The appetite for foreign stocks among U.S. investors is high since last year despite the credit crisis and the current recession.Last year’s market performance proved that the so-called decoupling theory of emerging markets being different from the developed markets is not entirely correct. In fact,many of the emerging market indices such those in Russia, India, …
The list Top 25 Banks in the Middle East was published The Banker magazine last month. The National Commercial Bank of Saudi Arabia was the highest ranked bank in the region. But its Tier 1 capital fell 15% last year and it slipped 12 places to end at 120th spot in the world’s top bank …
The FDIC shutdown 4 more banks yesterday bringing the total bank failures this year 81. The failed four banks are: Guaranty Bank of Texas CapitalSouth Bank of Alabama First Coweta Bank of Georgia ebank of Georgia Guaranty Bank is the 3rd largest bank failure this year with assets of $13 B and deposits of $12 …
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BankersAlmanac.com, a site run run by the information database provider Reed Elsevier, tracks the world’s top banks based on assets. The World’s Top 10 Banks ranked by Total Assets: [TABLE=173] Note: Data compiled from banks’ balance sheet information included on Bankersalmanac.com on 5th August 2009 European banks dominate the above list. Royal Bank of Scotland …
“Branding is about having a unique personality, a point of view and a positioning.†David Haigh CEO, Brand Finance plc The Most Valuable Brands of Canada for 2009 were published by Brand Finance a while ago. The rankings ” represents a point-intime examination of the Canadian ‘brandscape’, including many brands who are ‘getting it right’ …