Comments on: New York vs Singapore vs London: Best Financial Center? http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/new-york-vs-singapore-vs-london-best-financial-center/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:28:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Mark E Hoffer http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/new-york-vs-singapore-vs-london-best-financial-center/comment-page-1/#comment-230862 Mark E Hoffer Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:26:09 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42688#comment-230862 Greg0658, which chips? if you wanted a list of the 'microelectric' components in one of those large Aircraft, you'd should shs. in WY b4 hitting Print.. Greg0658,

which chips? if you wanted a list of the ‘microelectric’ components in one of those large Aircraft, you’d should shs. in WY b4 hitting Print..

]]> By: Greg0658 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/new-york-vs-singapore-vs-london-best-financial-center/comment-page-1/#comment-230788 Greg0658 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:42:41 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42688#comment-230788 any news on "Pirate Radio" .. yea nea ? worth the $s to see big screen while its hot not ?.. the Queens FCC shuts off rocknroll .. hit the water-waves to broadcast over the air-waves http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1131729/ any news on “Pirate Radio” .. yea nea ? worth the $s to see big screen while its hot not ?.. the Queens FCC shuts off rocknroll .. hit the water-waves to broadcast over the air-waves
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1131729/

]]> By: philipat http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/new-york-vs-singapore-vs-london-best-financial-center/comment-page-1/#comment-230775 philipat Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:12:10 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42688#comment-230775 And the Beatles? Especially digitally re-mastered. Stunningly fresh. And the Beatles? Especially digitally re-mastered. Stunningly fresh.

]]> By: philipat http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/new-york-vs-singapore-vs-london-best-financial-center/comment-page-1/#comment-230774 philipat Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:10:34 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42688#comment-230774 Barry, those are all the right reasons. You might add Led Zeppelin? Barry, those are all the right reasons. You might add Led Zeppelin?

]]> By: Greg0658 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/new-york-vs-singapore-vs-london-best-financial-center/comment-page-1/#comment-230759 Greg0658 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:12:44 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42688#comment-230759 couple nights ago thinking about my post in below debate .. I pushed in a 90 minute VHS music video compilation of Def Leppard concert footage and music videos (1988) ... that tape got me wondering about the human spirit, the drive to survive, the drive to create something someone will buy with real cash they worked hard to get .. and the whole game theory of capitalism versus sharing music harmony http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/suggestions-wanted-for-ca_b_335779.html ps .. more serious .. another midair collision ... MEH - have the chips been hacked .. maybe I should ask Lockheed Martin .. just saw a 30 sec pompom piece .. to keep MSNBC on the air .. and you all wanting a piece of them couple nights ago thinking about my post in below debate .. I pushed in a 90 minute VHS music video compilation of Def Leppard concert footage and music videos (1988) … that tape got me wondering about the human spirit, the drive to survive, the drive to create something someone will buy with real cash they worked hard to get .. and the whole game theory of capitalism versus sharing music harmony

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/suggestions-wanted-for-ca_b_335779.html

ps .. more serious .. another midair collision … MEH – have the chips been hacked .. maybe I should ask Lockheed Martin .. just saw a 30 sec pompom piece .. to keep MSNBC on the air .. and you all wanting a piece of them

]]> By: Bruce in Tn http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/new-york-vs-singapore-vs-london-best-financial-center/comment-page-1/#comment-230680 Bruce in Tn Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:03:04 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42688#comment-230680 A little off topic, but some will strangle themselves rather that print "deflation".... http://finance.yahoo.com/ "Top Stories Euro inflation stays negative, unemployment rises- AP Inflation in the 16 nations that use the euro remained negative for a fifth consecutive month in October while unemployment continued to rise, the EU statistics agency said Friday, suggesting the region's economic recovery was sluggish." ....What, pray tell, would a normal human think of the phrase "inflation stays negative"? A little off topic, but some will strangle themselves rather that print “deflation”….

http://finance.yahoo.com/

“Top Stories

Euro inflation stays negative, unemployment rises- AP

Inflation in the 16 nations that use the euro remained negative for a fifth consecutive month in October while unemployment continued to rise, the EU statistics agency said Friday, suggesting the region’s economic recovery was sluggish.”

….What, pray tell, would a normal human think of the phrase “inflation stays negative”?

]]> By: Mark E Hoffer http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/new-york-vs-singapore-vs-london-best-financial-center/comment-page-1/#comment-230678 Mark E Hoffer Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:46:30 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42688#comment-230678 "...Poll respondent Bennett Gross, managing director of wealth management at Pacific Income Advisors Inc. in Santa Monica, California, says the regulatory crackdown may even be a plus. Investors, he says, may be willing to accept more constraints in exchange for stability and liquidity, particularly in the aftermath of the financial crisis. ‘Disastrous Downside’ “Most wealthy clients would accept higher regulation because it means the peaks and valleys will be a little less severe,” Gross says. “I doubt I have a single client who would not give up some of the upside to have less of the disastrous downside of 2008.” ..." --More Regulation, merely, entrenches the established Interests? Say it isn't so.. or.. "...Consulting firm Kinetic Partners LLP says it had helped 23 hedge-fund firms move to Switzerland from London in the past 18 months and is looking to relocate another 15 since the U.K. announced a higher tax rate in April. “About 20 percent of the hedge-fund community could leave the U.K. in the next two or three years,” says London-based David Butler, a founder of Kinetic. “The feeling among the hedge-fund community is there is a better place to be.” Singapore, Shanghai Singapore and Shanghai are growing in popularity as firms look for ways to tap the wealth that has accumulated in China and the rest of Asia. Private wealth management in particular is growing in Singapore, which has no capital-gains tax. "... and, "...Sixty-eight percent of those surveyed say they are optimistic about the investment climate in Brazil;" but no mention of Sao Paulo? and, (Micheal) Bloomberg is correct, additional/excessive Regulation is driving 'Investment firms' toward more favorable Jurisdictions.. “…Poll respondent Bennett Gross, managing director of wealth management at Pacific Income Advisors Inc. in Santa Monica, California, says the regulatory crackdown may even be a plus. Investors, he says, may be willing to accept more constraints in exchange for stability and liquidity, particularly in the aftermath of the financial crisis.

‘Disastrous Downside’

“Most wealthy clients would accept higher regulation because it means the peaks and valleys will be a little less severe,” Gross says. “I doubt I have a single client who would not give up some of the upside to have less of the disastrous downside of 2008.” …”
–More Regulation, merely, entrenches the established Interests? Say it isn’t so..

or..

“…Consulting firm Kinetic Partners LLP says it had helped 23 hedge-fund firms move to Switzerland from London in the past 18 months and is looking to relocate another 15 since the U.K. announced a higher tax rate in April.

“About 20 percent of the hedge-fund community could leave the U.K. in the next two or three years,” says London-based David Butler, a founder of Kinetic. “The feeling among the hedge-fund community is there is a better place to be.”

Singapore, Shanghai

Singapore and Shanghai are growing in popularity as firms look for ways to tap the wealth that has accumulated in China and the rest of Asia. Private wealth management in particular is growing in Singapore, which has no capital-gains tax. “…

and, “…Sixty-eight percent of those surveyed say they are optimistic about the investment climate in Brazil;” but no mention of Sao Paulo?

and, (Micheal) Bloomberg is correct, additional/excessive Regulation is driving ‘Investment firms’ toward more favorable Jurisdictions..

]]> By: Simon http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/new-york-vs-singapore-vs-london-best-financial-center/comment-page-1/#comment-230674 Simon Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:17:50 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42688#comment-230674 Why has the financial blogs-i-sphere gone so quiet? I miss the good old days of uncertainty and fear a-la 2008. It was so dramatic when it seemed like capitalism had failed and the end of days was nigh. Now the humble Big Picture blog has an RSS approaching 100,000 and alternative is the new main stream. Poor Mish got rung up by a public relations office from Citibank they were so concerned about what he was inferring from their credit card activities on his little blog. Oh well I guess things will get interesting again sooner or later. Why has the financial blogs-i-sphere gone so quiet? I miss the good old days of uncertainty and fear a-la 2008. It was so dramatic when it seemed like capitalism had failed and the end of days was nigh. Now the humble Big Picture blog has an RSS approaching 100,000 and alternative is the new main stream. Poor Mish got rung up by a public relations office from Citibank they were so concerned about what he was inferring from their credit card activities on his little blog. Oh well I guess things will get interesting again sooner or later.

]]> By: Mike in Nola http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/new-york-vs-singapore-vs-london-best-financial-center/comment-page-1/#comment-230673 Mike in Nola Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:11:05 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42688#comment-230673 ook_boo: Right. The Asians got all the money now. It's like the 1920's when there was a shift in the financial center from London to N.Y. ook_boo:

Right. The Asians got all the money now. It’s like the 1920′s when there was a shift in the financial center from London to N.Y.

]]> By: ook_boo http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/new-york-vs-singapore-vs-london-best-financial-center/comment-page-1/#comment-230672 ook_boo Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:35:10 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=42688#comment-230672 Seriously? Hong Kong not even mentioned? What a strange poll. Seriously? Hong Kong not even mentioned? What a strange poll.

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