Sentences with phrase «global financial distress»

Rising interest rates at the same time as global financial distress can be a potent combination, as they were in 2006 and 2007.

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NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters)- Global energy giants Chevron Corp and Exxon Mobil have asked U.S. regulators for exemptions to the nation's biofuels policy that have historically been reserved for small companies in financial distress, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Private Real Estate: During the financial vomiting period of 2008 - 2009, I invested $ 50,000 into a distressed global real estate fund which was buying property at 15 - 30 cents on the dollar.

The great victory of the Federal Reserve in the half - cycle since 2009 was not ending the global financial crisis; the crisis actually ended in March 2009 with the stroke of a pen that changed accounting rule FAS157 and eliminated mark - to - market accounting for banks (instantly removing the specter of widespread insolvencies by allowing «significant judgment» in valuing distressed assets).

Ferguson quotes Bank of England chief economist Andrew Haldane's explanation: «No one had quite noticed that the global financial network had become connected enough for distress to cascade rapidly from one institution to many, but sparse enough for many institutions to be poorly diversified and inadequately insured against the failure of a counterparty.»

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The FSB is chaired by the Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney, who in September created waves in the global financial sector with a speech to insurers warning of serious risks to investors from climate change due to, among other factors, a sudden asset write down with «jump - to - distress prices».

Alex is co-head of the firm's global financial sponsors sector and regularly advises private equity houses and other financial sponsor clients on all types of private equity transactions, including private acquisitions, take - privates, carve - outs, co-investments, consortium deals and distressed acquisitions through to exit by way of disposals, restructurings and IPOs.

Rutenberg counsels hedge funds, private equity firms, broker - dealers and other global financial institution clients on legal issues related to the purchase and sale of loans and securities of distressed and bankrupt companies both domestically and in Europe.