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Japan’s ordeal — and its future
Tragic as it is, this natural disaster might serve as a catalyst for Japan to forge a brighter future.
By Paul Sheard | 21 March 2011
FX
Mrs Watanabe, not repatriation, driving yen volatility
There has been a lot of talk about Japanese insurers repatriating their foreign currencies into yen, but it was retail investors, not insurance claims, driving yesterday’s...
By Nick Ferguson | 18 March 2011
Corporate
Moody’s lists A-Pac beneficiaries of displaced energy demand
As Japan comes to rely more on non-nuclear fuel, the rating agency pinpoints those companies that are best positioned to benefit in Asia-Pacific.
By Leigh Powell | 18 March 2011
Macro & Markets
Rating agencies respond cautiously to Japan's disasters
For the time being at least, the three main rating agencies are taking a sanguine view of Japan's sovereign and corporate debt, but warn that it is too early to make a judgment.
By Rupert Walker | 17 March 2011
Macro & Markets
Banks pledge nearly $30 million in Japan relief effort
Not counting employee contributions, financial institutions across the region are pledging millions of dollars to help Japan recover from the devastating earthquake and tsunami ...
By Lara Wozniak | 16 March 2011
M&A
Nippon agrees $2.6 billion valuation for Reliance Life
Nippon Life Insurance buys a 26% stake in Anil Ambani's life insurance company, paying $680 million to become a strategic investor in India's last independent life insurer.
By Sameera Anand | 16 March 2011
Macro & Markets
Worse than Kobe, in more ways than one
Don't expect Japan's stockmarket or the economy to recover as quickly as they did after the 1995 Kobe earthquake.
By Lara Wozniak | 15 March 2011
Macro & Markets
Japan counts the cost of record quake
While the human toll continues to grow, analysts predict that the mega earthquake and tsunami will not cause a slump in Japan’s economy.
By Nick Ferguson | 14 March 2011
People Moves
Jefferies continues to build Asia franchise
Jefferies appoints Naomi Fink as Japan strategist as it continues to build its Asia franchise.
By Lara Wozniak | 10 March 2011
Business Moves
Jotwani follows Bhattal in Nomura promotion
Tarun Jotwani is promoted to head of global markets at Nomura, adding equities to his debt portfolio, soon after Jesse Bhattal becomes CEO of Nomura's wholesale division.
By Sameera Anand | 9 March 2011
People Moves
Laroia to take over as head of equities for Asia at Morgan Stanley
Gokul Laroia takes over from David Russell who will return to London to become head of equities for Emea. The move leaves Kate Richdale as the sole head of investment banking ...
By Anette Jönsson | 9 March 2011
M&A
Terumo pays $2.6 billion for US blood-processing firm
Japanese firms continue on the M&A trail with Terumo entering a $2.6 billion deal to buy US blood-processing technologies company CaridianBCT from its Swedish owners.
By Sameera Anand | 8 March 2011
M&A
Eight advisers on Japanese steel merger, but no Nomura
Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal, two of Japan’s biggest steelmakers, have hired an army of investment banks to advise on their merger, but couldn’t find a seat for ...
By Nick Ferguson | 3 March 2011
Business Moves
Goldman Sachs restructures PIA in Asia
Ankur Sahu and Andrew Wolff will co-head the principal investment area of Goldman Sachs in Asia, in a restructuring that sees the bank cover Asia, including Japan, out of Hong ...
By Sameera Anand | 25 February 2011
Polls
China's economic miracle won't mirror Japan's
China is now the world’s No 2 economy and our readers predict it will do a better job in that role than Japan did.
By Nick Ferguson | 22 February 2011
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