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Sovereigns are making more investments in Asia than ever before, resulting in service providers building up teams to cater for the expanded needs of sovereigns, supranationals and agencies. What impact...
Despite the spectre of default that hangs over the European sovereign bond market the region’s insurers’ exposure to Greek, Irish and Portuguese (GIP) sovereign bonds is manageable and unlikely to...
European Union action on Ireland’s bank debts points to fears over contagion spreading across peripheral Europe.
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The Chinese sovereign wealth fund has committed to the US Federal Reserve that its interest in Morgan Stanley will remain a passive investment and that it has committed to not exert controlling influence over the bank
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ING warns of ‘dramatic divergence’ in interest rates if euro fails
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Banks stress-testing portfolios against sovereign default
The European Union and International Monetary Fund agreed a E750 billion emergency loan package in early May, aimed at averting a sovereign default and wider crisis across the eurozone. Nonetheless, banks have been preparing for the worst, stress testing...
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