Financial & Business Services News by GLG Council Members

Pillars of the Bull Market Provide Weak Long Term Foundation

September 29, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Stock market analysis | www.nbc-2.com

Two of the pillars of the recent bull market are that cash is waiting on the sidelines and the worst of the housing market is behind us.  Unfortunately, neither of these arguments is based upon facts.

Xerox Acquisition of ACS Fits Vision, Execution Likely to Be More Difficult

September 29, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Xerox Bets Big on Services | www.businessweek.com

Xerox's acquisition of ACS really does fit with its vision of owning all aspects of document management.  It is also a much better fit and price than what Dell obtained with Perot Systems.  However, execution is likely to be more difficult, as the ACS business will bring new management challenges associated with a large (and lower end) services business and the synergies are far from assured.

Joseph ChathamPresidentChatham Mortgage Partners Inc.

It is all in the "W"

September 28, 2009

Analysis of:KB Home Loss Narrows on Fewer Write-Downs | online.wsj.com

KB, a lower cost builder, is benefitting from the perception that we have hit the bottom. We have not. Thus, the peak of the inside of the "W" is about to wane.

Finishing schools are grooming students for better life

September 27, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Grooming an Achiever | ManjitKaurAcademician

When sons of Dasrath were sent to Maharishi Vasistha, that was part of existing tradition of Gurukul ,the conceptual finishing school of ancient times,where evenprinces become commoners.Somehow this concept died gradually and moreorganised grooming schools appeared on the scene

Harnath SithamrajuConsultantHarnath Sithamraju

Cash Cow sends a signal

September 27, 2009

Analysis of:State Bank of India open to acquisitions in UK | www.reuters.com

1. That State Bank of India is on the prowl is evidence enough that global crisis had minimal affect on Indian Banking system.2. Indian economy is on the threshold of a upward curve.

Mark MariottiChief Executive OfficerFuture Management Holdings Inc

JPMorgan, the man who encouraged lending

September 26, 2009

Analysis of:How to Stop a Credit Card Payment Increase | www.mainstreet.com

During the last major financial meltdown or depression, JPMorgan, the man who encouraged lending by laying down the gauntlet to his peers, single handedly stimulated the economy. He knew that the severe times dictated new and severe lending techniques. I believe there is going to be an even LARGER backlash to Chase and American Express and other credit card lending institutions, that continue inthe...

Swiss banks are facing major challenges

September 26, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Swiss Private Banks Go Down Market as Crisis Destroys Wealth | www.bloomberg.com

The issue of the Swiss banks is not limited to the effect of the crisis and the consecutive destruction of wealth.Their challenges are:- increased sophistication of many banks around the world who are closer to customers and can provide similar services;- the stigma attached to Swiss banks after the various "tax scandals" in the US, Germany.....- they are loosing the Ultra High Networth customers...

Where was my Risk Management at the time of the crime?

September 26, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Rethinking Risk Management after the Crisis | www.khaleejtimes.com

Numerous articles have been published on the risk management lessons learned from the current credit crunch. The common thread is that the mistakes this time are more or less the same as prior to any other crisis; disregard for rare events, to much concentration and what seems more apparent now: lack of understanding of the new and complex breed of financial derivative instruments and markets. The...

Chase Test Likely Targeting Rate Surfers and At-Risk Customers

September 25, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:Credit Card Issuers Getting In Their Licks Ahead Of Reform | www.huffingtonpost.com

Chase’s new policy is most likely targeting rate surfers who will pay off at the end of their promotional period and at-risk cardholders who are using the lower rates for balance transfers from higher-rate issuers. The Chase test is likely looking to see the impact on concurrent runoff of existing higher-rate balances (which doesn’t apply to the surfers) and on whether the policy is acceleratingdelinquency...

Test Likely Targeting Rate Surfers and At-Risk Customers

September 25, 2009

Analysis by:GLG Expert Contributor

Analysis of:How to Stop a Credit Card Payment Increase | www.mainstreet.com

Chase’s new policy is most likely targeting rate surfers who will pay off at the end of their promotional period and at-risk cardholders who are using the lower rates for balance transfers from higher-rate issuers. The Chase test is likely looking to see the impact on concurrent runoff of existing higher-rate balances (which doesn’t apply to the surfers) and on whether the policy is acceleratingdelinquency...

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