In recent days, comments from senior officials and experts have painted a positive outlook for the U.S. economy, but doubts still remain about the strength of the US recovery.
Finance industry executives and investment bankers expect that M&A activities in 2010 rise be roughly the same or slightly above 2009 levels, as investors are likely to remain conservative and risk averse as the global economy recovers slowly.
As the markets enter the first earnings season of 2010, economic indicators from across the world paint a mixed picture as far as the economic recovery is concerned.
“Savings” – a word frequently quoted and synonymous with the economic stability of a country, is gaining popularity among corporates and influencing their decisions.
A recent financial industry regulation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives will mandate the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish rules that would entail ‘fiduciary duty’ for brokers who provide investment advice.
Dubai financial crisis has given a jolt to the world economy on recovery path with the burst of real estate industry bubble. European as well as Middle East banks have the highest financial exposure to the real estate projects in Dubai.
New liquidity risk drivers post financial market crisis, viz., prolonged money-market freeze, stranded syndications, collateral repudiation, and so forth have brought stress testing and scenario analysis in the forefront to better evaluate the impact of sudden stress events.
Hedge funds survived well in the financial crisis. This is primarily because hedge funds are more transparent and are subject to noteworthy regulations.
Banking industry has witnessed a shift in priorities in the last two years. From innovation, expansion, and investments the focus has shifted to decreasing costs, increasing customer satisfaction, and optimizing current systems and infrastructure.
Compared to other frauds, payment card frauds have received most attention, globally, from businesses and card issuers. Along with monetary loses, the brand image, reputation and loyalty also takes a toll with such frauds.
Globally, financial firms are under constantly increasing pressure to cut the time to deliver products to the market. The financial crisis has only aggravated this phenomenon, although it was in evidence much before it started.