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The Best And Worst Of Foreign Bank Stocks

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:14:00 GMT

Maldives Island Beach Last week was one of the worst weeks for many of the world’s stock market indices. The UK’s FTSE 100 was down a massive 26% from the previous week. France’s CAC and Germany’s DAX also plunged over 20% for the week. The Nikkei Index of Japan lost 24%.Here in the US, the Dow plummeted 18% for the week, the worst in its history.The S&P 500 Index also declined 18% for the week.Financial stocks were some of the worst performers last[More...]

Blunting The Samurais' Blade?

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:25:00 GMT

It is not as if financial markets are short on action at the moment. Financial pundits and analysts are certainly being served an ample amount of ammunition from which to draw inspiration. In this light, I am sorry to report that your author here at Alpha.Sources is still crippled by a lack of stable access to the internet. Not unlike the issue in financial markets and the global economy the problem with the apartment in which he is housed has appeared to run deeper than first assumed As such, the attempts to secure stable access to the World Wide Web have so far been futile. Here is to hoping that I am will be up and running some time this week. Another thing which does not seem to be running at the moment (apart from the entire global financial[More...]

Periodicals Wrap-Up for Thursday, August 7th

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:35:00 GMT

Nissan Motor (NSANY) and Chrysler are already working together on pickups and subcompact cars. Now the two are discussing jointly producing mid-size cars that would be sold in the U.S. under Chrysler's name[More...]

SEC Extends Naked Short Selling Order

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:57:00 GMT

"You know what the news is-- in a minute, you're going to hear the rest of the story"- Paul Harvey Don't you love "election year magic?". Oil and commodity prices are falling, and today the SEC has extended its emergency order prohibiting naked short sel[More...]

Periodicals Wrap-Up for Friday, July 18th

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:31:00 GMT

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Stock Market Summary for July 15th 2008 - SEC Issues Emergency Order

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:52:00 GMT

The first thing I want to address tonight is the statement made today by Christopher Cox, Chairman...[More...]

Periodicals Wrap-Up for Tuesday, July 15th

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:48:00 GMT

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Periodicals Wrap-Up for Tuesday, July 8th

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:43:00 GMT

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Yahoo Sucks

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:36:04 GMT

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Banks Hurting

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:29:33 GMT

Banks Hurting

Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Japan-based Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG), one of the largest financial services companies in the world with total assets of over $1.5 trillion.

Mizuho is deploying Metavante's Prime Compliance Suite in more than 27 of its offices.

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Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Deploying Metavante’s Anti-Money Laundering Solution Across Offices in 19 Countries

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:57:00 GMT

Metavante (NYSE:MV), a leading provider of banking and payments technology, today announced that Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (“Mizuho”) is automating its compliance efforts throughout its international offices and subsidiaries in 19 countries worldwide with a suite of anti-money laundering (AML) products from Metavante Corporation’s Risk and Compliance Solutions division. Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Japan-based Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG), one of the largest financial services companies in the world with total assets of over $1.5 trillion.[More...]

The Japan Equity Fund Announces First Quarter Earnings

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:09:00 GMT

The Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (NYSE: JEQ), a closed-end management investment company, today announced its performance results for the three months ended January 31, 2009, the first quarter of its 2009 fiscal year.
In comparison, during the quarter ended January 31, 2008, the Fund incurred a net investment loss of approximately U.S. $110,000 (equivalent to a loss of U.S. $0.01 per share).
On January 31, 2009, the total net assets of the Fund were approximately U.S. $77.2 million.

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Mizuho Corporate Bank Serves As Exclusive Financial Advisor for Recently Closed $2.3B Financing Agreement for Panama Canal Expansion

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:10:00 GMT

Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. ("Mizuho") today announced that it served as exclusive financial advisor to the Panama Canal Authority's ("ACP") recently closed $2.3B financing agreement for the $5.25B Panama Canal Expansion Program.
The financing was provided by a geographically diverse group of multilateral development agencies, including the European Investment Bank, the Corporacion Andina de Fomento, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the Inter-American Development Bank and the International Finance Corporation.
As a full-scope financial advisor, Mizuho facilitated the ACP's approach to the financial markets by assisting in the development of the optimal financing structure for the deal and helping to secure a prospective A2 rating from Moody's for the financing.

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Learn About the World Investment Services Market Brief

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:52:00 GMT

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Financial services industry is available in its catalogue.
The global outlook series on Investment Services provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings.
The report provides a rudimentary insight into the industry's structure, and segmental composition and trends i.e. Asset Management, Mutual Funds, Institutional Asset Management, Investment Banking, Underwriting, Securities, and other alternative investments.

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Mizuho Arranges $70MM Latin American Ninja Loan

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:30:00 GMT

NEW YORK, NY -- -- 10/08/08 -- Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. announced today that it has successfully closed a 3.5-year, US$70 million Ninja loan, syndicated in Japan, for the Inter-American Investment Corporation . This financing is the second Ninja loan arranged by Mizuho for the IIC in 2008, and the largest in the region to date. Mizuho acted as Mandated Arranger and Agent on the transaction. Lenders include Mizuho, Shinkin Central Bank, The Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited, and a Japanese regional bank.[More...]

Mizuho Securities USA Appoints Eleven Senior Officers to Its Fixed Income Team

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:48:00 GMT

Mizuho Securities USA, the U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary of the global Mizuho Financial Group ., today announced the recent appointments of a managing director and ten new directors in its Fixed Income Division. The new appointments continue the expansion of Mizuho Securities USA's Fixed Income Division initiated by John Koudounis, Executive Managing Director & Head of Fixed Income, since he joined Mizuho Securities USA in May.[More...]