Since the credit crisis began, governments around the world have passes many stimulus packages to restart stalled economic growth. For example, today the government of Malaysia announced a second a stimulus package of US$16.3B just after announcing the first stimulus four months ago. In the US, many stimulus packages have been announced during the past …
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One of the fiscal implications of the current financial crisis is the effect on funded pension plans in many OECD countries. Some of the countries’ pension fund portfolios have high exposure to equities and mutual funds. Many of the mutual funds in these countries are also heavily invested in equities. The following diagram shows the …
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The London-based world’s leading band valuation consultant, Brand Finance, published the Top 500 Global Banking Brands for 2009 last month. They have published this annual report since 2006 in partnership with The Banker magazine. This list is released annually and is based on data from the world’s largest stock exchanges. Each brand is assigned a …
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