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Have fortunes ever turned around so quickly? Sovereign wealth funds, the great hope for financial markets just a few months ago, are now suffering under losses on recent risky investments. Worse, economic reality has caught up with them and removed much of their raison d’etre.
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Just a few short weeks ago, the government guaranteed bank bond market was threatening to become a dreary procession of nondescript identi-bonds. It might not be to every issuer’s taste, but the cut-throat scramble that has instead emerged can only be welcomed by anyone wishing to see a vibrant bond market.
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Faced with looming defaults in the Spanish property sector, banks are contemplating radical ideas to save companies struggling with debt. It’s going to take some bold moves — banks may find they have to stump up more cash to offer third parties and potential acquirers, or take equity stakes in some of the firms.
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Few financial institutions have ended 2008 in a stronger position than they started it. But, thanks to strict investment rules, the Islamic banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council have coped better than most.
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Companies at, or nearing, insolvency have more options for rehabilitation in this recession than they did during the downturn of the early 1990s. But there are worrying signs that they are not getting the help that they might, damaging recovery rates for lenders.
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Have fortunes ever turned around so quickly? Sovereign wealth funds, the great hope for financial markets just a few months ago, are now suffering under losses on recent risky investments. Worse, economic reality has caught up with them and removed much of their raison d’etre.