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- Unicredit Bailed Out by Libya
- The Prudent Investor submits: In a bizarre twist of fate, the former Italian colony Libya, once branded a terrorist state by the USA, takes part in bailing out Italy's second largest bank, Unicredit (UNCFF.PK). Reuters quoted Libyan central bank governor Farhat Omar Bin Guidara, who told...
- External links 2008-10-19
- Stress Testing Methods at Eurozone Banks Are Inadequate
- The Prudent Investor submits: A new report published by the European Central Bank [ECB] arrives at the conclusion that the stress testing methods of Eurozone banks are inadequate and have been introduced in some cases only after the beginning of the credit crisis in August 2007. The...
- External links 2008-12-01
- First Blood Spills in Austrian Banking Meltdown: Raiffeisen Withdraws 'Capital Note' Offer
- The Prudent Investor submits: Having had very serious thoughts about the gargantuan problems of tiny Austria's banking sector stemming from overly euphoric attempts to financially recolonize Austria's long gone emporium since the end of 2007, bits and pieces of information begin to confirm this blogger's suspicions...
- External links 2009-06-30
- Goldman 'Too Big to Fail'? History Shows There's No Such Thing
- The Prudent Investor submits: I have been reading and hearing a lot about the "too big to fail" (TBTF) theory in the mainstream media since the onset of the credit crisis. There is only one fundamental problem: Not one former TBTF-candidate has remained alive very long...
- External links 2009-07-06
- Former Assistant Treasury Secretary: 'The Treasury Works for Goldman Sachs'
- The Prudent Investor submits: Continuing the series of sunny summer day bloggin' lite, please enjoy the video below. For those busy with saving the world from its banks' irresponsibilities, read the quotes and find yourself in a financial world bare of any Chinese walls. It's all...
- External links 2009-07-10
- Two Austrian Banks Cannot Pay Interest on Public Capital Infusion
- The Prudent Investor submits: In contrast to the optimistic utterances from Austria's central bank, the Austrian Treasury fears that its public capital infusions may turn into large write-offs. According to a spokesperson from the finance ministry, it is expected that Oesterreichische Volksbanken AG OeVAG and the Hypo...
- External links 2009-07-28
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- Monetizing the Debt: Explanation For Non-Economists, Bankers and Other Laymen
- The Prudent Investor submits: As I see uncountable search engine inquiries with the phrase "monetizing the debt" landing at my blog The Prudent Investor I begin to realize there is a huge void of knowledge not only amongst interested economic laymen but also among employees from what...
- External links 2009-05-10
- The Fannie/Freddie Nationalization: Conservatives Acting Like Socialists
- The Prudent Investor submits: Gosh, boys, we truly must be in a mess of epic proportions. Sometimes it pays to watch CNBC, even if it is only to preserve my humor at a time when we see daily exemptions from hailed free market principles for troubled financial...
- External links 2008-09-08
- Lehman Won't Be the Last Major Bank Failure
- The Prudent Investor submits: Bankers and financial authorities are becoming busy bees these days. After last weekend's overtime that led to a potential doubling of US public debt for the "rescue" of Freddie Mac FRE and Fannie Mae FNM, this weekend will be spent on a rescue...
- External links 2008-09-12
- One Eurozone But Many Sets of Growth and Price / Inflation Data
- The Prudent Investor submits: Preparing this rant about the widening milkyway between Eurozone economic growth and Euro production in the ECB and its printing presses spread evenly amongst Euro members proves one more time that the absoluteness of financial math and official figures are 2 pairs of...
- External links 2009-06-29
- Institutional Investment in REIT Common Stocks: An Examination of the Prudent Man Investment Hypothesis
- This study examines the determinants of institutional investment demand for real estate investment trust REIT common strock and whether institutional investment decisions are influenced by REIT financial ratios. We estimate the institutional investor demand function using a common set of financial ratios. We perform several different analyzes using linear regression...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Ameriprise Financial Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. We will now begin the question-and-answer session [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from Suneet Kamath from Sanford Bernstein. Please go ahead. Suneet Kamath - Sanford Bernstein Thanks. One quick one and then one little bit more strategic. First, Walter, did...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- OECD Gives Austria Good Marks but Warns of Deterioration
- The Prudent Investor submits: One can literally feel a breathe of relief that blew some fresh air in the Vienna city, three square kilometres densely packed with the executive offices for Austria's financial and economic upper crust. The Angst about more criticism on Austria's economic...
- External links 2009-07-02
- The Biggest Mistake Investors Make
- Looking for that can?t-miss money manager who will make all your financial worries disappear? That person doesn?t exist. And perhaps the single most expensive mistake that investors make is to chase after that dream, year after year, dragging down their returns in the process. Here?s the deceptively simple alternative. ...
- Articles 2009-10-22
- My Recommended Reading List for Investors
- As I mentioned on Friday, many investors may not have gotten the education they need to make wise investing decisions. Not everyone needs to be a financial advisor, but having a basic knowledge of how markets work would go a long way in shaping your financial future for the better....
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- The Chubb Corporation Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. The question-and-answer session will be conducted electronically. [Operator Instructions]. And we'll take our first question from Jay Gelb [Lehman Brothers]. Jay Gelb - Lehman Brothers Thank you. The fires you are most focused on the California and that one a little fast....
- Earnings calls 2007-10-24
- Financial Regulation and Supervision after the Crisis: The Role of the Federal Reserve
- At the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 54th Economic Conference, Chatham, MassachusettsOctober 23, 2009 The theme of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Economic Conference this year–reevaluating regulatory, supervisory, and central banking policies in the wake of the crisis–is certainly timely. Not much more than a year ago, we and...
- News items 2009-10-23
- Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionThank you. We will now begin the question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from Andrew Kligerman. Please go ahead. Andrew Kligerman - UBS Hey, good afternoon or good evening. Couple of quick questions. First one, just on the excess capital, Walter, you mentioned that, you still...
- Earnings calls 2008-07-23
- JUST HOW STRONG IS THE U.S. ECONOMY?
- David Rosenberg is a 20 year veteran of the Street, David most recently was Merrill Lynch's chief North American Economist, where he correctly warned about the Housing and Credit Collapse and Recession in advance. He is the Chief Economist of Canada's Gluskin Sheff > > What made things so interesting...
- News items 2009-10-28
- Portfolio Regulation of Life Insurance Companies and Pension Funds
- This paper examines the rationale, nature and financial consequences of two alternative approaches to portfolio regulations for the long-term institutional investor sectors life insurance and pension funds. These approaches are, respectively, prudent person rules and quantitative portfolio restrictions. The argument draws on the financial-economics of investment, the differing characteristics of...
- White papers 2001-08-07
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