GLG News by Viaticals & Life Settlements Experts

Lehman is finished as an independent investment bank. Its business model is broken, and the leadership has no medium or long-term game plan. Next in line is Morgan Stanley. Like BSC both of these banks suffer from a common problem, weak senior management, arrogance, lack of risk management and...

Purchasers with a permanent need for large amounts of life insurance coverage to fund estate liquidity or business succession requirements are turning more and more to the Secondary No Lapse Guaranteed Universal Life product. The traditional guarantees of Whole Life are provided by this product at an...

The main focus to date has been on writedowns and capital raisings in the "aftermath" of the credit crisis. Before we reach the end of the credit crisis road, legal authorities will have to investigate, bring charges, settle or try cases against many of the top names (institutions and persons)...

Eastern European real estate investment opportunties are still attractive despite substantial building and price gains over the last few years. As in many fields in Eastern Europe, the Austrians are the leaders, in particular in the financial services space. Perhaps it is time for real estate...

Unrestrained speculative forces will cause a backlash of regulation, which may well destroy the efficient functioning of commodity markets. Some countries have already halted trading in certain commodities. US Senator Lieberman wants to exclude institutional investors from participating in commodities...

In particular in the financial services industry, the control functions (audit, compliance, risk management and credit) are the key to the long-term success of the enterprise. Greed has made many CEOs forget this fact and ultimately completely disgrace themselves. The list is long......

There are substantial funds available for investment in German real estate from both domestic and foreign investors. Commercial real estate price volatility in German-speaking Europe will be substantially lower than in the UK, USA or Asia going forward. As the economy in German-speaking Europe...

While the figures in the article may well reflect the numbers, there is more to the story than actual write-downs and capital raising. To bring these into proper perspective and allow a risk adjusted view, each individual bank's business model, diversity of revenue and overall risk profile must...

As problem real estate loans to consumers and builders rise and more residental and commercial real estate goes into foreclosure, perhaps it is time for the banking industry to set up new REITs to pool these assets. The goal? Increase liquidity and lower risk by creating attractive investment ...

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