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  • Asia
    Beyond the limelight
    Private equity deals that make the headlines for all the right reasons are proving hard to come by in Korea. With the political and financial environment changing rapidly, private equity has no choice but to evolve. Opportunities still exist in Korea, but as the travails of US firm Lone Star show, it isn't easy out there. Richard Morrow reports.
    October 09, 2006
  • Asia
    CEO INTERVIEW - In search of richer climes
    Korea's securities industry is currently in the doldrums, but it is preparing for the introduction of new regulations in 2008 that will shake up the entire industry. Bae Ho Won, CEO of Samsung Securities, tells Richard Morrow about the plans of the country's largest broker.
    October 09, 2006
  • Asia
    CEO INTERVIEW - Changing his spots
    The corporate experiences of business mogul Sukanto Tanoto encapsulates Indonesia in many ways, from problematic attempts to recover from the devastation of the Asian financial crisis to the potential to re-establish his company's reputation abroad. Nick Parsons reports.
    October 09, 2006
  • Asia
    COMMODITIES - Asia's material investments
    Commodity-linked investments have gained traction in Asia thanks to a four-year bull run in commodity markets, and despite some recent market corrections that outlook is still promising. But the dearth of experienced staff could create problems for banks, writes Richard Morrow.
    October 09, 2006
  • Asia
    CORPORATE PROFILE - A boggy outlook for Bumi
    When Bumi Resources' planned sale of coal assets fell through, the stock price of the natural resources company plummeted, which in turn led to pressure on a large number of private bonds that had been collateralized with the firm's stock. Nick Parsons muddies his boots as he negotiates this unregulated market.
    October 09, 2006
  • Asia
    Cream of India's crop
    Nestlé India runs a successful shop independently of its Swiss parent, concentrating on milk, tea and noodles, reports Chris Wright.
    October 09, 2006
  • Asia
    Deflation's return?
    In August, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) ushered Japan's economy into a new era when it finally abandoned its zero-interest-rate policy. But plenty of doubts remain over whether deflation itself has truly been beaten.
    October 09, 2006
  • Asia
    Drinking to success
    Thai Beverage's public stock debut in Singapore may have disappointed, but it understands its market very well and wants to grow, reports Chris Wright.
    October 09, 2006
  • Asia
    LENDING - Naming and shaming
    In an effort to control spiralling non-performing loans, Bank Mandiri has publicly announced its top bad debtors. Raja Garuda Mas, the pulp and paper operations of business tycoon Sukanto Tanoto, topped the list by a huge margin, a fact the company bitterly disputes. Nick Parsons gains the opinions of both bank and debtor.
    October 09, 2006
  • Asia
    Making tough choices
    Perhaps the most emotive part of Idris Jala's business turnaround plan is the Mutual Separation Scheme, which is part of a drive to cut 6,500 of MAS' 21,000 staff by 2008. To date, 2,622 staff have taken voluntary redundancy – analysts describe the terms as "fairly lucrative" – while 411 are due to retire between now and December. Jala predicts a further 3,000 will depart over the next two years via normal attrition. "We wanted to do it in a humane way that was agreeable to all parties," Jala says.
    October 09, 2006
  • Asia
    MARKET WRAP
    Thaksin Shinawatra is ousted as Thai prime minister in a bloodless coup, United States Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson talks trade with China's president Hu Jintao, and former Citigroup banker Margaret Ren is cleared of wrongdoing by the US Securities & Exchange Commission.
    October 09, 2006
  • Asia
    Market wrap
    Lone Star's sale of a 51% stake in Korea Exchange Bank was held up by a tax evasion probe into the US fund, while Shinhan Financial Group made a bid to buy a majority stake in LG Card and President Roh Moo Hyun criticized the speed of privatization.
    October 09, 2006
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