GAFM Articles

Call it what it is, pawn cars (February 2009) | General
by Martin Davies

The acronym GM should be renamed from General Motors to Gross Manipulation and while there are some that reckon I am heavy handed with my criticism of the US government response to the General Motors collapse, I stand by view. ...[ Read More ]

The US compensation battle (February 2009) | Markets
by Martin Davies

The latest musings on the credit crisis or perhaps the outcome of the event (one single occasion is usually driven by many causal factors), is corporate compensation. ...[ Read More ]

Islamic Finance: No interest but a lot of attention (February 2009) | Islamic Finance
by Daud Vicary Abdullah

Islamic banking and finance is rapidly evolving from niche to mainstream. Estimates of the present size of the industry vary considerably depending on the source but it is widely accepted to be in the region of USD 1 trillion of assets (with a growth rate of 15 – 20% per annum), with potential to grow to USD 2.8 trillion by 2015. ...[ Read More ]

In Gold We Trust (February 2009) | Economics
by Michael Preiss

On the back of the U.S. dollar it says:  “In God We Trust”.

For far-sighted and risk averse investors however, increasingly it is: "In Gold We Trust".

Making Downsizing a Win-Win! (January 2009) | General
by Dr. E. Ted Prince

This is a difficult time for just about every company and organization in the world. Almost all companies are seeing less business. Almost all organizations, whether profit-seeking or not, are under budget pressure. Almost all are cutting costs. And in most cases that means cutting people. That means the crisis is also difficult for employees and individuals the world over. ...[ Read More ]