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Friday, October 28, 2005
Family succession can be tricky business
According to the international Family Firm Institute's Family Business Review, approximately three in 10 family businesses reach the second generation and only one in 10 survive or stay in the family long enough to reach the third generation. Read more...posted by Charles Monat Associates at 9:32 AM | 0 comments
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Fighting for China's life (insurance)
Competition is increasing in China's life insurance market. While the three dominant domestic insurers, led by China Life, still dominate the market, a host of foreign carriers and new firms are battling for market share. Read more...posted by Charles Monat Associates at 4:54 PM | 0 comments
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Why Are Private Equity Firms Looking Hard at India? Ask Warburg Pincus
In March, when the international private equity firm Warburg Pincus sold a $560 million stake in Bharti Tele-Ventures, India's largest publicly traded mobile telephony company, it created a sensation both in that country and among private-equity investors around the world. Read more...posted by Charles Monat Associates at 9:36 AM | 0 comments
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
U.S. Economy: Producer Prices Increase By Most in 15 Years
U.S. producer prices rose in September by the most in 15 years as higher crude oil and gasoline prices stemming from Hurricane Katrina filtered through into increased costs for chemicals, steel and plastics. Read more...posted by Charles Monat Associates at 9:16 AM | 0 comments
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Contemplating your demise isn't easy.
But failure to draft an estate plan, or writing one poorly, adds delay, legal problems and uncertainty to all the emotional turmoil your family faces when you die. Read more...posted by Charles Monat Associates at 9:57 AM | 0 comments
Friday, October 14, 2005
China Is Neither Japan Nor the Soviet Union: William Pesek Jr.
Of all the mistakes the U.S. is making in dealing with China's rise, the most obvious is this: thinking we've seen this before. Read more...posted by Charles Monat Associates at 10:26 AM | 0 comments
Friday, October 07, 2005
And Now - Sports
Continuing our theme of having some lighter stories for Fridays; here's an excellent commentary on our favorite baseball team - The Boston Red Sox. They went down 5-4 to the White Sox in the last game and they face a 'must win' game 3 tonight. Read more...posted by Charles Monat Associates at 9:40 AM | 0 comments
On the Lighter Side of Life
The July bankruptcy of Atkins Nutritionals, the company founded by diet guru Robert Atkins, signalled the end of a low-carbohydrate craze some observers say is unrivalled in food marketing. Read more...posted by Charles Monat Associates at 9:37 AM | 0 comments
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Fed May Have to Raise Rates Further, Policy Makers Suggest
The Federal Reserve may have to raise interest rates further to tame inflation stoked by a post- hurricane surge in energy prices, Fed policy makers suggested today. Read more...posted by Charles Monat Associates at 10:37 AM | 0 comments
Monday, October 03, 2005
Be your family's superhero -- get life insurance
When asked to assess the life insurance needs of five fictional characters, almost half of the people surveyed thought superheroes Batman or Spider-Man had a much greater need for coverage than cartoon parents Fred Flintstone and Marge Simpson. Read more...posted by Charles Monat Associates at 9:55 AM | 0 comments
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