Posted by admin on August 28th, 2008
Samsung Securities is expanding into alternative investments in preparation for deregulation in Korean financial services next year, but overlaps with investment and insurance units have yet to be squared.
Samsung Securities is setting up a desk in Singapore to run a new alternative-investments strategy, according to Samsung Group insiders nvestment Opportunity.
Park Chun-Hyeon, president and CEO of [...]
Posted by admin on May 15th, 2008
Brewin Dolphin is the only UK investment management firm to have its investment banking division headquarters outside London. Francesca Craggs speaks to Graeme Summers, who heads the Newcastle-based operation.
THINK investment banking and the City of London or Wall Street probably springs to mind. Not many people may know the North East can boast its very [...]
Posted by admin on May 9th, 2008
Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf said yesterday that the Kingdom is setting up an SR20 billion investment firm that may be open to partners. The company will draw its capital from the General Investment Fund and would offer attractive opportunities in the Kingdom with low risks to foreign investors.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Euromoney Saudi [...]
Posted by admin on May 1st, 2008
Serbia and Italian car maker Fiat signed on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding, which envisages strategic cooperation and joint investment to produce new cars in Serbia’s state-owned Zastava car plant.
“Fiat has ambitions to start production of a completely new model in Zastava by 2009,” Investment Opportunity said Serbian Minister of Economy Mladjan Dinkic, who signed [...]
Posted by admin on March 19th, 2008
Bear Stearns Hopes, Rios Allure, Chinas Bank Lesson: Timshel
Commentary by David Wilson
March 19 (Bloomberg) — Bear Stearns Cos.s shares have
more than doubled since the initial shock of JPMorgan Chase %26amp;
Co.s takeover bid wore off. The rebound looks like a triumph [...]
Posted by admin on March 19th, 2008
The FINANCIAL — NYSE Euronext (NYX) and Abu Dhabi Securities Market (ADSM) have entered a cooperation agreement to jointly develop and explore new opportunities in trading systems and other related technology, investor and issuer services, and investment products.
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As part of this alliance, NYSE Euronext will provide ADSM, by [...]
Posted by admin on March 19th, 2008
The FINANCIAL — Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (“Sony Ericssonâ€) on March 19 announces that moderating sales growth of mobile phone units is expected to negatively impact net sales and net income before tax (“NIBTâ€) for the first quarter of 2008.
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Slowing market growth of mid-to-high end phones in markets where [...]
Posted by admin on March 13th, 2008
“It’s time to get down to business,” he said after several strenuous sessions of fundamental drills such as covering first base. The right-hander meant the business of pitching, because a good showing in camp could earn him his first promotion to Triple-A. But the word “business” means many things to [...]
Posted by admin on March 13th, 2008
BANGALORE:
Bollywood’s evergreen star Dev Anand has been honoured with a lifetime
achievement award for his contributions to the Indian cinema.
Justice V S Malimath, former
chief justice of Karnataka and Kerala High Courts, conferred the film icon with
‘Anmol Ratan, Lifetime Achievement Award’ at a function organised by the
Vintage Film-Music Lovers’ Association on Saturday.
“It is [...]
Posted by admin on March 6th, 2008
Internet videos and other marketing materials describe Farley as a visionary entrepreneur and portrait of success, rubbing shoulders with the rich and powerful and living the high life. The handsome physical-fitness buff is doing more than selling a beverage. He’s pitching people on becoming at-home distributors, [...]
