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Goldman Sachs in New York has hired JPMorgan's co-head of equity structured investments.

Co-published by Societe Generale

Co-published by Societe Generale

Signals suggest Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set on retaining the 11-member bipartisan Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) and advisory board that former premier Junichiro Koizumi used. But internationally known figures such as Heizo Takenaka, the country's banking reform guru, have left government with Koizumi, ostensibly for good. Some domestic economists speculate that Takenaka's exit alone augurs weakness on reforms, and already some of Abe's supporters have been calling for hikes in public works spending as large as 18%.

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It was towards the end of 1980s when Sampoerna patriarch Putera Sampoerna decided to introduce a mild clove stick with a lower nicotine and tar content than its regular counterpart. Moreover, the new kretek would be mass produced by machines.

Private equity firms are generally attracted to companies that have steady cash-flows and strong brands, but have either been undervalued by markets or have poor management. They see value where others cannot because they can lift returns in a manner not possible in a listed company structure.

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The transferral of a major portion of the government's stake in Telstra to Australia's Future Fund is an embarrassing admission of the company's weakness. Telstra now wants to turn itself into a broader media company, but calls are rising to break it up. Giles Parkinson reports.

Indonesia's venture capital industry has not yet emerged, but there have been signs of gentle stirring for years.

The sale of a 25.4% stake in Bank of Ayudhya to GE Capital is the latest sign of increased competition in Thailand's banking sector. Ben Davies reports.

Best Cash Management Banks in Indonesia as voted by Financial Institutions and Corporates, 2006