All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Investment Banking & Commercial Finance

There are important implications in three areas: 1.  Financial. 2.  Regulatory. 3.  Political.

Implications: 1.Global Financial Markets - provision of risk management and corporate services by way of research. 2.Adequacy of data is imperative. 3.Appeal appears to be to benefits derived from a broadre market trend. 4.The PRIMARY focus - Corporate Governance Practices. A value - added proposition....

This article is a very good brief about the RiskMetrics IPO, but doesn't attempt to broadly touch the many areas that are set to shine from recent events in the subprime mortgage market.

This article documents the eagerness with which investors are seeking a rationale for buying bank stocks.  At the same time, it acknowledges that the quality of assets remains questionable.

Implications: 1.Empoyee layoffs are a casuality. 2.Raising Capital is of a critical importance. 3.Writedowns of multi-billion portfolios is a direct causation. 4.Dividend cuts will provide a worst-case situation for the individual investor. 5.Loan-loss reserves must be enhanced to brace for a major...

Implications: 1.Access to foreign financial markets may be limited. 2.Private-equity funds are drawing wealth from international joint ventures. 3.The salient issue at hand is that of "control". 4.There is a critical interest - the maintenance of status for foreign joint interests. 5.Morgan Stanley...

James Cayne stepped down as CEO to pass the baton to Alan Schwartz, who believes Bear Stearns faces some risks and sits in a comfortable position, however, the new CEO may be downplaying the possibility of further write downs. In November 2007, Bear Stearns said it would write down approximately $1.2...

Inplications: 1.Morgan Stanley's venture provides dividends but, not the appropriate access to China's business ventures. 2.International  Regulators are withholding access to joint-venture investments - a detriment. 3.Cash is the driver to boost capital investment. 4.Foreign investor's seek status...

Grant Kvalheim, BarCap's Co-President becomes the latest victim resulting from write downs related to subprime mortgage investments in the U.S. and leveraged loans. Kvalheim was responsible for helping to expand BarCap's business in the U.S., however, investments in CDOs, SIVs and SIV-lites which were...

Implications: 1.The inability to raise funds indicates a loos od "Good Faith" by Financial Institutions. 2. The sub-prime mortgage debacle has a spill-over affect on consumer lending criteria. 3.Cancellation of a pre-arranged lending arrangement has  enhanced the damage created by the fall-out...