Kurt Osterberg

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    Boutiques and banks clash

    When did your banker last recommend against an execution or transaction for which they are being remunerated?” This leading question awaits prospective clients browsing the website of Ondra Partners...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Dark pools braced for uncharted waters

    Dark pools are not the “new black” anymore – they have been in Europe for more than a decade – but recently these esoteric trading systems emerged as the new battleground for European exchange...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Europe’s star performers guide clients in turmoil

    To describe the past year as “difficult” for traders would be an understatement. The collapse of Lehman Brothers in September unleashed a tidal wave of volatility that sent traders running for cov...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Checks and balances

    The region compensates for its market size and higher risk with better returns, analysts said, with property yields ranging from about seven percent for a prime building in Warsaw’s central business...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Angel Martin: Restructuring is key to the current climate

    In the current economic climate many Spanish businesses are turning to restructuring specialists to help them navigate efficiently through difficult times. When it comes to choosing a restructuring ad...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Buyers versus sellers

    An investment banker associate of mine recently shared an interesting statistic. He said his business, a veteran establishment, currently spends around 80 percent of its time with buyers. This time is...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Mercantilism reconsidered

    This question constitutes a Rorschach test for policymakers and economists. On one side are free market enthusiasts and neo-classical economists, who believe in a stark separation between state and bu...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    ETFs and emerging markets

    Emerging markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) have one thing in common: both are destined to hold increasing importance for investors for many years to come. Emerging markets offer some of the str...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Red squared

    Russia’s budget deficit could reach 7.5 percent of GDP in 2010, stretched by state aid for banks, but economic growth should return after this year’s recession, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said...
    On August 25, 2009 / By
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    Don’t leave home without it

    Credit card delinquency figures bring to mind the rock classic “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet.” Since last July’s record report – delinquencies jumped to 6.6 percent of all card debt in the fir...
    On August 25, 2009 / By