CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS May 26, 2010 Otkritie Securities Otkritie, the UK subsidiary of Russian financial services giant Otkritie Financial Corporation, has appointed Howard Snell as chairman. Snell joined the broker last year as an executive director, having previously been UK chief executive of Russian investment bank Troika Dialog. He was also previously co-head of the London emerging markets desk at UBS, [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS May 26, 2010 Otkritie Securities Otkritie, the UK subsidiary of Russian financial services giant Otkritie Financial Corporation, has appointed Howard Snell as chairman. Snell joined the broker last year as an executive director, having previously been UK chief executive of Russian investment bank Troika Dialog. He was also previously co-head of the London emerging markets desk at UBS, [...]
Indian oil giant mulls £1bn float July 19, 2010 JUBILANT Energy, an Indian-based oil and gas exploration company, is considering a flotation on the London Stock Exchange, according to City sources. City stockbroker Evolution Securities, assisted by Renaissance Capital, is testing out the appetite for a money-raising in London, say the sources.? A spokesman for Evolution told City A.M. “Clearly it has been looking [...]
Indian oil giant mulls £1bn float July 19, 2010 JUBILANT Energy, an Indian-based oil and gas exploration company, is considering a flotation on the London Stock Exchange, according to City sources. City stockbroker Evolution Securities, assisted by Renaissance Capital, is testing out the appetite for a money-raising in London, say the sources.? A spokesman for Evolution told City A.M. “Clearly it has been looking [...]
… but JP Morgan could lose $3bn, warn analysts December 2, 2009 JP MORGAN Chase has estimated its revenue could fall as much as $3bn (£.18bn) next year if, as a result of legislation, most of its derivative transactions are forced onto an exchange, Sanford C. Bernstein analysts said yesterday. The bank could take an earnings hit of 13 cents to 20 cents per share in 2010 [...]
SUMMER’S SET TO SIZZLE AS CITY’S GOT TALENT MAKES A COMEBACK July 18, 2010 IT’S SUMMERTIME, and if you’re looking for a ray of sunshine to penetrate the daily grind of City life, look no further. Regular readers of this column will remember last year, when The Capitalist whipped the financial world into a frenzy with a rundown of the top ten hunkiest gentlemen and loveliest ladies the City [...]
Emerging markets 2.0 July 27, 2010 INVESTORS have developed an addiction to emerging markets in recent years. But what happens when the traditional emerging economies of South East Asia start to mature? Where are the next fertile regions for growth? The frontier markets of the Middle East and North Africa, collectively known as the Mena region, are a good bet. Frontier [...]
Emerging markets 2.0 July 27, 2010 INVESTORS have developed an addiction to emerging markets in recent years. But what happens when the traditional emerging economies of South East Asia start to mature? Where are the next fertile regions for growth? The frontier markets of the Middle East and North Africa, collectively known as the Mena region, are a good bet. Frontier [...]
HSBC names new Mid East boss June 2, 2010 HSBC said it had appointed a new head of its global banking and markets division for the Middle East and North Africa, who will focus on key markets in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Abu Dhabi. Mohammad Al Tuwaijri, a Saudi national, joins HSBC from JP Morgan, where he was managing director and head of Saudi [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS June 10, 2010 MISYS Morgan Stanley raises its price target for Misys to 300p with an “overweight” rating saying the announcement of the share placing by Allscripts crystallises the value of healthcare. Morgan Stanley said it expects the positive stock reaction to continue. Misys estimates $1.35bn in proceeds from the share placing. ESSAR ENERGY JP Morgan Cazenove initiates [...]