LLPs are not as safe as you might think September 28, 2010 THE LIMITED Liability Partnership vehicle is now a decade old, but its uptake has reportedly surged amid economic hard times. Members of insolvent LLPs are certainly better off than their counterparts in insolvent partnerships, who must routinely dig into their own pockets to meet creditors’ claims. This summer, though, saw the first high-profile collapse of [...]
Banking regulations won’t bring stability September 28, 2010 THE BASEL III reforms have now been formally endorsed by the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision of the G20 countries. The aim is for the proposals to be agreed in November 2010 and to take effect from 1 January 2013 – albeit with long transitional periods. Under the reforms, banks will now need [...]
Wall Street tumbles but investors remain positive September 27, 2010 US stocks slipped yesterday as investors took a break from a four-week rally, but they remained optimistic the advance would resume as a flurry of deals suggested companies were seeing value in the market. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 48.22 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 10,812.04. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index [...]
September was golden but cooler days are due September 27, 2010 SEPTEMBER’S prodigious rally in the American S&P 500 index has taken many investors rather by surprise. Despite falling yields on US Treasuries and gold rallying, the index is on track for its third-best monthly performance in the past decade. The S&P 500 has been driven higher by tech stocks, which have risen 12.71 per cent [...]
EQUITY RALLY NOT MATCHED BY OIL PRICES September 27, 2010 CFD MARKET STRATEGIST, GFT THE rally in equities this September has wrong-footed those of us who felt that the August sell-off was the start of something more serious. Now we’re just a few days away from October, typically another worrisome month for markets. While the major US indices have broken above significant resistance levels, recent [...]
Even without a runway, airlines set for take-off September 27, 2010 BAA’s Sir Nigel Rudd grabbed headlines last week by denouncing the ban on a third runway at Heathrow, claiming it would make the facility a “second-tier airport”. His comments followed an update from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that forecast a likely 2010 profit of $8.9bn for the global aviation industry – excepting Europe, [...]
THE TIPSTER September 27, 2010 MINING stocks have had a good run recently. With some important economic data due this week in the form of the UK’s GDP and US consumer confidence figures today, some good numbers could push the miners higher. Capital CFDs offers a price of 3,699.1p-3,703.9p for Rio Tinto. Gold’s key resistance level of $1,300 per ounce [...]
Opening gains likely as winning streak continues September 26, 2010 ANOTHER positive open is expected for UK shares this morning, following on from a fifth straight week of gains. GFT is quoting the FTSE 100 index to open up 10 points from Friday’s close, at a level of 5,608. The German DAX 40 is expected to open up 12 points at 6,310, and the French [...]
WALL STREET WEEK AHEAD September 26, 2010 US stock investors will head into this week wondering if September will end as strongly as it began for the market, with manufacturing and personal income data among the top indicators on tap. The data will be watched for further clues on whether the economic recovery is still on track and to see if the [...]
As Eurozone banks tighten purse strings, Euribor rises September 26, 2010 WITH the spread between Irish and German bond yields even wider than it was during May, speculation is rife that the Eurozone crisis is about to re-emerge with a vengeance. A run of terrible data has not helped matters: on Friday, Irish GDP was revealed to have shrunk 1.2 per cent in the second quarter [...]