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U.S.
institutional investors (pension funds, investment companies, insurance
companies, banks and foundations) control $24.1 trillion in assets in
2005, up from $17.3 trillion in 2002, and held a record 61.2% of total
U.S. equities at the end of 2005, according to The Conference Board
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The
U.S. will lose its place as the world's leading financial center in the
next decade without legal and regulatory changes, according to a McKinsey
report, commissioned by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Senator
Charles Schumer found.
Despite the current stock market boom and many
hitting new highs, unlike in other recent bull markets, companies have
been reluctant to split their stock. Only 37 companies in the Standard & Poor's 500
index split their stock last year, compared to 91 in 1999.
Continue reading... "Stock Splits 60% Below the 1999 Levels " »
Private
investment from developed countries into 30 emerging markets, including
China, India, Mexico and Brazil, would decline to $469 billion in 2007
from $502 billion in 2006 and a record level of $509 billion in 2005,
according to The Institute of International Finance, whose members include
360 companies from 60 countries (reports AP).
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Developing countries could free up trillions of dollars by developing markets based on mortgages, credit cards and loans, according to an outline of a speech at BNP Paribas conference by Michael Milken, the junk bond billionaire turned philanthropist, reports Bloomberg. |
Continue reading... "ADR Trading Volume Jumped To a Record $1.58 trillion in 2006" »
Of
the estimated $180 billion that flowed into stock funds of all types in
2006, .U.S. investors flooded international stock funds with an
estimated $150 billion, and only $30 billion went to
U.S. stock funds, the smallest since 2002, according to TrimTabs.com, (reports
USA Today).
Continue reading... "U.S. Investors Flood International Stock Funds with $150 billion in 2006" »
Continue reading... "Record Financial Services M&A Deal Activity in 2006; $2.4T AUM Involved" »
Continue reading... "Record 151 Media M&A Deals in 2006, a 33% Jump: DeSilva & Phillips" »
Corporate
buyouts by private-equity firms in the U.S. has been on a steady rise
during the past several years, with record setting deals in 2006. This
could set up 2007 and beyond for some megasize IPO activity as these new
owners look to exit from their investments, reports
WSJ.
Continue reading... "Buyouts to Produce Big IPOs in 2007; Global IPOs Surpass $250B in 2006" »
