Celent in the News

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An archive of selected press coverage

27 March 2008
Bloomberg Television
Neil Katkov, managing director of Celent's Asia Research group, discusses overseas investment in Japan's capital markets.

23 March 2008
Liquidnet, U.S. Firm That Executes Large Orders Bypassing Exchanges, Coming To Japan This Summer

19 March 2008
CNBC Asia Squawk Box
Celent analyst Yumiko Manchu discusses the future of Japanese financials, the BoJ & the yen trade

19 March 2008
Société Générale shares drop after BNP Paribas says it is no longer considering bid

18 March 2008
Cantor Fitzgerald Adds Poker to Bonds With New Device

14 March 2008
Target in Talks With JPMorgan on Credit-Card Loans

10 March 2008
Financial Objects FY Pretax Pft GBP2.8M vs GBP2M

7 March 2008
StanChart sells Indian asset mgmt arm for $205 mln

7 March 2008
CNBC Asia Squawk Box
Neil Katkov, managing director of Celent's Asia Research group, comments on the Bank of Japan's succession crisis

1 March 2008
Loomis cashes in on technology

29 February 2008
CNBC Asia Squawk Box
Celent analyst Yumiko Manchu discusses Seven Bank's business model and its market debut today

27 January 2008
BBC World
Consolidation Trend in the French Banking Industry

26 February 2008
Record $19bn listing on the cards for Visa credit network

25 February 2008
Failed India sale is poised to pay off

21 February 2008
MBIA Advocates Severing Municipal, Corporate Units

21 February 2008
Ambac Soars on Reports Bailout May Happen Next Week

22 February 2008
Buyers lining up for StanChart's India fund unit

21 February 2008
Prospects for profitable carbon capture operations depend on policy, price

21 February 2008
Société Générale posts fourth-quarter loss after trading fraud

20 February 2008
CNBC Europe
Celent analyst Axel Pierron discusses BNP Paribas' annual results

20 February 2008
Bond Insurer Replaces Chief, Considers Split

19 February 2008
Munich Re Sees Weaker 08 Non-Life Combined Ratio

19 February 2008
Credit Suisse suspends traders linked to $2.85 billion overvaluation of assets

16 February 2008
A Split-Up Of Insurers Of Bonds Considered

15 February 2008
Reliance Jewels aims at 10 pct share in 5 yrs

14 February 2008
Indian funds chase finance stocks, eye economy

12 February 2008
Société Générale Seeks to Raise $8 Billion

8 February 2008
Tokyo Halts Some Futures Trading As TSE Suffers Computer Glitch

8 February 2008
Morgan Stanley to Start New India Fund After 14-Year Hiatus

8 February 2008
Aon reports 'solid' 4th quarter; Net income down 7% on divestitures

7 February 2008
Monolines rescue efforts might be in vain

6 February 2008
Generali FY premiums 64.8 bln eur, up 2.7 pct; consensus 65.5-68.7 bln

6 February 2008
MBIA to Raise Additional $750 Million of Capital

6 February 2008
Prudential Financial's 4th quarter earnings fall 11 percent

6 February 2008
Wachovia accused of aiding telemarketing fraud

6 February 2008
Earnings Triple at NYSE, but the Share Price Plunges

5 February 2008
Moody's & Fitch rethink ratings

5 February 2008
Fiserv's CheckFree to let consumers scan, deposit checks to banks

5 February 2008
MUNI WATCH:
Don't Cry For The Issuers;
They Have Options

5 February 2008
Principal losses dent shares; ISM data pushes down rest of sector

4 February 2008
CNBC Europe
Takeover bids for the UK's Northern Rock are due Monday, but the bank's future remains a highly political issue, according to Axel Pierron from Celent.

4 February 2008
Monitise Welcomes New Monitise
Americas Agreements

4 February 2008
New climate gives LSE's rivals chance to challenge its dominance

1 February 2008
Troubled Bond Insurer Puts on Its Defense

31 January 2008
ICE Q4 profit rises, but higher expenses weigh

31 January 2008
Nasdaq Net Income Rises 25% on Record Trading Revenue

31 January 2008
Bond insurer MBIA swings to loss

30 January 2008
Munich Re expects 2007 profit to reach €3.9 bln, up from last year

30 January 2008
Countrywide Loses $422 Million

30 January 2008
Banks' High-Tech Security Can't Keep Up With Traders

30 January 2008
Allstate profit plummets 37%; burnt by wildfires

30 January 2008
France's BNP Paribas bank estimates 42 percent drop in 4Q net profit

30 January 2008
Merrill downgraded on subprime; Oppenheimer cuts stock to underperform, sees more write-downs for banks

30 January 2008
CNBC Asia Squawk Box
Neil Katkov, managing director of Celent's Asia Research group, comments on the Japanese banks earnings season.

28 January 2008
Bloomberg Radio
Bond Insurance Defaults

28 January 2008
America Express reports fourth-quarter profit decline of 10 percent

28 January 2008
CME-Nymex deal could be in works for $11 billion

28 January 2008
Bypassing the bank: How to use peer-to-peer lending sites to borrow money

25 January 2008
Schlupflöcher gibt es immer

24 January 2008
BBC World
SocGen uncovers $7bn fraud: 
Rogue trader's formal probe

24 January 2008
Atonement Comes to Wall Street as
Exiled Risk Guardians Return

24 January 2008
Zurich Financial Taps Turkish Market With TEB Sigorta Buy

22 January 2008
Ambac posts large 4th-quarter loss but shares spike on potential for outside partnerships

22 January 2008
NYSE Euronext, partner launch CO2 exchange

18 January 2008
Greenberg erwägt Verkauf der AIG-Aktien

18 January 2008
CNBC Asia Squawk Box
Neil Katkov, managing director of Celent's Asia Research group, comments on Mizuho's investment in Merrill Lynch.

17 January 2008
Merrill Lynch meldet Rekordverlust

17 January 2008
Tapped-Out Consumers

17 January 2008
Insurer cutting jobs, 200 in Columbus

17 January 2008
TD Ameritrade's Profit Rises 65%;
Outlook Boosted

16 January 2008
BEA Asks for More, Gets More

16 January 2008
Bloomberg TV
Final Word: Ambac to Raise Capital
to Keep AAA Rating

14 January 2008
Beyond Mutual Funds

14 January 2008
Impact of Job Cuts Made by Citigroup on the European and Asian Markets

14 January 2008
Citigroup to announce big losses, layoffs

12 January 2008
A Balancing Act

11 January 2008
Putting it on plastic; Maligned credit card companies beat big banks at risk

11 January 2008
Fox Business Network
Celent senior analyst Bart Narter discusses Bank of America’s plans to buy Countrywide

11 January 2008
13 banques dans Chi-X13 banques dans Chi-X

10 January 2008
Capital One cuts 2007 earnings forecast, adding to credit worries, shares slide

9 January 2008
Ex-Executive Shifts Tone About A.I.G.

9 January 2008
MBIA's Capital Plans Fail To Buoy Investor Sentiment

9 January 2008
Bear-Stearns-Chef Cayne vor dem Fall

22 January 2008
NYSE Euronext, partner launch CO2 exchange

9 January 2008
Indiabulls Targets Top Five Slot Among India Funds

8 January 2008
Investors brace for bad bank earnings

8 January 2008
Hedge fund Millbrook seeks to split up Unisys

7 January 2008
MiFID laggards will miss benefits

5 January 2008
Testing the waters – Bond Insurance

5 January 2008
Citigroup Customers Get Hit With Their Own Cash Crunch

31 December 2007
Bonded by Buffett

31 December 2007
MBIA, AIG Lead U.S. Insurers to Worst Year Since 2002

28 December 2007
Traders Hope to Cash In On Volatility

27 December 2007
After years of acquisitions, Bank of America's CEO sees no deals on horizon

27 December 2007
ACA In Deal With Maryland, Gets Collateral Grace Period

26 December 2007
Fox Business Network                    P2P Lending: Answer to the Credit Crunch?

26 December 2007
Alternative lending sites often have good deals; Each has its own twist

20 December 2007
Struggling Airlines See Bright Spot In Lower Insurance Premiums

20 December 2007
MarketAxess May Gain Share as Corporate Bonds Recover, CEO Says

20 December 2007
Sometimes, activists get it wrong

20 December 2007
Bad news at Bear Stearns

20 December 2007
Discover Financial Services reports loss in 4Q due to its embattled U.K. card business

19 December 2007
Goldman encounters hard-to-please investors

19 December 2007
Der Neid der Wall Street

18 December 2007
Insurance Prices Seen Falling Amid Competition, Sagging Econ

18 December 2007
Aon deals Combined; Sterling also going in sales totaling $2.75 billion

13 December 2007
Dilute to taste; cash infusions get mixed reviews

13 December 2007
Lehman Still Busted After Beat

12 December 2007
New Citigroup chief promises overhaul of battered bank

10 December 2007
Japanese banks' profits unlikely to grow strongly, but share outlook positive

7 December 2007
LBO firms may eye overseas IPOs for their US buyouts

5 December 2007
AIG CEO says business exposure levels manageable

4 December 2007
Instinet Delays Canadian ATS Launch Until 1Q/08

3 December 2007
Swiss Life to take over AWD in $1.7 bln deal; Deal will boost international growth; AWD controlling family to keep 10% stake

3 December 2007
Insurers seek to reassure on subprime exposure

30 November 2007
The Banking Bargain Bin

30 November 2007
Wall Street Roundup; Morgan Stanley ousts Zoe Cruz

29 November 2007
E*Trade: Back from the Abyss

28 November 2007
Financial Firms, Capital Depleted, Hunt for Cash --- Citigroup Board Spurns Overture About Merger, Gets Abu Dhabi Money

28 November 2007
Eyes on Freddie's $6 Billion Stock Sale

26 November 2007
Housing woes have domino effect

26 November 2007
FOCUS: French Banks Look To Africa For Growth Through Buys

23 November 2007
E-Trade shares surge on deal talk

23 November 2007
Europe Tonight                              Celent analyst Axel Pierron discusses French banks, Natixis and the subprime crisis

23 November 2007
Bets are on India, Taiwan --- Landscape may shift as exchanges in Asia draw M&A interest

21 November 2007
MUFG Posts 49% 1H Pft Drop, Keeps Full-Year Forecast

21 November 2007
Aozora and Sumitomo form alliance

21 November 2007
Flowers seeks third of Shinsei

20 November 2007
Credit Crunch: Credit Troubles Hit Sumitomo Mitsui Financial

20 November 2007
Swiss Re Losses Raise Wider Fears

20 November 2007
Bloomberg LIVE
Neil Katkov discusses Japan
s efforts to become a leading global financial center.

19 November 2007
CNBC World Wide Exchange
Neil Katkov discusses Japanese banks'interim results.

19 November 2007
PayPal offers secure way to shop non-PayPal sites

19 November 2007
Big day for TSE's first foreign stock tracker

15 November 2007
Zurich Financial 3Q Net +12%, Raises Efficiency Targets

14 November 2007
Qualcomm Embraces Its Software Side

14 November 2007
NYSE's Thain takes on biggest challenge yet

14 November 2007
Jasdaq's latest board stages lively debut.

13 November 2007
A User's Guide to Cellphone Banking

12 November 2007
IBM Snaps Up Cognos

12 November 2007
Market Casualties

10 November 2007
Subprime losses at Wachovia

9 November 2007
Insurer Allianz says 3Q profit rose 21 percent on fewer claims, tax gain

9 November 2007
British peer-to-peer lenders target US market

9 November 2007
Bank of America Says `Dislocations' to Hurt Results

9 November 2007
Diebold adds sensor to ATMs to guard against skimming devices

8 November 2007
Fox Business Network
Celent senior analyst David Easthope discusses how much worse the credit crisis may get and how top investment banks are coping

8 November 2007
BNP Paribas Profit Increases 21% on Asset Management

8 November 2007
Reinsurer Hannover Re says 3rd-quarter profit more than doubles to euro296.3 million

7 November 2007
UBS Commodities Head Leaves for Lehman, Person Says

7 November 2007
Nasdaq to buy Philadelphia exchange for $652 mln

6 November 2007
Filetierung von Citigroup erhofft

5 November 2007
Tokyo finds a new weapon for growth

1 November 2007
AIG Ex-Chief Greenberg Probes Options for Firm

1 November 2007
'Best execution' encourages alternative venues

1 November 2007
La directive "MIF" casse le monopole des Bourses traditionnelles