest for the first nine months of a year on record.

November 01, 2005

CAPITAL MARKETS

Montgomery into equities

Montgomery & Co is known for its M&A advisory services. Now, it's pushing into equity research, institutional sales and trading. It will offer specialist research in key areas for growth companies: medical devices, biotechnology, speciality pharmaceuticals, wireless technology, digital media technology and semiconductors.

Kathryn Tully, November 01, 2005

Foreign Exchange

CF round-up: GM tries damage limitation

General Motors said it had reached a tentative agreement with the UAW to reduce the company’s spending on healthcare benefits and was exploring the sale of a controlling stake in its finance arm, GMAC. Along with its third-quarter results, it announced total planned cost savings of $6 billion over the next three years from a combination of reduced healthcare spending, sourcing cheaper supplies, making job cuts and closing plants, all in an effort to shore up its balance sheet.

November 01, 2005

Opinion

Brazil makes the wrong move

The sovereign should deepen its domestic market, not issue local-currency debt abroad

November 01, 2005

Postcards from the IMF

During the IMF/World Bank meetings in Washington at the end of September, some of the leading names in global finance gathered at the Hay Adams Hotel to witness the presentation of Euromoney’s minister of finance and central bank governor of the year awards.

November 01, 2005

Opinion

Bay marchers slam lootin' and pollutin'

San Francisco likes to think of itself as the most liberal US city. Every May, for example, the famous Bay to Breakers race takes place.

Kathryn Tully, November 01, 2005

Taiwan turns back the sands of time

Taiwan recognized the failings in its existing pension systems early. A new scheme was launched in July. It is already accumulating funds rapidly and the effects on Taiwan’s domestic capital markets are likely to be dramatic. There will also be numerous opportunities for global asset managers. Chris Leahy reports.

November 01, 2005

FM round-up: Food for thought:

Quote from Brian Shapiro, president of management and technology consulting firm Carbon360, in regards to the impending registration deadline imposed by the SEC.

November 01, 2005

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