SCOR realises strong net income of EUR 124 million in the First Quarter 2008, up 63% despite a challenging financial environment
SCOR records strong results, carrying its profitability momentum into 2008. A strong business performance in Non-Life and Life more than offsets a decrease in investment income due to a challenging financial market environment. The quarter [...]
The “Asian century” and the “Chinese century” are terms that you are virtually certain to be hearing with greater frequency and earnest. Investment Banking And with the forthcoming Olympic Games in China, the volume of this terminology is sure to intensify.
With the U.S. dollar cascading relative to many Asian currencies and with treasuries and [...]
The FINANCIAL — Credit Suisse on March 18 unveiled a strong line-up of speakers to celebrate a decade of the Asian Investment Conference (AIC).
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Key policy and decision makers from China, the Philippines and Vietnam will speak at the regions premier private sector investment event, joining an expected 1,500 investors and [...]
Ferrari to Set Up Japan Unit to Spur Sales of F430 Sports Cars
By Naoko Fujimura
Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) — Ferrari SpA, Fiat SpAs luxury
sports-car unit, will set up a subsidiary in Japan, as it tries
to win more customers for its [...]
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese brokerage Nomura Holdings Inc
(8604.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said it would aim to more than double annual revenue
in Asian markets outside Japan to 100 billion yen ($925
million) in five years as it plays catch-up with Western banks
strong in the region.
Japan’s largest brokerage and investment bank has been slow
to tap demand [...]
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese brokerage Nomura Holdings Inc
(8604.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said it would aim to more than double annual revenue
in Asian markets outside Japan to 100 billion yen ($925
million) in five years as it plays catch-up with Western banks
strong in the region.
Japan’s largest brokerage and investment bank has been slow
to tap demand [...]
The FINANCIAL — M%26amp;A levels in the oil and gas industry held up throughout 2007 despite the impact of the credit crunch. The latest edition of annual analysis of M%26amp;A activity in the sector by PricewaterhouseCoopers, ‘O%26amp;G Deals’, shows deal totals edging up slightly, from US$291.1bn to US$292.2bn year on year.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Global merger and acquisition activity will likely plateau in 2008 as deals in emerging markets help offset a decline in transactions in Europe and North America, KPMG Corporate Finance said on Monday.
Global forward price/earnings ratios have slipped from 17.1 times to 17 times, declining in Europe and the United States but rising [...]
LONDON (Reuters) - Global merger and acquisition activity will likely plateau in 2008 as deals in emerging markets help offset a decline in transactions in Europe and North America, KPMG Corporate Finance said on Monday.
Global forward price/earnings ratios have slipped from 17.1 times to 17 times, declining in Europe and the United States but rising [...]
The FINANCIAL — The Minor Group of companies, including Minor International, Thailands premier hospitality, leisure and restaurant operator, and Minor Corporation, Thailands exclusive distributor of lifestyle products and contract manufacturing business, announced a multi-year deal for information technology (IT) outsourcing and application management services with leading global IT service provider, IBM (NYSE: IBM).
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