Disclosure system for gov't bond flotations to be put up.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), together with the Department of Finance (DOF) have agreed to establish an inter-agency committee that will install a monitoring framework and disclosure system for local government bond flotations, which aimed to protect the investing public from fraudulent schemes and other misrepresentations. ...

Healthy basis.
WAR-TORN BEIRUT, once the prosperous Paris of the Middle East, now serves as a microcosm for what is possible, and where the tension lies, in other such areas for the region. Peace of a sort exists, reconstruction is needed, the government has ambitious plans, wealthy and expatriate investors are standing...

Marsh Debuts Online Guarantee Program.
In a move that could give e-commerce a huge boost by reducing the risk involved in making online purchases, New York-based Marsh has developed a performance bond program aimed at guaranteeing e-commerce transactions globally. The program, principally underwritten by The Hartford Fidelity and Bonding Co. in Hartford, Conn., offers...

The Clintonomics trap.
President Clinton's economic program has been approved by Congress in its overarching dimensions, notwithstanding the Senate's defeat of his modest stimulus package. Suppose the larger program works and significantly reduces the deficit-what are the likely real-world outcomes? Give or take a minor up-tick, the longer-term result will...

Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage of Wall Street.
Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage of Wall Street Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage of Wall Street. Michael Lewis. Norton, $18.95. The apprenticeship of Michael M. Lewis began early one morning in 1985 when he stepped out onto the gigantic trading floor of one of Wall Street's most gigantic...

NDC Board of Directors and General Meeting of the Partnership Members to Discuss the Company's Reorganization Proposal at December Meetings.
MOSCOW, December 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Depository Center (NDC), Russia's only settlement depository servicing the full range of debt and equity securities of Russian issuers, reports that a general meeting of NDC members, held 27 November, reviewed the Bank of Russia's position regarding share distribution among future shareholders...

/FIRST AND FINAL ADD -- LNTH001 -- AEGON N.V. Earnings/.
United Kingdom - Underlying earnings before tax declined 39% on lower fund related charges in the pension business - New life sales in line with last year; sales of annuities rise to record levels, up 4% at GBP 49 million - Higher margins lead to further increase in UK's...

USAA Introduces Global Opportunities Portfolio.
The Portfolio is designed to provide moderate long term growth with greater downside risk control. SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- USAA launched the Global Opportunities Portfolio, a managed account consisting of four USAA mutual funds, including the new USAA Global Opportunities Fund. The Portfolio advisory fee...

Corporate bond markets; instruments and applications.
9780470821770 Corporate bond markets; instruments and applications. Choudhry, Moorad. John Wiley & Sons 2006 788 pages $90.00 Hardcover The Moorad Choudhry finance series HG4651 Choudhry (economics, London Metropolitan U....

Local currency bond markets to get lift from new Asian fund.
SINGAPORE, July 14 (Reuters) Asian local currency bond markets outside Japan have $1.6 trillion in outstanding debt but they are still relatively illiquid and can be hard going for investors, put off by red tape and difficulties of access. The launch last week of a Pan-Asia Bond...