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27 October 2008
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Corporate IT Financing Contracting The Wall Street Journal, 27 October 2008 Credit terms for tech equipment financing are becoming more unfavorable, causing some firms to delay IT purchases. |
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“Heard in the Suite” —Growing Concern about Insurance Pricing in 2009 Financial Times, 23 October 2008 Although it is not getting much press coverage, executives are growing concerned about rising insurance premiums and coverage erosion in 2009, with 72% of CFOs expecting certain insurance premiums to rise next year. On average, CFOs expect insurance premiums to rise 5–10% in 2009, especially Directors and Officers Liability Insurance. “The insurance market is, without doubt, at the bottom of the cycle. We are hearing that some insurance management boards are mandating up to 10% increases on all renewals.” To share your own thoughts with “Heard in the Suite,” please click here. |
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Russia's Antitrust Google Decision One More Reason to Proceed with Caution The Wall Street Journal, 24 October 2008 Russian regulators thwarted Google Inc.'s $140 million acquisition of an online advertising firm, and the decision could reflect the growing anxiety about the online giant's widening global footprint and a renewed sense of Russian nationalism, according to analysts. |
Our view: Foreign companies operating in Russia are reporting to us a growing rate of seemingly arbitrary government interventions from Russian authorities, seriously limiting the profitability of their Russian operations. In light of this real and growing problem, companies considering entry into the Russian market are well advised to consider joint ventures, not just for the benefits of limiting capital at risk and gaining local market knowledge, but because a good local Russian partner will provide the relationships and political know-how to mitigate the effects of such intrusions. |
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SEC Official Warns TARP May Broadly Influence Executive Compensation www.sec.gov, 21 October 2008 Last week an SEC official stated that the executive compensation rules under TARP should influence the compensation committees at all companies, not just the financial sector, to “consider the particular risks an executive might be incentivized to take to meet the target.” |
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Nationalized Banks Seen as Safe Havens for Savings The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 October 2008 Nationalized banks in the United Kingdom and Australia are seeing an increasing number of depositors who seek government guarantees on their savings, marking a change in preference from foreign-owned bank branches toward traditional, well-known bank brands. |
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Daily Capital Markets Review: Markets Plunged on Concerns About Deep Slowdown Corporate Executive Board, 24 October 2008 This summary includes news items regarding global liquidity, commercial paper and T-bill rates, and currencies and commodities. We also invite you to listen to the Capital Markets Week-in-Review Podcast. |
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Daily Capital Markets Review: Banks Borrow More from Fed, Stocks Tumble Corporate Executive Board, 23 October 2008 This summary includes news items regarding global liquidity, the TED spread, commercial paper and T-bill rates, currencies and commodities, and corporate debt spreads. If you would like to receive the Review after markets close (instead of the next morning), please click here. |
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