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- Cresud: Where the Safe Money Is Going
- Guy Bennett submits: After the recent wild fluctuations in the Dow, many investors have lost faith in the market and the banks. Bank deposits have decreased an average of $500 million a day over the last 90 days. Meanwhile, the stock market has shed around $8 trillion in value....
- External links 2008-10-17
- Credit Crisis Spreads to the Middle East
- Jonathan O'Shaughnessy submits: We have all watched as countries throughout the world raced to help bailout their ailing banks in light of the global credit crisis. Gargantuan sums – more on a global scale than we have seen to date – have been dispensed: Germany $650B, Russia $120B, UK £37B,...
- External links 2008-10-28
- Bank of NY Creates New GDR/ADR Emerging Indexes
- IndexUniverse submits: The Bank of New York Mellon BK has launched The Bank of New York Mellon GDR Index and 30 global depositary receipt (GDR) sub-indexes. The GDR Index covers all the global depository receipts traded on the London Stock Exchange. The sub-indexes cover broad market, regional and...
- External links 2008-10-28
- Africa Israel: Rumors of Lev Leviev's Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
- Benchmark VC Michael Eisenberg submits: Today is silly day on the Tel Aviv Stock Market. It is also evil day. The Shorts are going nuts. There is a rumor spreading that Lev Leviev, Chairman of Africa Israel, has passed away and that is driving the price of Africa Israel's stock...
- External links 2008-11-13
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- Deutsche promotes Sekiguchi to run emerging markets strategy.
- Byline: Vivek Ahuja Deutsche Bank has promoted David Sekiguchi to global head of emerging markets strategy to replace Jose Luis Daza, who has left the bank.Sekiguchi joined Deutsche Bank's emerging markets strategy team in February 2001 after a five-year stint at JP Morgan, where...
- Research articles 2003-03-21
- Best international bank in emerging markets
- The Best Emerging Markets Banks CITIBANK Best in the World Best in the Middle East and Africa Best in Latin America HSBC Best in Asia BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT Best in Central and Eastern Europe It's no surprise that Citibank takes top honors again. With a formidable network extending throughout the...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
- Standard Bank boosts emerging markets team.
- Byline: Vivek Ahuja Standard Bank London, the investment banking arm of South Africa-based Standard Bank Group, has made three senior hires in its project and energy finance divisions and set up a funds group to bolster its energy and infrastructure capabilities. John Scott joins...
- Research articles 2002-06-07
- IBM and IFC Launch a Small Business Toolkit to Create Jobs and Fuel Growth in Underserved and Emerging Markets
- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank, launched a new version of a free small business toolkit specifically for small business owners in emerging markets as well as women, Black, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian entrepreneurs in the U.S., to receive highly developed business...
- Research articles 2007-07-26
- Winning the Race for Talent in Emerging Markets
- What motivates a Uruguayan software engineer to work for an Indian company in Brazil? If you don't know, you risk losing the race for talent in emerging markets. These new markets are growing so fast, even...
- Articles 2008-12-10
- When Is U.S. Bank Lending to Emerging Markets Volatile?
- Using bank-specific data on U.S. bank claims on individual foreign countries since the mid-1980s, this paper 1) characterizes the size and portfolio diversification patterns of the U.S. banks engaging in foreign lending and 2) econometrically explores the determinants of fluctuations in U.S. bank claims on a broad set of countries....
- White papers 2001-03-08
- How Will Basel II Affect Bank Lending to Emerging Markets? An Analysis Based on German Bank Level Data
- This paper investigates whether the new Basel Accord will induce a change in bank lending to emerging markets using a comprehensive new data set on German banks` foreign exposure. The paper tests two interlinked hypotheses on the conditions under which the change in the regulatory capital would leave lending flows...
- White papers 2004-11-04
- Santander Brazil IPO Raises Question: Are Banks Invested In Emerging Markets For Long Haul?
- In Rio De Janeiro, the vibrant carnival for which the city is best known comes once every January. So far in October, however, there has been a samba dance of a financial sort, as the city secured its place as host for the 2016 Olympic games, and a multi-billion dollar...
- Blog posts 2009-10-07
- Emerging Markets: Don't Go With the Flow
- When searching for a good place to invest, try an approach that works well in uncovering vast criminal conspiracies: Follow the money. Studying the flow of capital into or out of markets won't help you root out skullduggery, but it could help you build up your nest...
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- The Role Of Subordinated Debt In Market Discipline - The Case Of Emerging Markets
- This article evaluates the potential role of mandatory subordinated debt MSD in enhancing market discipline in emerging markets. The conceptual merits and key preconditions of MSD are first reviewed. Then the extent to which emerging market satisfies these pre-conditioned--among them the monitor ability of bank assets, the presence of non-bank...
- White papers 2000-12-01
- An Option-Based Approach to Bank Vulnerabilities in Emerging Markets
- This article measures bank vulnerability in emerging markets using the distance-to-default, a risk-neutral indicator based on Merton's (1974) structural model of credit risk. The indicator is estimated using equity prices and balance-sheet data for 38 banks in 14 emerging market countries. Results show it can predict a bank's credit deterioration...
- White papers 2004-02-01
- The big boys build power lines. (IMF and World Bank help strengthen emerging markets banking system)(Cover Story)
- The IMF and the World Bank have began implementing a series of measures designed to strengthen the banking systems of developing countries. The two organizations would like the banking sectors in emerging markets adequately prepared for the massive influxThe IMF and the World Bank have began implementing a series of...
- Research articles 1996-10-01
- Deutsche Bank to Launch Emerging Markets Prime Brokerage
- NEW YORK -- Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. today announced that Luciana Miranda will join as a Managing Director in the Fixed-Income Prime Brokerage group within the bank's Global Markets division. In this role, Miranda will establish and manage globally the Fixed Income Emerging Markets Prime Brokerage offering, which will be...
- Research articles 2007-05-21
- The Role of Foreign Banks in Emerging Markets
- This paper studies issues related to the increased role of foreign banks, for a large sample of emerging markets. First, it measures the extent of the increase in foreign participation in some key emerging market banking systems. Second, it presents an empirical analysis of which factors have been most important...
- White papers 2001-04-06
- Does Foreign Ownership Contribute to Sounder Banks in Emerging Markets? The Latin American Experience
- Foreign bank entrants into emerging markets are usually thought to improve the condition and performance of acquired institutions, and more generally to enhance local financial stability. The paper uses bank-specific data for a range of Latin American countries. Across the seven largest countries, the paper finds that the financial strength...
- White papers 2001-05-29
- FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC BANK PARTICIPATION IN EMERGING MARKETS: LESSONS FROM MEXICO AND ARGENTINA.(Statistical Data Included)
- * The Argentine and Mexican experiences with foreign bank participation are broadly instructive for other emerging markets contemplating an expanded role for foreign banks in their local economies. * A review of bank lending patterns from 1994 through mid-1999 reveals that foreign...
- Research articles 2000-09-01
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