Liquid Assets: The Beverage of Champions
Wine Industry
February 08, 2010 Raymond G. Nasr, C.S.
Fleming Jenkins Choreography, Napa Valley Cabernet Blend On the eve of her departure for the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Gold Medalist Peggy Fleming Jenkins spoke to Liquid Assets columnist and SVB Director of Wine Programs, Raymond Nasr, about her winery, the love of winemaking and the paral... Read More
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Best Practices for Adopting SaaS: A Holistic Evaluation Approach
Technology
February 08, 2010 Prashant Nema
Crisis gives birth to innovation. The proverb proves always true in the world of technology. As companies search for ways to power through the present economic downturn, the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model has gained even more momentum.Businesses in many industries and geographies have applied th... Read More
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China: Parables of Becoming the Lead Country
FX Outlook
February 08, 2010 Raja Ramachandran
“Have no friends not equal to yourself.” - Confucius, The Confucian Analects“To have little is to possess. To have plenty is to be perplexed.” - Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu What’s interesting about the quotes from these two great sages of humanity is a very simple common element the Chinese have end... Read More
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Video: How Venture Capital Works
Venture Capital
February 04, 2010 Michael Hanewich
SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank and financial partner to technology companies and venture capitalists worldwide, released a video entitled, “How Venture Capital Works" — a panel discussion about the dynamics of the venture capital process, including how money flows and... Read More
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How Bad Is the European Debt Situation? Will It Drown the Economy or Sink the Euro?
FX Outlook
February 02, 2010 Laurence Hayward
Given last week's break of 1.4000 by the euro as the focus on the Greek debt situation continues, I thought it would be good to take a deeper dive into where the different countries that make up the euro stand.First, the S&P risk ratings of countries in the euro are:AAAFrance, Germany, Austria, ... Read More
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How to Create a Time Bomb
Economic Outlook
February 02, 2010 Joe Morgan
SLAM!Duuh duuh duuh,Duuh duuh duuh,Let the boys be boys!- OnyxLast week the SEC adopted new rules designed to strengthen the money market fund world (or "2a-7 world" if you want to get technical), which are targeted at increasing liquidity, credit quality and transparency (See the details here). Wit... Read More
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Dancing at Davos (Again)
Jim Anderson's Postcard from the Telecosm
February 02, 2010 Jim Anderson
Each year, a group of 2,500 of the famous, powerful and beautiful gather for a week in Davos, Switzerland to solve the world's thorniest problems. The traditional hubris that accompanies the World Economic Forum established by Swiss economist Klaus Schwab in 1971 was noticeably absent this year. Per... Read More
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What Does ‘Extended Period’ Really Mean?
Observation Deck
February 01, 2010 Ninh Chung
The Federal Reserve decided on January 27 to keep interestrates at historically low levels despite pronouncing a continued pickup in economic activity and a deceleration of job losses. Faced with a double digit unemployment rate, tight credit conditions, and real estate price depreciation, the decis... Read More
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