Capital Without Representation
June 30, 2009
Green groups to sue over RBS investments | www.ft.com
Very tricky investing when it comes to buying stock which can be revalued by the adjustment of the underlying security asset. Buying stock in a bank holding company is similar to buying options. Various issues develop from the government nationalization of previously held assets by the private sector. Obviously the first issue is the principal stripping (inevitable price valuation destruction), and the second issue is becoming; which controls are available to the existing private sector holders (those in at the beginning) and those new government (government of the people by the people) holders.
June 25, 2009
congress grills bernanke on bofa/merrill deal | www.reuters.com
Currently the U.S. Government is interrogating and receiving testimony from Mr. Bernanke. The overriding theme of the interrogation (which is BofA) has been obfuscated once again by semantics and Bill Clinton era speak.
BlackRock manages the planet's equity
June 23, 2009
Barclays accepts BlackRock's BGI bid | uk.reuters.com
U.S. fund manager BlackRock with various origination ties to U.S. banking and U.S. government asset management; reaches across the pond and expands its horizons.
Left alone by government, markets will always find the way to profitability.
June 16, 2009
We don't win in State Farm vs. Charlie Crist | www.orlandosentinel.com
Too much government interference and dictation has put a massive, Florida employing company in such a frame of mind that it will probably leave Florida even if Tallahassee changes it's tenor.
Home Prices: This slide is but a taste of things to come
June 4, 2009
Home prices slide 14% | money.cnn.com
Although steep declines in home values are enticing new homebuyers, the overall affordability indices are troublesome. Existing "A" paper laon portfolios suggest trouble ahead. Further declines are not only coming, they should be welcome.
Balance of price and funding has occurred in local markets.
May 19, 2009
Mortgage lending picks up | www.ft.com
One of the final stages required for a real estate cycle recovery is buyer availability of funding, and the capitulation of sellers price expectation.
Rate increases for the State run property insurance company.
April 20, 2009
Insurance Task Force Backs Capped Hike Of Citizens' Rates | www2.tbo.com
Florida officials now understand how the business of insurance works in Florida and how much it really does cost.
Institutional Investors Participation in Recent Equities Market Rally: A Canadian Perspective
April 20, 2009
financial times ft.com | www.ft.com
The major Canadian equities market index, the S&P/TSX Composite Index, is up 5% YTD (up 25% since March 9th, 2009) ; with the overall value traded down 27%, and volume up roughly 18% compared with the same period last year on a year-over-year basis. The number of transactions is up 26% YTD vs. the same period last year. The TSX Venture exchange (which consists of micro and small capitalization companies) is up 24% YTD. The consensus among institutional investors in Canada, as elsewhere around the globe, remains divided. A few things likely need to occur before the majority of the naysayers move toward the other camp, such as; a visible and sustainable improvement in the global economy, a broad-based recovery in corporate earnings, a steady and meaningful increase in the prices of commodities, a slowdown or reversal in the recent rate of increase in the unemployment rate, more balanced conditions in the housing market, and a significant positive shift in consumer confidence.
April 16, 2009
happiness index: nebraska nabs top spot | news | money/investing | mainstreet | www.mainstreet.com
Similar to financial sectors, each US State will have its own pace of recovery.
April 16, 2009
ING to shed €8 billion of assets | business.timesonline.co.uk
During the previous several years, ING has presented good saving values in front of the US consumer, via their ING Direct operation. Their advertisements have presented a healthy image of saving money for the future, as well as FDIC insured deposits.
E-Insurance: When will the insurance industry adopt modern communication tools?
February 14, 2012
ATMs could distribute prepaid Visa cards
January 23, 2012
PayPal can thrive as a standalone company
January 9, 2012
Europe's CO2 Emissions Trading System works, but it can be improved
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European women wonder why their insurance premiums will increase
December 15, 2011