Issue: June 08, 2012   (Archive)
Sunday, May 26, 2013   

Vital link
To many stock investors, the registrar occupies a rather inconspicuous trading position as a dull name-changer of shares. But innovation can apparently make this tedious work easier for everyone.



Economic pain takes toll on US earnings forecasts
Expectations for US corporate earnings are deflating fast as the euro zone crisis deepens and economic data around the world disappoints.

Emerging market forex rout to escalate as bond funds succumb
Last week's furious selloff in emerging market currencies looks set to gather pace in coming days on signs that hitherto resilient domestic bond markets are finally crumbling under the weight of global risk aversion.

Deeper metals price falls needed to spark closures
A rout in commodity markets has pushed prices of aluminium, zinc and nickel down to levels where many high-cost producers are starting to suffer, although the pain threshold may have to increase before widespread closures help balance markets.

A full education
I received many nice pens as gifts from my folks when I embarked on my tertiary studies. I reckon pens will be inappropriate in this modern digital age. What about a book, say on how to guard against spies on campus?

Numbers add up
KPMG tax partner Ayesha Abbas Macpherson Lau could have chosen - thanks to her family background - a more colorful life instead of being an accountant.

Latin debts gain favor as developed economies falter
A surge local currency debt issues by Latin American governments, offering relatively high coupons and double-digit yields, could become a strong alternative investment as uncertainties grow in Europe and the United States.

Bitter beginning?
If - or when - policymakers finally decide Greece should leave the euro, the exit could happen so quickly that "new drachma" currency notes might not be printed in time.

My way
Children of wealthy families are widely seen as living their dream, particularly those who take over the family business.

Ties that bind
Air cargo agent ASR Holdings (1803) may handle thousands of tonnes of inanimate parcels every year, but chairman Sunny Yu Ho-yuen says the aviation logistics industry is much more about the human touch.

Yes, boss
Sun Hung Kai & co (0086) chief executive officer William Leung Wing-cheung was a banker in his previous avatar and the embodiment of everything a good boss should be.



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