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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Brevan Howard, D.E. Shaw Win NYC Pension Mandates by Shaw Capital Management Factoring


Shawcapfactoring - Three New York City pension funds have showered nearly $1 billion on three hedge funds.
The pensions for the Big Apple's police, firefighters and public employees awarded $350 million mandates to Brevan Howard Asset Management and D.E. Shaw Group. Brigade Capital Management will run $200 million.
The mandates at a stroke triple the pensions' hedge fund allocation, which now totals $1.35 billion. The plans, with a combined $70 billion in assets, have a $3 billion hedge fund target.
"We have put together a hedge-fund program that will help further diversify our portfolio and guard against volatility in the market," a spokesman for New York City Comptroller John Liu said.
Two other city pensions, for its teachers and educational administrators, have no hedge fund allocations at all.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Greek Swaps Headed Back to ISDA Committee


Shawcapfactoring - Holders of credit-default swaps on Greek bonds shouldn’t tear up their contracts after yesterday’s ruling against a payout.

The International Swaps & Derivatives Association said the swaps hadn’t been triggered by the European Central Bank’s exchange of Greek bonds for new securities exempt from losses taken by private investors. The group will now probably be asked to determine whether collective action clauses, or CACS, being used by Greece to impel investors to participate in a wider exchange of bonds that would trigger the swaps.

“They will have to enforce CACS,” said Alessandro Giansanti, a senior rates strategist at ING Groep NV in Amsterdam. “At that point the exchange will become coercive and that will be a restructuring event for CDS.”

The 130 billion-euro ($170 billion) bailout for Greece is testing the sanctity of the market for credit-default swaps and their effectiveness as a hedge against losses on government bonds. Policy makers including former ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet have opposed paying the contracts because they’re concerned that traders will be encouraged to bet against failing nations and worsen Europe’s debt crisis.

Contracts tied to the debt of Greece signal a 95 percent probability of default.

‘Crying Out’
Such thinking is misdirected, according to Nicholas Spiro, managing director of Spiro Sovereign Strategy in London. A settlement on Greek swaps may bolster confidence in the $258 billion sovereign insurance market and help boost the government bond market, he said. Efforts to circumvent a trigger risk undermining credit markets, Spiro said.

“The sovereign CDS market is crying out for an injection of confidence because we are by no means out of the woods,” Spiro said. “It’s very important, particularly in much larger bond markets like Italy and Spain, that investors’ hedges are perceived to be credible.”

European leaders agreed to provide capital faster for the planned permanent bailout fund in a concession to international pressure to strengthen the bloc’s defenses against the debt crisis. Euro governments might pay the first two annual installments into the 500 billion-euro fund this year and complete the capitalization in 2015, a year ahead of schedule. A decision will come later today.

Interest-Rate Swaps
Elsewhere in credit markets, Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) sold $2.5 billion of debt at almost half the relative yield that JPMorgan Chase & Co. paid last month. The global speculative-grade default rate will rise to 2.8 percent by year-end from 1.8 percent at the close of 2011, Moody’s Investors Service said. The U.S. commercial paper market contracted to the lowest level in more than a year.

The two-year interest-rate swap spread, a measure of debt market stress, fell 0.4 basis point to 25.75 basis points. The gauge widens when investors seek the perceived safety of government securities and narrows when they favor assets such as corporate bonds.

The cost of protecting company debt from default in the U.S. declined, with the Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index, which investors use to hedge against losses or to speculate on creditworthiness, decreasing 1.3 basis points to a mid-price of 92.7 basis points. The Markit iTraxx Europe Index of companies with investment-grade ratings rose 1.5 to 128.5, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. at 10:30 a.m. in London.

Default Swaps Fall
The Markit iTraxx Australia index decreased 5 basis points to 137, Westpac Banking Corp. prices show. That’s on course for its lowest since Aug. 5, according to data provider CMA. The Markit iTraxx Asia index of 40 investment-grade borrowers outside Japan declined 4 basis points to 157.

The indexes typically fall as investor confidence improves and rise as it deteriorates. Credit-default swaps pay the buyer face value if a borrower fails to meet its obligations, less the value of the defaulted debt. A basis point equals $1,000 annually on a contract protecting $10 million of debt.

While Moody’s is forecasting a faster default rate, the estimate is below the 4.8 percent average since 1983, the New York-based ratings firm said in a report yesterday. Standard & Poor’s is forecasting a default rate of 3.3 percent by year-end, from 1.98 percent at the close of 2011, the ratings firm also reported yesterday.

Wells Fargo
Bonds of Wells Fargo were the most actively traded U.S. corporate securities by dealers yesterday, with 175 trades of $1 million or more, according to Trace, the bond-price reporting system of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Wells Fargo issued 3.5 percent, 10-year notes that pay 150 basis points more than similar-maturity Treasuries, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. On Jan. 13, JPMorgan sold $3 billion of 4.5 percent notes, also due in 10 years, at a 270 basis-point spread, before issuing an additional $250 million of the debt five days later.

Monday, March 26, 2012

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Shaw Capital Management Factoring News: Japan Bans Mitsubishi from Contract Bids - Mitsubishi Corp. subsidiaries have been given suspension by the Japanese government in the wake of overcharging issues.

The contract bidding suspension came after the Ministry of Defense became alert that Mitsubishi has overcharged various government agencies in their cost of expenses.

Further details about the incident were not publicized and the company is still assessing the potential impact this ban will have on their company and their affiliates.

Mitsubishi Electric Corp has announced that their business subsidiaries and an affiliate company have all got a notice this week from the Ministry of Defense of Japan. The notice states their suspension from participating in government biddings.

After it was revealed on January that Mitsubishi has overcharged the ministry along with the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center, subsidiaries of Taiyo Musen, an equity affiliate and Mitsubishi Electric (which includes Mitsubishi Space Software, TOKKI Systems Corporation and Mitsubishi Precision) the involved firms have informed the MOD about the overcharges only today.

Through internal investigation, it was discovered that they have also charged more for the ministry by altering records of work across various orders.

The impact of this incident on Mitsubishi’s consolidated market performance still remains uncertain but the firm plans to announce what the public should be alert of as soon as the condition is understood better.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

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A new study led by a NASA  scientist features 14 key air pollution control measures that, if implemented, could sluggish the pace of global warming, improve health and increased agricultural production.
The research, led by Drew Shindell of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, found out that focusing on these measures could slow mean global warming 0.9 ºF (0.5ºC) by 2050, boost global crop yields by up to 135 million metric tons per season and could stop hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each in every year. While all regions of the world would benefit, countries in Asia and the Middle East would see the biggest health and agricultural gains from emissions reductions.
“We’ve shown that implementing specific practical emissions reductions chosen to maximize climate benefits also would have important ‘win-win’ benefits for human health and agriculture,” said Shindell. Shindell together with the international team considered about 400 control measures based on technologies assessed by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria. According to Shaw Capital Management News, the new study centers on 14 measures with the utmost climate benefit. All 14 would restrain the release of either black carbon or methane, pollutants that exacerbate climate change and human or plant health, either directly or by leading to ozone structure.
Methane, a colorless and flammable substance that is a major constituent of natural gas, is both a potent greenhouse gas and an important precursor to ground-level ozone. Ozone, a key component of smog and also a greenhouse gas, damages crops and human health.
While carbon dioxide is the primary driver of global warming over the long term, limiting black carbon and methane are complementary actions that would have a more immediate impact because these two pollutants circulate out of the atmosphere more quickly.
Black carbon, a product of burning fossil fuels or biomass such as wood or dung, can deteriorate a large number of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. The small particles also absorb radiation from the sun causing the atmosphere to warm and rainfall patterns to shift. In addition, they darken ice and snow, reducing their reflectivity and hastening global warming.
Shindell and his team concluded that these control measures would provide the greatest protection against global warming to Russia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, countries with large areas of snow or ice cover. Iran, Pakistan and Jordan would encounter the most improvement in agricultural production. Southern Asia and the Sahel region of Africa would see the most beneficial changes to precipitation patterns.
The south Asian countries of India, Bangladesh and Nepal would see the largest reductions in premature deaths. The study estimates that globally between 700,000 and 4.7 million premature deaths could be prevented each year.
Black carbon and methane have many sources. As being mentioned on Shaw Capital Management News, Plummeting emissions would have needed of that societies make multiple infrastructure upgrades. For methane, the key strategies the scientists considered were capturing gas escaping from coal mines and oil and natural gas facilities, as well as dipping leakage from long-distance pipelines, preventing emissions from city landfills, upgrading wastewater treatment plants, aerating rice paddies more, and controlling emissions from manure on farms.
For black carbon, the strategies analyzed include putting up filters in diesel vehicles, keeping high-emitting vehicles off the road, upgrading cooking stoves and boilers to cleaner burning types, installing more efficient kilns for brick production, upgrading coke ovens and banning agricultural burning.
The scientists used computer models developed at GISS and the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, Germany, to represent the impact of emissions reductions. The models showed extensive benefits from the methane reduction for the reason that it is evenly distributed throughout the atmosphere. Based from the Shaw Capital Management News, Black carbon falls out of the atmosphere after a few days so the benefits are stronger in certain regions, especially ones with large amounts of snow and ice.
“Protecting public health and food supplies may take precedence over avoiding climate change in most countries, but knowing that these measures also mitigate climate change may help motivate policies to put them into practice,” Shindell said. The new study builds on a United Nations Environment Program/World Meteorological Organization report, also led by Shindell, published last year.
“The scientific case for fast action on these so-called ‘short-lived climate forcers’ has been steadily built over more than a decade, and this study provides further focused and compelling analysis of the likely benefits at the national and regional level,” said United Nations Environment Program Executive Director Achim Steiner.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Shaw Capital Management News: Top Tips in Selling your Old Mobile Phone

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Countless of outdated mobile phones languish in cupboards and drawers across the UK, and there are dozens of websites that will offer you cash for old handsets – but are you getting a good deal, watch out for scams online. Good thing we have Shaw Capital Management here to keep you updated. In offering money for a used, frequently useless phone, mobile phone ‘recycling’ companies usually sell of those handset devices rather than recycling it in order for them to provide a unique perfect service. The process goes like this; Customers will enter to- the make and model of their phone, its condition, and some personal details into a website. A quote appears and the company sends out a freepost envelope. Pop the phone in the envelope, then the Customers will send it back to the company and within a few days the money will arrive via cheque or in your bank account. At least, that is how it is supposed to work. But if customers are not careful they can end up with a bad deal – or nothing at all. To test the market, one of the customers searched online and found what appeared to be a good offer: £65 for his old phone – a handset he had bought three years ago. He posted it and waited for the bank transfer. But after Cash4Phones examined his used phone, He got an email informing that “excessive wear and tear” meant the company could only give him £39.33.He had five days to accept. After He complained – the phone is virtually free of scratches and the screen is intact – the company upped its offer to the original price. On one popular phone recycling forum, we found close to a hundred similar complaints about Cash4Phones offering less than its original quote because of “wear and tear” – far more than nearly any other company. Most of the complaints appeared to be resolved on the forum after Cash4Phones increased its offer, and the company says online forums are skewed towards people who are dissatisfied. It says it has many more customers who are perfectly happy with their service and who do not complain. But in view of the said offer of the recycling company which offers less than its original quote once it receives the phone is ordinary. In addition, Brian Turner of Techwatch.co.uk says a significant proportion of phones offered to recycling companies get lower offers when the company cites some kind of damage. Based from Mr. Taylor one the study made by the recycling company two years ago found that about 20% of phones were marked down in this way. Here are some tips in selling your unwanted mobile from Shaw Capital Management; § Don’t say yes to the first offer – shop around on the High Street and online using price comparison sites § Ask friends for personal recommendations and read online reviews of mobile recycling companies § If a company will not pay the price it initially quoted, challenge them § If using an online mobile recycling firm, do not send your phone to them using freepost envelopes – send it recorded delivery in case it goes missing § See what your phone is selling for on online auction sites – this might be your best deal

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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Shaw Capital Management and Financing provides export trade financing to clients in every major world market and can convert accounts receivable finance transactions in 17 currencies. We have no minimum or maximum monthly volume requirements. Other factoring companies require a financial commitment for the amount of freight bills you factor each month. Our highly skilled team provides full administrative support – including credit management, invoicing, collections, account reporting, expense reporting, fuel card management and much more!

Monday, February 27, 2012

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    Shaw Capital Management and Financing provides export trade financing to clients in  every major world market and can convert accounts receivable finance transactions in 17 currencies. We have no minimum or maximum monthly volume requirements.  Other factoring companies require a financial commitment for the amount of freight bills you factor each month. Our highly skilled team provides full administrative support - including credit management, invoicing, collections, account reporting, expense reporting, fuel card management and much more! With Shaw Capital Management and Financing, you get paid in full minus our fee the day we receive your freight bills. Other factoring companies holdback 10 to 15 percent of your money or more for each invoice in a reserve account. That reserve amount is not immediately provided to your company. In the end, you receive part of that percentage back, depending on how long it takes the factoring company to receive payment on the invoice.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Loan Category: Shaw Capital Management Factoring and Financings

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GOVERNMENT shelling out reductions will contribute to a 22% begin repossessions next year, a grim review warned yesterday. The Council of Mortgage Lenders said 45,000 families may lose their homes in 2012, up from 37,000 this year. While, that would still be fewer than the 47,900 forced to hand back the keys in 2009, it is part of a broader malaise intimidating the housing market.Based from the Shaw Capital Management, The CML says that it should also expect ­mortgage lending to contract and the amount of home buyers slipping behind with loan repayments to go up. There are around 166,000 people as its approximations with delinquencies of more than 2.5% today, down from 196,000 in 2009.But it should expect this total to go up again to 180,000 next year as Government reductions lead to rising unemployment and wage goes up again fail to keep rate with living costs.
Bob Pannell, CML chief economist, said: “With higher ­unemployment and the likelihood of real incomes controlling at best over the course of the year, we should expect to see greater financial stress.”The CML predicts net lending, the total of new lending after repayments, will plunge to £5billion next year from £9billion this year and £41bn in 2008.According to theShaw Capital Management,The amount of properties altering hands will also slide to 825,000 from 852,000 expected this year and 901,000 in 2008 as the credit crunch started. Richard Sexton, director of e.surv chartered surveyor, warned the eurozone crisis would make it more robust for banks to boost funds for lending. With buyer assurance low and credit conditions “congealing”, he said mortgage rates would rise while lending to people with small deposits falls.“The recent international economic uncertainty has dented the mortgage market with gives off that will leave it still groggy in the New Year,” he said. Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter, said: “We have been warning that increasing numbers of homeowners are straining under the combined pressures of sky high living costs and rising unemployment.”Today’s prediction from the CML shows this continued squeeze on the finances of struggling families is about to hit home.”Even more terrifying is the threat that interest rates might rise next year. If this happens then we could see thousands more families go through the nightmare of repossession and homelessness rise significantly.”

    Thursday, February 16, 2012

    Cochrane Shaw Capital Management Pty Ltd.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek

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    Cochrane Shaw Capital Management Pty Ltd.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek

    COMPANY OVERVIEW

    Cochrane Shaw Capital Management Pty Ltd. provides investment and securities advisory services to individuals, corporations, accounting firms, and legal practices in Australia. The company offers advice on shares, debentures, superannuation, life insurance, unit trusts, and master fund products, as well as ongoing review on their investment portfolio. Its services include financial planning and investment strategies, superannuation planning, retirement and pension planning, risk insurance management, estate planning, and taxation planning. Cochrane Shaw Capital Management Pty Ltd. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Melbourne, Australia. As of December 24, 2010, Cochrane Shaw Capital Management Pty Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Incito Group Ltd.

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    Monday, February 6, 2012

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    France’s president, Nicholas Sarkozy appeared on a Shaw Capital Management televised interview for his New Year speech to announce new reforms in their economy prior to the election season. However, a strong opposition from a Socialist candidate voiced his concern, making it hard for Sarkozy to gain support from Europe’s elite and middle class who have been deeply affected by the economic crisis.

    The president’s interview on Sunday night were broadcasted live on 8 TV channels and according to Sarkozy himself, his intent is to provoke alert and set an example in the whole of Europe.

    In the hour-long interview, Sarkozy’s two main proposals were to raise the VAT (value added tax) from 1.6% to 21.2% and start a 0.1% financial transaction tax (dubbed as “Robin Hood” tax).

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    He also plans to increase the quantity of young people being taken as apprentices and make a new bank to invest in the industry. However, his rivals weren’t as enthusiastic.

    Although Sarkozy hasn’t announced anything about his re-election bid, his proposals outlined on the televised interview clearly shows what his platform would be like for the two phases of election on April 22 and May 6.

    Included in Sarkozy’s proposals is the setting up of an industrial investment bank with one billion euros as capital to lend financing for SMEs in February.

    Germany and UK, along with other European countries, have already opposed implementation of Financial Transaction Tax in Europe.

    Leaders of the European Union are getting together for their first meeting this year as worsening economy and the struggle to finish the Greek debt writeoff can possibly distract efforts to end the crisis.

    EU leaders arrived in Shaw Capital Management Brussels to finish the German-led deficit-control document and endorse the USD 661 billion rescue budget to be implemented this year. On Saturday, Greece said that they are expecting to finish a deal soon after bondholders said they will accept demands for an increase cut in their debt holdings.

    We are currently seeing elements of financial stability, no matter how little, in Europe — we can safely say that there should be no reason for any alert and that Europe has gone past the most critical point.

    Sunday, February 5, 2012

    Investment Advise | Shaw Capital Management Factoring and Financings Latest News

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    One day after the Securities Exchange Commission announced it was freezing his company’s operations, a North Aurora businessman denied that he has ever swindled anyone.

    Belal Faruki said a report released Wednesday by the SEC is based on the complaint of one his partners who was upset that the private investment firm lost money. This partner “cried wolf” to the SEC, Faruki said.

    “It’s false,” he said. “It’s absolutely false.”

    The SEC complaint alleges that Neural Markets ran an elaborate scheme that defrauded at least one investor of $1 million. The complaint also alleges that Neural Markets lied by portraying itself as a hedge fund that had a positive investment performance since 2009 and that other wealthy investors had put $5 million into the business. According to the complaint, Faruki misled the investor about the time period and amount of losses.

    On Thursday, Faruki said the entire complaint is a smear campaign by one former partner.

    “It’s working. He definitely ruined our lives,” he said. “And the government is his free lawyer right now.”

    Faruki said he is a mathematician who designed software that could provide good investment strategies. As principal owner of Neural Markets, he and five friends decided to use the software to invest in the market. It was a private company that did not want outside investors, Faruki said.

    “We don’t take public money. We don’t advertise ourselves to the public. We’re not interested in that,” he said. “We don’t want to be a hedge fund.”

    The fund did lose money in October and November of 2010, Faruki said. Faruki said the investor who filed the complaint lost about $220,000, and demanded the others cover his losses — a request the other balked at.

    “That’s not how this works,” he said. “The agreement he signed is that we’re partners and we all share equally in the gains and losses.”

    Faruki said the reason no other victims are mentioned in the SEC complaint is that there aren’t any. According to Faruki, it is simply one disgruntled partner who could not get a criminal complaint filed so he turned to the SEC.

    “The SEC is allowing taxpayers’ dollars to be blown on a frivolous lawsuit,” Faruki said.

    Faruki identified the partner complainant, but The Beacon-News is not printing his name because he could not be reached for comment and is a potential victim. Faruki said he plans fight the civil complaint and the company is planning to sue the investor.

    Monday, January 23, 2012

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    GOVERNMENT shelling out reductions will contribute to a 22% begin repossessions next year, a grim review warned yesterday. The Council of Mortgage Lenders said 45,000 families may lose their homes in 2012, up from 37,000 this year. While, that would still be fewer than the 47,900 forced to hand back the keys in 2009, it is part of a broader malaise intimidating the housing market.Based from the Shaw Capital Management, The CML says that it should also expect ­mortgage lending to contract and the amount of home buyers slipping behind with loan repayments to go up. There are around 166,000 people as its approximations with delinquencies of more than 2.5% today, down from 196,000 in 2009.But it should expect this total to go up again to 180,000 next year as Government reductions lead to rising unemployment and wage goes up again fail to keep rate with living costs.

    Bob Pannell, CML chief economist, said: “With higher ­unemployment and the likelihood of real incomes controlling at best over the course of the year, we should expect to see greater financial stress.”The CML predicts net lending, the total of new lending after repayments, will plunge to £5billion next year from £9billion this year and £41bn in 2008.According to the Shaw Capital Management,The amount of properties altering hands will also slide to 825,000 from 852,000 expected this year and 901,000 in 2008 as the credit crunch started. Richard Sexton, director of e.surv chartered surveyor, warned the eurozone crisis would make it more robust for banks to boost funds for lending. With buyer assurance low and credit conditions “congealing”, he said mortgage rates would rise while lending to people with small deposits falls.“The recent international economic uncertainty has dented the mortgage market with gives off that will leave it still groggy in the New Year,” he said. Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter, said: “We have been warning that increasing numbers of homeowners are straining under the combined pressures of sky high living costs and rising unemployment.”Today’s prediction from the CML shows this continued squeeze on the finances of struggling families is about to hit home.”Even more terrifying is the threat that interest rates might rise next year. If this happens then we could see thousands more families go through the nightmare of repossession and homelessness rise significantly.”

    Tuesday, January 17, 2012

    Shaw Capital Management: Cyber World War Warning from Security Experts by Shaw Capital Management Factoring

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    The major Internet security specialist cautioned Tuesday that the cyber terrorist assault having “catastrophic consequences” currently seemed significantly probable in the world in a condition close to cyber war.
    Talking outside of an international meeting on Internet security in London, Eugene Kaspersky, the Russian mathematics genius, explained to Sky News the danger was actual and present a real danger.
    “I don’t want to speak about it. I don’t even want to think about it,” he stated. “But we are close, very close, to cyber terrorism. Perhaps already the criminals have sold their skills to the terrorists — and then … oh, God.”
    Based from Shaw Capital Management research – Kaspersky, who started an Internet security business having a worldwide hit, claimed he thought that cyber terrorism has been the largest instant danger confronting countries as varied as China as well as the U.S.
    “There is already cyber espionage, cyber crime and hacktivisim [when activists attack networks for political ends] — soon we will be facing cyber terrorism, “he explained.
    U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, speaking in the London Cyber Conference, put into the expanding chorus of global leaders sounding this internet alert.
    “We are here because international cyber security is real and pressing concern,” he was quoted saying. “Let us be frank. Every day we see attempts on an industrial scale to steal government secrets — information of interest to nation states, not just commercial organizations.
    “Highly sophisticated techniques are being employed … These are attacks on our national interest. They are unacceptable.”
    The guy cautioned that “we will respond to them as robustly as we do any other national security threat.”
    The U.S. as well as U.K. employed the convention setting out guidelines they expect may constitute the foundation of worldwide cooperation in internet governance, by which states work jointly upon concerns like security and copyright safeguard without imposing new limitations upon customers, The Wall Street Journal revealed.
    The convention that was joined in by business and government leaders coming from around the globe demonstrates how internet security has vaulted around the international policy agenda. Yet it’s as prone to showcase arguments around consensus, along with China among others as interested in clamping down on online users compared with closing the door on criminals as well as spies.
    “How do we achieve security for nations, people and business online without compromising the openness that is one of the Internet’s greatest attributes?” US Vice President Joe Biden told the assembly by way of video link.
    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had terminated her attendance because her mother passed away.
    U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague mentioned whatever issues arise, the fast progression of the Internet signifies talks of the future and governance should proceed to a global phase.
    “The truth is that in cyber space, no one country can do it alone,” he said to the discussion in the beginning statement Tuesday. “In the place of today’s cyber free-for-all, we need rules of the road.”
    Hague proclaimed seven guidelines as the grounds for more appropriate co-operation, this includes “the need for governments to act proportionately” on the internet as well as in agreement with international law; safeguard regarding freedom of expression; respect for privacy and copyright; as well as recommended mutual action against criminals acting on-line.
    The U.S. official claimed the principles had been mainly in line with U.S. cyber strategy and the assembly had been substantial since it aided carry the Internet through merely a technical discussion to worldwide diplomacy.
    Authorities coming from 60 nations are participating for the two-day assembly. Among them is China, of which some officials in the U.K. and U.S. have charged with orchestrating a campaign of cyber espionage directed for thieving the intellectual property in their biggest corporations.

    Sunday, January 15, 2012

    Shaw Capital Management: 2012 Warning: Eurozone Economic Downturn

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    The eurozone is anticipated to go back to downturn in 2012 according to a report from Shaw Capital Management by audit firm Ernst & Young. The company said it anticipates the economies of the 17 member countries to shrink in the first two quarters of 2012. The report forecasts expansion of just 0.1% for the whole of the year and warns unemployment in the eurozone is unlikely to fall below 10% before 2015.The notification was backed by economic data from Markit suggesting output continued to deal across the 17-nation bloc over the past month. Although the headline Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) figure rose slightly to 47.9 but remained below 50 which indicates growth.
    On the Shaw Capital Management it was noted that the survey compiler alleged the slight improvement was down to strength in France and Germany, with peripheral eurozone economies still struggling. Last week, 26 of the 27 members of the EU backed new monetary principles to maintain budgets in line, with only the UK refraining. But, according to Sky News, just days later, fractures have begun to emerge as drafting of the pact begins, with some countries already airing concerns. Many also fear the pact will still not be enough to prevent more countries from needing a bailout like Ireland and Greece.
    According to the Shaw Capital Management, the euro dropped to an 11-month low on the back of the concerns on Wednesday, dropping below $1.30 (84p) for the first time since January. Furthermore, the governor of France’s central bank has launched a substantial assault on credit ratings agencies, calling them “incomprehensible and irrational” as Paris braces for a potential reduce or eliminate of the country’s triple A status. The Head of the Bank of France-Christian Nover said- aFrench reduce or eliminate would not be justified – adding that the agencies should begin by downgrading the triple A rating of Britain, which “has greater loss, more debt, higher inflation, less growth than us and where credit is downsizing.

    Tuesday, December 27, 2011

    Shaw Capital Management Financial News: Wall St. Banks Expected to Post Weak 2nd-Quarter Results | Tabosh

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    By ERIC DASHPublished: July 10, 2011Only a few short months ago, JPMorgan Chase traders were on such a roll that they did not have a single losing day in the first quarter.But when the bank reports its second-quarter results this week, that hot streak will have come to an end. Analysts expect JPMorgan to count an almost 20 percent drop in its sales and trading revenues, reflecting a slowdown in investor activity and the dismal performance of its fixed-income and commodities groups.Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are expected to report similar news. After helping prop up Wall Street during the financial crisis, core trading revenue is projected to drop, on average, by as much as 25 percent from the first quarter, according to Credit Suisse research.That will put further pressure on the banks’ growth prospects, which are already strained by stagnant loan growth and more stringent regulation. It is also prompting nearly every major Wall Street firm to contemplate another round of layoffs amid growing concerns that at least part of the weak results are permanent.”We are undoubtedly being impacted by lower levels of activity,” said William Tanona, a financial services analyst with UBS. “There is a lot of uncertainty out there.”Together, the five Wall Street banks are still going to take in more than billion from their core trading operations, largely from business done on behalf of clients. For example, the banks routinely help airlines hedge oil prices or bring together buyers and sellers of stock, bonds and other complex securities — often putting their own money on the line to facilitate a trade. But during the second quarter, the business was particularly hard hit.Trading volumes fell sharply as investors became unnerved by the running debt crisis in Europe, the political standoff over the debt ceiling in the United States, and lingering concerns over the anemic growth of the broader economy. Even when investors did place their bets, they were far more hesitant to take big risks — something known on Wall Street as lacking conviction. That meant the banks missed out on the lucrative fees they can generate by selling more high-octane products, like complex options and derivatives.Fixed-income traders, among the biggest moneymakers for Wall Street, faced a bruising market. In the commodities business, for example, oil, gold and other metals prices had been rising quickly during the early part of the year as investors anticipated high demand for materials to keep the global economy humming. But as cracks in the recovery kept surfacing, prices headed south — and traders raced to the sidelines. That left most Wall Street desks, which had stocked up on inventory to facilitate trades, holding losing positions.At JPMorgan, for instance, energy traders were having a gangbuster year, earning several hundred million dollars for its burgeoning commodities unit. Yet when the market turned in early May, they gave back some of those gains, according to market participants. Morgan Stanley, meanwhile, suffered tens of millions in losses on its interest rate desk when a bet on lower inflation turned against the bank’s position.Mortgage trading did not fare much better. After rallying from highly depressed values for much the last two years, mortgage-backed securities prices fell sharply during the second quarter. The reason? The government started dumping into the market its vast portfolio of mortgage bonds acquired from its rescue of the American International Group, and investors believed the outsize supply would cause values to plummet. (Only recently, when the Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced it was halting auctions of the A.I.G. mortgage bonds, did prices start to stabilize.)Although the banks have slowed the spill of red ink from troubled mortgages and other bad loans, they are struggling to increase revenue in their more traditional banking businesses, too.New financial regulations have chipped away at once-lucrative sources of income, like overdraft charges and credit card penalty fees. Starting this fall, banks are expecting to absorb a multibillion-dollar hit when they are forced to sharply lower the fees they charge each time consumers swipe their debit cards. Higher capital requirements, meanwhile, could further depress profits if some banks are forced to lighten their balance sheets or exit certain businesses altogether.

    Sunday, November 27, 2011

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    Wednesday, November 23, 2011

    Shaw Capital Management News: It’s Entirely Greek Economic Business

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    Let’s begin with one thing evident: Greece is actually insolvent. This implies that it can no longer be economically competent at settling its financial obligations. Insolvency generally happens in 1 of 2 possibilities: you might be either not capable of repaying your financial obligations as it is due or you possess net negative assets, which means the obligations surpass the assets. The first kind holds true with regards to the Hellenic Republic, in which the government virtually no longer delivers the economic capacity to settle its numerous debts.
    There are numerous causes of this based from Shaw Capital Management: the first is the point that previously, the government has provided employment like people were handing out candies. Consequently there are several needless employments within the government that many individuals don’t actually worry turning up to work any longer. They can, nonetheless, profit from their occupation in which they obtain a government wage as well as benefits without needing to endure the trouble of actually performing a responsible day’s job. Considering that the government can’t attempt to slice one day work, the plumbing is still a concern – with plenty of green seepage, should you grab the drift.
    One other reason why Greece has economic problems is due to the euro itself. In the event of its first implementation, the single European currency, the Greek government proceeded in a spending spree – similar to any shopping spree practice by Fifth Avenue socialites – and began shelling out outside of means, ultimately hitting a spot where investing on the public sector turned unbelievably too much.
    Let’s go back to the most obvious for a moment. How can the government generate income? Tip: it’s the three-letter term we almost all hate. Everyone thought correctly, they create funds through collecting tax! To be able to take care of all expenditure as well as debts, any government like Greece’s requires a continuous stream of money from the inhabitants. As a result of persistent tax evasion, to the contrary, Greece noticed itself in a very extremely undesirable situation in the 2008 turmoil when it was hit full-force with the recession and was without a way to deal with.

    Following a guaranteed considerable bailout through the EU – over €100 billion, approximately something like $140 billion Greece is actually coping to get through the disaster. The general perspective continues to be gloomy, nevertheless, with Greece most likely going through default on its debt. What can this imply for the remainder of all of us? The Greek delinquency indicates a refurbished financial meltdown, designed for the euro zone, where lots of nations including Germany and France own Greek sovereign financial debt. A great unchecked default might suggest the breakdown of numerous Greek and European banking institutions. It may further catalyze a fresh international recession, as much people might attempt to take out their assets through banks in unison, making the economic system to cease. A most detrimental probable consequence will be a complete financial failure of Greece because it is compelled to depart the euro – and perhaps the European Union – and return on the drachma, the euro’s Greek precursor. This Greek currency will be uncontrollably higher, Greece’s government would probably break completely, and the worldwide economy might tumble back to darkness.
    Since we’ve experienced the daily dose of hopelessness and worry for the upcoming financial security, let’s discuss what you can do to relieve the condition. At this stage, the majority of economic experts think that the Greek default is becoming inescapable. Therefore, just what ought to be aimed at is austerity, meaning expense reducing on the countrywide level. Through restructuring the debt and then having steps to reduce needless spending, which may be made by reducing public sector employees (a sizable percentage of whom tend to be pointlessly employed anyhow), lowering public services, and making procedures to chop spending, the Greek government could eventually be competent to settle its financial obligations. During the ideal situation, yet, Greece may need to plan for probable economic downturn for quite a while in the future.

    The Greeks must realize the effects of financial failure and prevent rioting towards each austerity bill that goes thru Parliament. A few weeks back, a huge number latched onto the Parliament building in Syntagma Square in order to protest this fresh austerity bill which is designed to reduce salary and benefits. Honestly I don’t figure out the reasoning driving these protests. The Greek people anticipating that certain enchanting remedy may fall down coming from the heavens and take that cost-cutting and shedding some of their salary may become the ideal bargain intended for the foreseeable future sustainability regarding their nation’s financial state. The alternative choice is financial failure and the principal elimination of employment and livelihood.
    It’s time to raise our heads up, start looking into the future, and have an understanding that a few compromises rendered at present may save the coming years with mainly a small amount of the present time. This specific lesson is definitely not just for Greece and some other economically struggling nations to understand, but likewise for Americans -we all have evolved in order to take with no consideration and may have turn into very stubborn to sacrifice. The occasion for stubbornness is certainly through and, in case we all desire some sort of future, all of us ought to learn to acknowledge that a number of sacrifices may need to be done.

    Monday, November 21, 2011

    Warning: A Review of This Week’s Hot Flicks by Shaw Capital Management Online

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    Rise of the Planet of the Apes
    Teen sci-fi enthusiasts is going to be absolutely hooked with this smart, if not uplifting prequel of the original “Planet of the Apes” in 1968 and all it’sTV, film and video game offshoots.
    A note of caution, though with its use of “motion-capture” engineering that allows the actual gorillas and chimps to look as full-blooded as those of the humans in the film – a product of computer effects overlaid upon a human actor. That’s why the physical violence and disorder in this movie could affect to and make it look very real to the minds of young audience.
    James Franco plays the protagonist named Will, an excellent scientist who develops a certain anti-Alzheimer’s medication, albeit with a viral part. It is tested on apes and resulted in the animals to to grow rather violent, paving the way for the project to be scrapped. However,  Will still continue to give the particular medication to his father (John Lithgow), who is suffering from Alzheimer’s. Will also takes into his care a baby chimp, Caesar, who was exposed to the drug during their experiments.
    When Caesar (Andy Serkis) grew up, he showed signs of superintelligence. But after he acted violently towards someone once, Will is obliged to keep him in a “sanctuary” which ends up to be described as a kind of jail delivering apes for research. Caesar, after having a trainer Tom Felton) frequently maltreat him, instigates the primate uprising against the human race.
    The apes encounter law enforcement officials, various weapons, planes and others as they proceed to climb the wires of the Golden Gate Bridge and later dangle through the treetops in Redwood Forest. They plan to rule. That is what you get for screwing up with genetics, cautions this science-fiction film. 
    There are some scenes in this film that depicts violence between animals and humans that are extreme and may seem too upsetting for some kids, pushing the PG-13 rate to the limit. Early on in the movie, such scenes occur in short sequences but towards the end there is already a prevalent chaos. Although the wounds and the fights are not very visual, there’s certainly death and blood with weapons including iron fence spikes,  electrical prods, guns, tranquilizer darts and others that will not be suitable for the children viewing. 
    Cowboys & Aliens
    Even pre-teens may find this particular PG-13 sci-fi cum Western-themed movie as violent. That’s due to it’s uncomplicated storytelling, though it is actually inspired by a comic novel.
    Right away, you’ll realize something’s unusual, when a sturdy man (Daniel Craig) wakes up in the middle of the desert in 1875 and have no idea who he is. What’s more, he’s got a modern-looking metallic bracelet on his arm that he can’t remove.
    Later into the film, he eventually learned of his true name, Jake Lonergan,along with the information that he is wanted for murder and theft. Lonergan walks into town met a drunk young person, Percy (Robert Dano) whom he somehow humiliated. As it turns out, Percy’s father is a cattle tycoon, Woodrow Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford), a rogue and grumpy military man.
    Just as everyone prepares for a classic Mexican standoff, in came an alien plane, blowing and yanking away various people on wires. This odd threat obliged Lonergan and Dolarhyde, along with the rest of the townsfolk, Indian warriors, robbery gangs and cowpokes to find a common goal.
    The said aliens sport the usual features (massive, slimy, reptilian-like creatures) sufficient to freak out some kids below the age of 12. Craig and Ford made nice, rough heroes amidst a superb cast.


    The weapon fights and alien episodes using their weird-looking planes may come off as an extreme violent movie. Humans engage in more than one bloody and disturbing battle. The actual climactic struggle feature firearms, explosives and bows-and-arrows. It even involves gutting out of several humans by the supposed aliens and burning of a dead body. The screenplay even has expletives, anti-Indian slurs and a mention of ‘whores’. As expected from a cowboy movie, there’s a lot of alcohol-drinking involved and an indirect nudity.

    Warning: A Review of This Week’s Hot Flicks by Shaw Capital Management Online

    http://shawcapitalmanagementonline.com/blog/2011/08/09/shaw-capital-management-online-blog-warning-a-review-of-this-week%E2%80%99s-hot-flicks/

    Rise of the Planet of the Apes

    Teen sci-fi enthusiasts is going to be absolutely hooked with this smart, if not uplifting prequel of the original “Planet of the Apes” in 1968 and all it’sTV, film and video game offshoots.

    A note of caution, though with its use of “motion-capture” engineering that allows the actual gorillas and chimps to look as full-blooded as those of the humans in the film – a product of computer effects overlaid upon a human actor. That’s why the physical violence and disorder in this movie could affect to and make it look very real to the minds of young audience.

    James Franco plays the protagonist named Will, an excellent scientist who develops a certain anti-Alzheimer’s medication, albeit with a viral part. It is tested on apes and resulted in the animals to to grow rather violent, paving the way for the project to be scrapped. However,  Will still continue to give the particular medication to his father (John Lithgow), who is suffering from Alzheimer’s. Will also takes into his care a baby chimp, Caesar, who was exposed to the drug during their experiments.

    When Caesar (Andy Serkis) grew up, he showed signs of superintelligence. But after he acted violently towards someone once, Will is obliged to keep him in a “sanctuary” which ends up to be described as a kind of jail delivering apes for research. Caesar, after having a trainer Tom Felton) frequently maltreat him, instigates the primate uprising against the human race.

    The apes encounter law enforcement officials, various weapons, planes and others as they proceed to climb the wires of the Golden Gate Bridge and later dangle through the treetops in Redwood Forest. They plan to rule. That is what you get for screwing up with genetics, cautions this science-fiction film.

    There are some scenes in this film that depicts violence between animals and humans that are extreme and may seem too upsetting for some kids, pushing the PG-13 rate to the limit. Early on in the movie, such scenes occur in short sequences but towards the end there is already a prevalent chaos. Although the wounds and the fights are not very visual, there’s certainly death and blood with weapons including iron fence spikes,  electrical prods, guns, tranquilizer darts and others that will not be suitable for the children viewing.

    Cowboys & Aliens

    Even pre-teens may find this particular PG-13 sci-fi cum Western-themed movie as violent. That’s due to it’s uncomplicated storytelling, though it is actually inspired by a comic novel.

    Right away, you’ll realize something’s unusual, when a sturdy man (Daniel Craig) wakes up in the middle of the desert in 1875 and have no idea who he is. What’s more, he’s got a modern-looking metallic bracelet on his arm that he can’t remove.

    Later into the film, he eventually learned of his true name, Jake Lonergan,along with the information that he is wanted for murder and theft. Lonergan walks into town met a drunk young person, Percy (Robert Dano) whom he somehow humiliated. As it turns out, Percy’s father is a cattle tycoon, Woodrow Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford), a rogue and grumpy military man.

    Just as everyone prepares for a classic Mexican standoff, in came an alien plane, blowing and yanking away various people on wires. This odd threat obliged Lonergan and Dolarhyde, along with the rest of the townsfolk, Indian warriors, robbery gangs and cowpokes to find a common goal.

    The said aliens sport the usual features (massive, slimy, reptilian-like creatures) sufficient to freak out some kids below the age of 12. Craig and Ford made nice, rough heroes amidst a superb cast.



    The weapon fights and alien episodes using their weird-looking planes may come off as an extreme violent movie. Humans engage in more than one bloody and disturbing battle. The actual climactic struggle feature firearms, explosives and bows-and-arrows. It even involves gutting out of several humans by the supposed aliens and burning of a dead body. The screenplay even has expletives, anti-Indian slurs and a mention of ‘whores’. As expected from a cowboy movie, there’s a lot of alcohol-drinking involved and an indirect nudity.

    Monday, October 24, 2011

    Shaw Capital Management Factoring: Abolishing Loan Exit Fees to Benefit Small Businesses

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    The Interface Financial Group (IFG), a growing source of alternative funding for Australian small businesses, announced that the company welcomes the Federal Government’s focus on abolishing exit fees from lending facilities because it places additional value on financiers who differentiate based on offering great client service.  IFG provides short-term financial resources including single invoice factoring to companies in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, the United States, Canada, and Singapore
    Earlier this month, the Gillard Government’s legislation to ban exit fees on mortgages was passed into law with the primary focus on benefiting consumers who own residential properties.  The ban applies to all new home loans from 01 July 2011 and has already prompted some of the major banks to eliminate their exit fees for their mortgage customers.  These exit fees have been a critical area of focus for the Federal Government in an attempt to increase competition in the banking industry.  Not surprisingly, the ban has been contained to mortgage products which are the most politically sensitive financial service amongst Australia’s property-conscious consumers.
    David Hechter, Chief Operating Officer for IFG in Australia welcomed the focus on exit fees across additional credit products in the small business finance market  because it forces finance companies to continually provide clients with excellent customer service.  ”It is extremely challenging for small  businesses to forecast what will happen to their companies over even a short-term period yet entrepreneurs can find themselves locked into business loans with minimum monthly fees and high exit fees should circumstances change.  Finance companies who are confident in their ability to retain their small business clients based on consistently providing great customer service will not have to rely on exit fees to achieve customer retention.  Especially in the area of debtor finance – where the finance is for invoices that revolve every 30-60 days – financiers will have to fight to keep their clients every month.  Small businesses can really benefit from this sort of competition from factoring companies who are not afraid to operate without exit fees in place.”
    Invoice factoring and invoice discounting are financial services targeted specifically to SME’s who need working capital cash flow, but cannot access conventional bank products such as commercial loans and overdrafts.  These products involve selling invoices to a third party, either a specialist provider or a bank.  There are specialist funders in this sector that will still consider offering facilities to businesses who may not meet the traditional banks’ lending criteria.  This can even include sectors that the banks typically avoid such as construction sub-contracting, however SMEs in this industry can turn to specialist funders who offer facilities through construction factoring arrangements.

    Factoring belongs to the family of debtor finance products where a company can use one of its most valuable assets – its strong customer base – as a source of cash flow by selling these invoices to a factoring company.  With invoice factoring, there are no minimums, no maximums, no long-term commitments and no lengthy application process.
    About The Interface Financial Group (www.ifgnetwork.com.au)

    The Interface Financial Group (IFG) provides short-term financial resources including invoice factoring(invoice discounting).  IFG launched the Australia operation in 2006 following the success of its New Zealand businesses which commenced in 2004. IFG’s innovative products also includes spot factoring – the purchase of a single invoice or number of invoices.  IFG does not require the whole debtor book.


    The IFG Network is the funding arm of The Interface Financial Group providing capital and transactional support to IFG’s international office network. IFG has grown to over (150) international offices in Australia, UK, the United States, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Singapore. Each IFG office is managed on a local level, providing immediate service to clients with local knowledge and experience. This makes IFG unique to all otherfactoring companies in Australia.  The IFG team has substantial business experience and expertise in numerous diverse areas, including accounting, finance, law, marketing, and banking.