Tag Archives: Europe

Russia’s Alfa-Bank accused of “corporate raiding” plot in Ukraine

By Andrei Skvarsky. Russia’s Alfa-Bank has been accused by Crimean Vodka Company (CVC) of a …
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Swiss bank Lombard Odier: Russian investors to keep clear of Cyprus

By Andrei Skvarsky. Lombard Odier, a Swiss asset management firm, praises the European Union/International Monetary …
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Moscow refuses to refund Russians for money lost in Cyprus

The Russian government will not compensate Russian savers who have lost money in the Cyprus …
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GOLDMAN SACHS COMMENT: Is There Method in the Madness?

By Jim O’Neill, Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (this week’s ‘Viewpoints’). My last week was …
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Moscow Exchange launching T+2 deferred settlement scheme

By Andrei Skvarsky. The Moscow Exchange is launching on March 25 a T+2 settlement system, …
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GOLDMAN SACHS COMMENT: Will the BRICS Announce a BRICS Development Bank?

By Jim O’Neill, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (weekly “Vewpoints”) Most stock markets enjoyed a further …
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Moorgate Capital advises on $243m buyout of packaging maker

By Andrei Skvarsky. Investment consultancy Moorgate Capital advised on a 160m-pound ($243m) buyout in the …
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Markit says world business, mainly US and Chinese firms, upbeat about 2013

By Andrei Skvarsky. According to Markit, a global financial information services company, the global business …
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GOLDMAN SACHS COMMENT: From the weekly Viewpoints of Jim O’Neill, Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management

European Glory. So yet another year of European dreams comes to an end for United, …
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East Capital upbeat about Russia’s domestically-, consumer-focused sectors

East Capital, an emerging markets-focused asset manager headquartered in Stockholm, argues that domestically-oriented and consumer-related …
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RDIF, VEB, France’s CDC sign private equity promotion deal

By Andrei Skvarsky. Russia’s Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and VEB development bank and France’s Caisse …
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Clearstream link to Russian CSD goes live with custody fees halved

By Andrei Skvarsky. Clearstream, the clearing and settlement arm of German stock exchange Deutsche Boerse, …
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EBRD intervenes to salvage Lithuania’s Ukio bank

By Andrei Skvarsky. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is lending 20m euros in …
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EU financial intel body takes up Magnitsky affair

By Andrei Skvarsky. The European Commission has launched an investigation into the laundering of money …
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FTI Consulting: global business “surprisingly” upbeat about world banking

By Andrei Skvarsky. FTI Consulting, a global business advisory firm, has said it has carried …
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