Financial & Business Services News by GLG Council Members

The fact the ECB might accept securities other central banks (or private lenders) might not is not preventing the market for these securities to correct.  Pledging securities to a collateralized lender will not affect the ability to sell these securities when the opportunity presents itself.

The personell market in India is becoming more tight. Despite major numbers of graduates flushing the market, the real potential for international jobs is estimated far lower then the actual number of graduates. Bearing this mind makes the HR outsourcing industry a booming market for the future, as it is in mature markets already.

Implications: 1.Common Equity is low compared to that of Securities Firms.A deviation does exist between the Securities Industry and the Banking Industry. The question, at hand, is the common ground? 2." A Large and Growing Equity Shortfall "has not kept pace with the Financial Institution's ability to absorp losses - hence re-capitalization. 3.It is , entirely possible, that the bank will, indeed,...

Implications: 1.The Credit Crisis seems to be leveling - off and Mortgage Rates seemed to have fallen into a downward trend. 2.Raising funds on-the-swap market may have relieved the Major burden. The question , at hand, is the length of time for proof positive. 3.Decision Makers have chosen to raise the rate by .75 points - the "new" base rate of 5.75%. 4.The salient issue is the amount of required...

1.Shrinking business pushing bigger banks to swallow smaller banks to increase customer base.

Implications: 1.Record breaking deal to off-load Pension Liabilities to Prudential Insurance Comapny: A Boost for the Cable & Wireless Company. Unload the Liability! 2.The LARGEST Transfer of Liabilities to an Insurer: The trend becomes more apparant. Keep the Assets and Transfer the Liabilities. End result: A better Balance Sheet and related ratios. 3.The causation - falling liabilities enhance...

Let me be brief.  This is a synthetic market that allows participants to express their sentiments (wager) without participating in the cash market.  Beware reading too much into the levels at which items trade in any synthetic market.

Borrowers are finding it more difficult to obtain credit because lenders have a renewed awareness of the basics of extending credit, not because borrowers are requesting credit more often.

Implications: 1.Gains are positive after easing concerns that the Financial Insitution will need to add additional capitalization. 2. The credit - writedown collapse is the causation of Major Markdowns - that hampered the Financial Strength of many Global Financial Insitutions. 3.Reorganization of cost structures at the retail-banking and branch levels of the organization has enhanced the management...

- Chip technology has eclipsed disk drive storage solutions - Solid State storage devices have been used for well over a decade.  This is a proven technology. Now they have become cost effective. - Retail products such as laptops offer SSD solutions, which will simple, accelerate manufacturing and the demise of the spinning disk as an option.