Leo Kolivakis's blog
A More Skeptical View of Greek Reforms
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 09/16/2010 16:00 -0500A buddy of mine in Athens is a lot less optimistic on Greece's economic prospects...
Global Pension Tension: September 2010
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 09/14/2010 08:54 -0500A few articles for you to consider as global pension tension heats up...
A Greek Industrial Success Story
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 09/13/2010 14:13 -0500Plastika Kritis is one of many Greek industrial success stories. Let me introduce you to the other side of Greece which you don't know about...
Remembering 9/11, Nine Years Later
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 09/11/2010 11:27 -0500Nine years ago, I was in Crete, just as I am now. It was a beautiful day, until I reached home and saw utter horror on the television. There are some things that you will never forget...
Beware of Greeks Bearing Bonds?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 09/10/2010 10:33 -0500Some thoughts from the Land of Zeus...
Will Greece Exit the Eurozone?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 09/05/2010 15:28 -0500Greece's exit from the eurozone would be the "worst possible option", Europe's central bank chief said at the weekend amid concerns over the debt-stricken country's ability to pull itself out of crisis. Will Greece default and will this cause yet another global crisis?
Recent Problems in the Dutch Pension Sector
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 09/04/2010 18:53 -0500A guest commentary by Martin van Dalen, a portfolio manager in the investment department of the Dutch Social Security Organization
Job Gains Providing a Ray of False Hope?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 09/03/2010 22:46 -0500The August jobs report provided a ray of hope, but much more needs to be done to repair the devastation caused by the financial crisis.
Pension Funds Looking at Potash Bid?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 09/02/2010 21:34 -0500The head of a major Canadian pension fund says a Chinese sovereign wealth fund is interested in making a joint-bid with a Canadian pension fund for fertilizer-maker Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. Other pension funds, and PE funds, are also looking to possibly strike a deal...
Ripe for a Sustainable Bullish Turn?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 09/01/2010 19:30 -0500Is another bout of severe performance anxiety on its way? I think so....
Magna Cum Laude?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 08/31/2010 17:48 -0500Despite strong opposition from Canada's largest public pension funds, Magna International said it will move ahead with a deal to have founder Frank Stronach give up control over the auto parts giant. In all, the payout is valued at roughly $1 billion – an unprecedented 1,800% premium and dilution compared to other conversion deals.
Our Ever Shrinking Pension Payouts?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 08/30/2010 20:39 -0500While everyone is terrified about the next Black Swan, the Black Sloth that I've been warning policymakers about is spreading as millions face the dire prospect of pension poverty...
Where We Are?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 08/29/2010 13:33 -0500Where are we relative to the average of previous financial crises around the world and will the US benefit from China's "inevitable collapse"?
A Bad Case of Economic Hypochondria?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 08/28/2010 18:52 -0500I think we are all suffering from a bad case of economic hypochondria...
Has the Fed Defused the Neutron Bomb?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 08/27/2010 20:25 -0500Bubble Ben's policies have been vigorously criticized, but in the end, he'll do whatever it takes to defuse the neutron bomb of balance sheets...
