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The week ahead: A Greek tragedy in the making
The possibility of a Greek bankruptcy topped 90% last week, prices for insurance against default showed. With European banks facing a potential 50% loss in the value of their Greek bonds, financial stocks led jittery markets downwards on Friday.
Updated: 09/12/2011 02:39A
TEXT-S&P: Assigns 'BBB' Rating To Fukoku Life Kikin Securitization
The 'BBB' rating reflects our view of the credit quality of the kikin funding, credit facility support, and the bankruptcy-remoteness of the special-purpose entity, among other factors. TOKYO (Standard & Poor's) Sept. 12, 2011--Standard & Poor's
Updated: 09/12/2011 02:16A
Focus: UK Supreme Court enforces 'flip' clause
In brief: The United Kingdom Supreme Court has held that a flip clause does not contravene the anti-deprivation principle under English bankruptcy law and this complements the position adopted by the High Court of Australia.
Updated: 09/12/2011 02:02A
On second thought...
Two people reported seeing a cougar near the Olympus Cove community in Salt Lake County last week. There must be a joke about the upcoming BYU-Utah game in there somewhere. If the Post Office goes out of business, what happens to all those stamp
Updated: 09/12/2011 02:02A
“Orderly Insolvency for Greece Cannot be Ruled Out” says German Economy
I suspect lies (and we should all be hoping for lies) because unless the EU, ECB, and other government officials are making contingency plans for a Greek bankruptcy, there are going to be some very serious consequences soon.
Updated: 09/12/2011 01:13A
UWM professor files for bankruptcy
In a recent Journal Sentinel article, Ralph Anzivino, a Marquette University law professor, said that Bonds was “abusing provisions of the bankruptcy code.” He implied that although Bonds may have significant debt, the amount of money he earns is more
Updated: 09/12/2011 01:10A
Venue, Sbarro, Viceroy, Evergeen, Fidelis, Spiegel: Bankruptcy
12 (Bloomberg) -- The House subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing last week on a bill that would prevent bankruptcy courts in Delaware and New York from playing host to most of the country's major corporate
Updated: 09/12/2011 12:45A
EU Transactions Tax, India Yuan Loans, SEC Swap Rule: Compliance
12 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union's planned tax on financial transactions should have a "broad base" covering equities, bonds, currencies and derivatives to ensure it can't be evaded, the finance ministers of France and Germany said.
Updated: 09/12/2011 12:45A
Obama's Bankrupt Green Ideology
Most of the $535 million in federal loan guarantees made by the Department of Energy is likely lost, along with $1.1 billion in venture capital (VC). That loss represents the largest for venture capitalists in history. In the process, Soylandra has
Updated: 09/12/2011 12:28A
Germany Readies Surrender Over Greece
Underscoring the tone of weekend talks of Group of Seven finance chiefs, US Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner told Bloomberg Television that European authorities must “demonstrate they have enough political will” to end the crisis.
Updated: 09/12/2011 12:23A
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