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| Privatization of profits and nationalization of losses |
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| The latest series of bailout measures has market participants perplexed… will this lead to a chain of further
bailouts? Is this the best response?
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| The great inflation vs deflation debate |
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The debate goes on! Are we headed for a prolonged period of hyper-inflation? Or is the deflation set to continue and will prices fall? This debate is not an ordinary one. How it plays out in the coming years will make an impact on the already depleted wealth of investors, and their purchasing power. |
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| A Closer Look at Captive Insurance Vehicles |
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Across the world, a growing number of companies are resorting to captive insurance companies to provide insurance and lower the costs associated with paying claims to third parties. In the region, high levels of economic growth have not only provided new business opportunities but also increased the number of risks companies face. As risk management becomes more sophisticated, an increasing number of large local companies are looking at various options to finance that risk. Captive insurance provides a highly effective tool for these firms. |
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| Demystifying the PIB |
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Capital Resources must be adequate at all times.
Maintaining adequate capital for conducting business activities as become even more critical in the current scenario. Morison Menon revisits the rules of capital adequacy in this edition of demystifying the PIB… |
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| Catalist- acting as a catalyst for growth |
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Sub-markets have proven to be successful in many parts of the world. Rohit takes a closer look at Sesdaq, the revitalized sub-market of the Singapore Exchange. |
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| DIFC – An Emerging Global Hub for Captive Insurance |
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Since its launch in 2004, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has rapidly emerged as a global hub for financial services. As the only truly international financial centre in a vast region covering the Middle East, North and East Africa, the Caspian and the Indian subcontinent, DIFC offers the ideal platform for tapping the world's largest emerging market for financial services. |
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| Single Family Offices |
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The DIFC recently released Consultation Paper No. 3 of 2008 (on 18th June 2008) regarding proposals to set up a legal and regulatory framework to enable super wealth bracket families to set up Single Family Offices (SFOs) in the DIFC. MM Views take a look at the proposed changes. |
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| Carbon credit trading- opportunities in UAE |
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Part-1 of this article appeared in the previous
issue of MM Views, and focused on the
mechanism of the carbon market. We shall now
look at some of the potential applications in the
UAE. |
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| Up the Ladder |
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The following is the English adaptation of a short story “Vaidyo narayano hari” originally published in Kannada (an Indian language) in the month of October 2007.The story is written by Mr. Gopinath Rao, a Chartered Accountant and an accomplished writer. |
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| Demystifying the PIB |
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Capital Resources must be adequate at all times.
Maintaining adequate capital for conducting business activities as become even more critical in the current scenario. Morison Menon revisits the rules of capital adequacy in this edition of demystifying the PIB… |
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| The carbon market and clean technologies-Investing in sustainability |
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3-4 2008
As concern on the critical issue of global warming
grows, carbon trading and green technologies are
like a breath of fresh air…literally!
This is a two-part article.
Part 1- shall focus on the mechanism of the carbon
market and
Part 2 - shall outline the potential applications and
opportunities in the UAE. |
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