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FINANCIAL TIMES
The Lex Column:
*Crane dance - As the music falters elsewhere at the deals party, can infrastructure funds keep dancing? CVC Capital Partners is the latest private equity house to launch an infrastructure fund, joining the ever-swelling pool of money dedicated to the sector.
*Commitment issues - What, then, will infrastructure funds do with their piles of cash? One clear trend is a broadening definition of what constitutes infrastructure, which now appears to include assets as diverse as mobile telecommunications masts, ferry companies and metering businesses.
*Decoupling by building - Like any good investment theme, the bull case for emerging market infrastructure is simple to spot, harder to actually pin down.
The Tony Jackson on Monday Column:
*Banking system’s problems at heart of the bear case.
*Hedge fund leveraged.
*Private equity bubble.
Media Feature:
*EMI needs a magic touch from (Guy) Hands.
Further news:
*Waitrose in first move overseas.
*Santander stalls in talks for UK lender.
THE TIMES
The Economic View Column:
*That wasn’t such a bad year after all, so the statistics say – despite the headlines, leading economies continue to grow – The key question is whether the banking crisis is almost over.
Feature:
*Rolls-Royce (RR.) sales soar as new Phantom coupé makes its marquee on the forecourt.
Business Big Shot:
*Bob Davies.
The Credit Crunch:
*Recession or not, Middle America will continue to feel the pinch in 2008.
The Monday Manifesto:
*Arpad Busson, hedge fund entrepreneur and founder of EIM Hedge fund.
Further news:
*Price of mink nears record but ethical row over fur trade continues.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The Comment Column:
*You’d be mad to think the public would act rationally (the affairs of 2007 and the politician’s part in it).
The Monday Interview:
*Andy Duff, chief executive of RWE nPower (RWW).
Further news:
*HSBC (HSBA) shrugs off Calpers’ attack on results.
*Reform would not have averted crunch, says leading consultancy.
THE GUARDIAN
No share news today
THE INDEPENDENT
The Michael J Howell Column:
*Reasons to be cheerful: pessimism is not always the best predictor.
The Small Talk Column:
*AIM feels the pinch as small firms stay away from market.
*Fountains of wealth in public a public park near you (Fountains (FNT)).
Further news:
*Prepare for a slowdown, but it’s not Armageddon.
DAILY MAIL
*Sir Richard swoops into Virgin dispute.
DAILY EXPRESS
The Investment Analyst Column:
*Compass Group (CPG) has got the bit between its teeth.
Further news:
*Pound heads for new low against €uro.
DAILY MIRROR
No share news today
THE SUN
No share news today
COMMENT AND BID NEWS
*EMI risks artists’ anger over budget cutbacks.
*€uro’s global importance grows as it gains ground on the dollar.
*Banks issue record equity as squeeze bite.
*Up to $1-billion (€679-million) is set to flow into North African and Middle Eastern stock markets in coming months as several heavyweight firms launch funds to focus on the region, confirming its status as the next investing hot spot.
*Hedge funds weather a stormy year to come out on top again.
*FSA fines for 2007 lowest in 7-years.
*Reliance Power IPO clears regulatory hurdle.
*Intel (ICO) steps up for ARM (ARM) wrestling contest.
*FSA looks into Biffa (BIFF) share price leap before bid news.
*Top economist (Professor Robert Shiller) says America could plunge into recession.
*Class-action lawsuits soar as investors try to recoup credit losses.
*East European consortium to swallow Scotch distillery, Glenglassaugh, owned by Edrington Group (makers of Famous Grouse).
*Landlords face office rent crisis.
*BAA hopes to reach a deal as strikes and travel chaos looms.
SOME ITEMS THAT COULD INFLUENCE SHARE PRICES
*The probe into Iraqi drug contracts, stepped up (the FSO have taken documents from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and AstraZeneca (AZN)).
*David Cameron turns up the heat on Brown with attack on ‘second-rate’ Labour.
*Employers ‘prefer migrants to poor quality British graduates.'
*Pakistan's electoral commission has delayed its decision on whether to put back elections planned for 8th January. The violent unrest which has followed the assassination of Benazir Bhutto has put the election date in doubt. Her widower, Asif Ali Zardari, said her Pakistan People's Party would contest the poll. He and his son, Bilawal, will take over the leadership of the party.
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