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Tough times not over, sorry.

October 16, 2009

Asian Reits rebound after tough times | www.ft.com

Foreigners fleeing Japanese REIT market or just being kicked out?

Good and Bad JAL : selling the Crown Jewels -part 2-

October 15, 2009

Task force floats debt plan for JAL | www.ft.com

Key problem is shareholder's pain tolerance level.

Japan Air Line (JAL) a Japanese GM or long-term investment opportunity?

October 4, 2009

JAL calls for funding help from Tokyo | www.ft.com

JAL has been said to be a potential Japanese GM; does the comparison stand out?

Peanuts compared to Japan BPO market huge untapped potential

September 30, 2009

Apac BPO market to hit US$28B by 2013 | www.zdnetasia.com

Professional surveys usually state Asia-Pacific region - excluding Japan -However Japan still ranks second largest economy Worldwide with huge untapped potential for daring BPO vendors Cultural barriers and lack of local knowledge explain this.

Same bed different dreams ?

September 10, 2009

Daiwa to buy out SMFG from venture for $2.2 billion | uk.reuters.com

Is there still room for a second independent integrated Securities House in Japan ?

A bridge too far....

September 10, 2009

Oaktree may court New City Creditors after Lone Star Failure. | www.bloomberg.com

What exactly lies behind LoneStar’s second failure to secure Japan’s bankrupt REIT? Totally different ways of doing business and, perhaps, lack of local knowledge .

Anybody wants to make money? Opportunity knocks.

September 6, 2009

Insight : Hope or Hype in Japan? | www.ft.com

Re-energising domestic demand is clearly the main challenge. We have entered a new long-term cycle for Japanese mid to small caps

Japanese financial industry realignment taking shape full speed ?.

September 4, 2009

SFMG to pull out of Daiwa Joint Venture | www.ft.com

SFMG is not throwing the towel for its plan to create a fully integrated securities conglomerate, just more time is needed to achieve the goal.A new financial industry is emerging following years of realignment led by the three mega banks.What does its says and where are we heading ?

Challenging the standard views

August 27, 2009

Fireflies and seminars: how banks court Japan's older investors | www.ft.com

This article raise Japan ageing population massive financial assets topic. However what is the real picture behind this huge savings stock ?Savings to investments cycle is well rooted in Japan however key point remainto what extent investments in all type of foreign assets will continue after one year correction as Japanese savings outflows impact foreign risk assets.When recovery will show up who will finance Japan's ever expanding debt ?

This could be the largest cash rich M&A operation so far. If achieved….

November 28, 2008

Panasonic poised to launch bid for Sanyo | business.timesonline.co.uk

Until recently most M&A deals involved share swap but if Panasonic TOB offer for Sanyo goes through this inaugurate Cash rich acquisition era. It has far reaching consequences.

Competing hard for risk money

November 25, 2008

MUFG to Sell 600 Billion Yen in Shares This Year, Nikkei Says | www.bloomberg.com

Global liquidity has all but dried up leading Japanese large corporations to agressively compete for domestic money. Viewed from investors side attractiveness is questioned.

Distressed bulls eye for Oaktree, but done at Japanese individual shareholders expense.

November 17, 2008

Oaktree Will Boost Investment in Japanese REITs as Shares Drop | www.bloomberg.com

Foreign Investors taking advantage of distressed situations in the Japanese mid-size REIT universe. But this won't restore confidence if done at the expense of investors

US$10b aggregated loss for fiscal first half, dismal but manageable.

November 3, 2008

Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Slash Profit Forecasts as Bad-Loan Costs Increase | www.bloomberg.com

Japan financial system traditional achille's heel makes situation bad at home for Japanese banking industry but bears no comparison with worldwide banking industry.

Misery or Jittery ?

October 31, 2008

Banking misery engulfs Japan | business.timesonline.co.uk

Japanese financial system Achilles’ heel has always been domestic stock market absolute level. Unrealized profits level meltdown rang alarm bells for Japanese authorities

Short Term impact does not presume of longer term consequences.

October 29, 2008

Edgy Capital Pours back Into Japan, and Yen soars | www.nytimes.com

Yen historic implied volatility recovery adding downward pressure on Japanese equities over short-term but look beyond.

Japanese companies better equipped than US European counterparts to whether the storm ?

October 20, 2008

Sumitomo Life Will Limit Overseas Investments on Currency Risk | www.bloomberg.com

Japanese top institutional investors asset allocation change  justified by fundamentals. Domestic eqities allocation increase versus US or European equities to further support Yen implied volatility historic reversal ( as expected anyway).

European bankers unwilingness to take taxpayer's money, sounds familiar !

October 16, 2008

European banks deny rush to raise capital | www.ft.com

Japan is a good historic reference on that matter.

All sides covered deal.

October 15, 2008

Morgan Stanley secures $9bn from Mitsubishi Financial | www.bankingtimes.co.uk

21 % stake in the bank  means Morgan Stanley will eventually become MUFG group subsidiary at a later stage. Besides MUFG is also active on several fronts worlwide.

MUFG strategic thinking insider

October 7, 2008

Aberdeen in tie-up with MUFG | www.ft.com

MUFG already annouced 3 large stakeholder acquisitions worldwide. What is the mega bank strategic thinking , what is the ultimate goal ?

Euroscepticism: return of the living dead!

October 7, 2008

The end of the Euro | www.berninger.de

Euro currency obeys gravity laws. Actual stress test does not call into question Euro existence but ECB institutional design.

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