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* The United Arab Emirates plans to guarantee bank bond sales to intensify efforts to shore up the financial system after pledging AED120 Bn to boost liquidity in the economy.
* Switzerland-based BSI bank’s Bahrain branch is considering joint ventures with Gulf partners as well as acquisitions, as part of its strategy to [...]
GCC markets remained flat with some markets exhibiting an upward bias and others closing marginally lower. The global credit crisis continues to haunt investors—selling was rampant on some days. Because of this, governments in the oil-rich region have taken steps to support their financial systems after stock markets sustained huge losses last week. The Saudi [...]
London, Monday, September 22, 2008 ARANCA News Report (www.aranca.com) :In an attempt to provide liquidity to strained financial markets, some of the largest central banks are discussing a long-term plan to accept as collateral assets denominated in foreign currencies. The U.S Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank and the Bank of [...]
London, Thursday, March 13, 2008 ARANCA News Report (www.aranca.com) :US mortgage-backed bond fund Carlyle Capital Corporation (CCC) has said that it will not be able to meet repayments to lenders and the fund will collapse.
Creditors of CCC, a unit of the private equity firm Carlyle Group, are expected to liquidate the fund to take possession [...]
London, Friday, February 29, 2008 ARANCA News Report (www.aranca.com) :London-based Peloton Partners has become the latest victim of the global credit crisis and has closed its £1 billion ABS Master Fund due to severe losses.
The fund had created an 87 per cent return in 2007 but said in a letter to investors that it was [...]
