The race to get top investors between foreign and local managers heats up in a system with little foreign currency exposure and lack of information on deals.
Sectors
Asian Insurance Industry Grow at High Rate
Asian insurance industry investors see no sign of slowdown for fast growing market. A frenzy is underway in the Asian insurance industry and it has made many pay large sums so as not to miss opportunities to participate in the region's fastest growing market.
Sumitomo Corp Pulls Out of JV Agreement
Sumitomo Corp pulls out of JV Agreement and purchase sale of coal mining tenements. In disappointing move, Sumitomo Corp has pulled out of a coal exploration partnership with Aquila Resources.
BHP Billiton Sells Assets to Capstone Mining
BHP Billiton sells Pinto Valley copper mine and an Arizona railroad to Capstone Mining Co. In agreement reportedly worth US$650 million, BHP Billiton sells two major assets to Capstone Mining Corp.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Lands Two Major Deals
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group deals with Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank AG for deals. The American unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc is in discussion about its sale of its trust banking services to clients of Morgan Stanley.
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Barron's the financial paper, has said that Dell shareholders still stand to earn from the Dell-Silver Lake leveraged buyout deal.
James Breyer of Accel Partners would not stand for re-election to the board of social networking giant Facebook.
Bafin, the German financial markets watchdog, clears German Bank directors of any wrongdoing. Bafin, the German financial market regulator, have not come up with any proof that the directors of the German Bank are behind the manipulation of the standard interest rates, according to a top official of Bafin that the Wall Street Journal Deutschland had spoken with over the weekend.
According to an anonymous source relayed to an Italian newspaper reported by Reuters, Telecom Italia would retain its stock on the fixed line network to prevent any takeover by Hutchison Whampoa.
Judge Ugo Bellini finds no evidence of fraud nor urgency to deem the issuance of a seizure order. An Italian magistrate has thrown out a request to issue an order to seize nearly Eur1.
The European Commission receives subsidy complaint against China for illegal subsidies on solar glass sold in the EU market.
In a move to help local Saudis, unused residential and military lands may be confiscated for that purpose.
Telenor ASA purchases HTO's Bulgarian mobile unit. The biggest telecommunications operator in the Nordic region Telenor ASA has entered into an agreement to purchase Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA's Bulgarian mobile subsidirary for Eur717 million or US$934 million.
According to Morningstar's analysis,
Vanguard Global REIT offers stable returns on investment.
