News Digest for November 14, 2006

There are 6 items… US financial advisers see best bets overseas |Google, Yahoo: Stock Quotes Too Costly | Ousted CEOs stay on as exit deals worked out | How to Put Your Spreadsheet in Lockdown | Sustainability Reporting Improving | Report: Hedge Fund Industry Now Tops $1.78 Trillion

US financial advisers see best bets overseas
“The typical U.S. retail investor still has a very small portion of their portfolio in overseas stocks,” Webman said. “But from our survey, advisers are most optimistic about global markets. So I infer from that they’re going to be encouraging their clients to consider investing more globally.

Google, Yahoo: Stock Quotes Too Costly
Securities firms, the biggest users of the data, have long squabbled with exchanges over market-data charges but outside pressure from Internet firms are likely to cast a longer public-interest shadow. Spokesmen for the NYSE and Nasdaq didn’t return calls for comment.

Ousted CEOs stay on as exit deals worked out
Some corporate chiefs are staying on the payroll for weeks, or longer, after stepping down in the wake of probes into options award practices.

How to Put Your Spreadsheet in Lockdown
Keeping the data contained within spreadsheets secure and free from malicious meddling is fast becoming a major challenge for CFOs bent on using them for effective data communication.

Sustainability Reporting Improving, But Not Necessarily Contributing to True Sustainability
SustainAbility has been placing increasing importance on the financial implications of sustainability reporting by accentuating the importance of materiality, value creation, and the business case for sustainability. This emphasis helps increase the relevance of sustainability considerations amongst corporate executives, mainstream institutional investors, investment analysts, and even rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s.

Report: Hedge Fund Industry Now Tops $1.78 Trillion
Online information provider HedgeFund.net estimates total hedge fund asset levels increased 3.53% from $1.725 to $1.786 trillion during the third quarter of 2006.

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