Wikio - Capital markets

Invitation to Saab Capital Markets Day (Business Wire)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:41:00 GMT

Invitation to Saab Capital Markets Day STOCKHOLM, Sweden--()--Regulatory News: Welcome to Saab’s Capital Markets Day Friday September 5. The main topic of the day is civil security. The market for civil security is growing and Saab (STO:SAABB) is one of the big players in the field. Listen to Gunilla Fransson, President for Saab Security, when she tells more about...

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Homefront: Capital market near bottom, housing bear says (Sacramento Bee)

jwasserman@sacbee.com (Jim Wasserman) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

"There remain some serious threats to the outlook, including the ongoing credit crunch and weak job market," he said. "But with a bit of luck, including stable oil prices and good policymaking, the Sacramento housing market will find its footing by this time next year. And prices will resume rising again early in the next decade."

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Universal Technical Institute to Present at the 8th Annual BMO Capital Markets Back to School Education Conference (PR News Wire )

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:05:00 GMT

PHOENIX, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: ) will be presenting at the 8th Annual BMO Capital Markets Back to School Education Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York on Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at 1:45 p.m. Eastern time. Kim McWaters, President and Chief Executive Officer and Eugene Putnam, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial...

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First Potomac Realty Trust to Participate in BMO Capital Markets 2008 North American Real Estate Conference (Business Wire)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:00:00 GMT

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE:FPO) announced it will be participating in a panel discussion at the BMO Capital Markets 2008 North American Real Estate

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Maybank's BII deal in KL's hands: Jakarta (Business Times Asiaone)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT

(JAKARTA) The fate of a US$2.7 billion takeover of Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) by Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) is in Malaysia's hands and the capital markets watchdog will not make exceptions to existing rules, Indonesia's regulator said yesterday.

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Statement From Dato' Yusli Mohamed Yusoff, Chief Executive Officer, Bursa Malaysia Berhad On The 2009 Budget Announcement (Mondo Visione)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:33:30 GMT

The 2009 Budget announcement clearly cements the Government's commitment towards protecting the wellbeing of the rakyat and sustaining economic growth over the mid-term period. We are encouraged by the capital market incentives that were announced as these will enhance the attractiveness of Malaysia as an investment and capital raising platform.

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Warrant market to grab investor attention (Turkish daily news)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:36:35 GMT

Describing the latest conflict between the Turkish Derivatives Exchange and the Istanbul Stock Exchange as a “detail,” the chairman of the Capital Markets Board said that all energy should be

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Freddie's Rally Presents Chance to Cash In (The Street)

twocents@thestreet.com (Lauren LaCapra) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:55:00 GMT

The time is right for the government-sponsored mortgage giant, which has already pledged to its regulator that it will raise $5.5 billion, to tap the capital markets.

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Peter Niculescu, Teflon Executive (Market Movers)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:47:26 GMT

How did Peter Niculescu manage to get promoted to the important new position of Chief Business Officer at Fannie Mae? This is how Fannie Mae describes his history at the company after he joined in 1999: In his previous position as Executive Vice President and head of the Capital Markets business, Niculescu was responsible for the management of the company's on-balance sheet portfolio...

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Recovery Continues As Stock Market Gains N355 Billion (All Africa)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:42:46 GMT

Investors continued to smile yesterday as share prices firmed up further, two days after the Federal Government and other stakeholders in the nation's capital market intervened to stem the bear run that started last March.

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Teton Energy changing exchanges (The Denver Business Journal)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:47:02 GMT

Teton Energy Corp. said Thursday it will switch to the NASDAQ Capital Market next month.

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PE rush seen lifting valuations (Indian Express)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:29:50 GMT

The hanging uncertainty in the capital markets and the ensuing fall in company valuations have triggered an influx of PE funds.

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Valuations are not a major issue, market uncertainty is (Indian Express)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:29:20 GMT

Ranganath Char is the executive director and head of capital markets products and investment banking at J M Financial. He is also director on the board of Association of Merchant Bankers of India.

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Chairman named (Thailand Today)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:03:00 GMT

IN Brief Chairman named CAPITAL MARKETS :The Federation of Thai Capital Market Organisations (Fetco), an umbrella group representing local brokers, fund managers, analysts and listed companies, has named Prasert Bunsumpun as chairman, effective Aug 30. Mr Prasert, currently the chief executive of PTT Plc, succeeds Kongkiat Opaswongkarn as Fetco chairman. The appointment...

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Lower oil prices could help Alimentation Couche-Tard (Climateer Investing)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:47:00 GMT

From the Financial Post : Alimentation Couche-Tard could benefit from a correction in the price of crude oil. Analyst Sara O' Brien of RBC Capital Markets noted the retailer and gad bar owner, due to report first-quarter results on Sept. 2., has seen its share price rise 20% since the fourth quarter, benefiting from an inverse correlation to crude correction.... Just thought you should...

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TXCO Resources to Webcast Morgan Keegan Conference Presentation (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:18:23 GMT

SAN ANTONIO - TXCO Resources Inc. (Nasdaq:TXCO) today announced TXCO President Gary S. Grinsfelder and Vice President-Capital Markets Roberto R. Thomae will update investors and analysts on the Company’s growth and strategy at the Morgan Keegan 2008 Equity Con

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Projects Asia Pacific Capital Markets Guide (Just In Just Out)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:24:00 GMT

The Asia Pacific guide compares the performance of the 21 largest stock exchanges in the region, from India and Pakistan in the west, to Japan and China in the east, to Australia and New Zealand in the south. Have attached the report and release for your reference. More...

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Event: China Venture Capital & Private Equity London Forum 2008 (China Business Blog)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:05:42 GMT

The effect of the more than one year's subprime mortgage crisis, the turbulent global economic situation, the continuing rise in the costs of raw materials and labor and dismal Chinese capital market performance do not hinder investors' enthusiasm for China's VC/PE market. According to Zero2IPO Research Center statistics, 47 VC firms established 63 funds during the [...]

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Market Downturn - NSE Reduces Transaction Charges By 50 Percent (All Africa)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:40:35 GMT

Stakeholders in the nation's capital market- the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the stockbrokers have agreed to reduce the cost of transactions on the NSE by 50 per cent in order to arrest the prevailing market melt down.

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Housing slump hits Capital market as sales drop by 25% (News Scotsman)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

THE number of homes being sold in Edinburgh has dropped by more than a quarter compared to the same time last year.

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