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Monday, 25 June 2007 |
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The Amsterdam based Comtron Group was setup four years ago to warn people about the sinister undertones of the corporate world. The group attach their message to their unique strain of punch driven, electric funk. Rumor has it that these industrious men made their fortune trading new media stock that while making them rich, left them disillusioned and feeling exploited by the evil system they found themselves caught in.
The initial results of the Comtron collaboration were two vinyl only 12” excursions that were released into the underground during 2002/03. These were warmly received by the electronics community and found their way into many fine DJ’s record boxes. After this, things ‘seemed’ to go quiet and Comtron’s commercial output ceased. During their apparent absence there have been unconfirmed reports of some highly successful side projects and low key live performances around Europe.
Now Comtron return to present their debut full length album ‘Follow The Money’. With a title track like ‘Follow The Money’ and further songs such as ‘Evil Machine’ and ‘Material World’ they certainly don’t leave the consumer guessing about their views on the industry they turned away from. As they now have become industry shy, they decided to feed these views to the consumer through their music only and leave all marketing and sales up to their record company.
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Microfinance faces obstacles in debt markets |
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Wednesday, 27 June 2007 |
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Microfinance is quickly becoming a popular corner of the capital markets as more investment banks and investors see the business of providing small loans to low-income individuals in poor countries as potentially profitable as well as a powerful tool for development.
However, some experts say there are obstacles preventing the microfinance sector from reaching its full potential, including the absence of a global framework that mainstream investors can use to assess properly the risks associated with the sector. |
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Subprime ‘debacle’ dents risk appetite |
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Wednesday, 27 June 2007 |
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Debt investors are demanding higher interest rates and better terms from borrowers.
This comes amid concern that turmoil in the US subprime mortgage market could be undermining broader credit markets.
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The latest round of headlines about losses at two Bear Stearns-managed credit hedge funds has triggered a sharp widening of risk premiums, or spreads, in junk bond markets and elsewhere in credit. |
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