Last month, Dun & Bradstreet, the world’s leading provider of global business information announced the top banks in India in a publication titled “India’s Top Banks 2009”. The Top Banks of India 2009 based on the performance in year 2008 are: [TABLE=144] Source: Dun&Bradstreet Most of the above banks do not trade in the US …
The ETF industry continued to grow last year in Europe despite the credit crunch. Assets Under Management (AUM) grew by 6.49% from the start of the year. In 2008, the widely watched European Blue Chips Index DJ Euro Stoxx 50 dropped by 44.37%. By the end of the year, there were 1,553 ETFs listed in …
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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