1. So the easiest way for insurers to win regulatory bouquets is to sell equities and buy bonds. 2. Argentine shares fell for a fourth day as international investors sold Latin American equities amid concern the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates this week. 3. At First USA, Antonini worked to develop a program of selling home equity, consumer and loans using the same technology and techniques used to sell credit cards. 4. Bond Yields Pull Down Stock Prices Stock prices fell sharply as rising long-term interest rates helped to persuade investors to sell equities. 5. A rise in bond yields also weighted on stocks as investors sold equities in search of better returns in debt securities. 6. A weak stock market is bad for the currency since global investors selling equities often convert yen proceeds into their home currencies. 7. But, as Roach admits, it is hard to forecast recession, let alone deep recession, when your firm sells equities. 8. Credit Suisse Portfolio Management has been selling equities in favor of holding cash, he said, declining to specify the amount. 9. Di Capua said it is too early to decide how much equity will be sold. 10. Even if it did need to raise more capital, it could always sell more equity to big institutional investors. |