International prospect research news for 1 April 2013
IFI’s 1 April 2013 round-up of global news stories for international prospect researchers.
Storified by International Fundraising Intelligence LLC· Mon, Apr 01 2013 03:39:33
New Global Reports
The Wealth Report Global Cities SurveyPosted in Current edition Power may shift and competition intensify, but our global cities survey shows that New York and London are stil…
Forbes Insights Ultra High Net Worth Survey 2013Societe Generale Private Banking and Forbes Insights jointly publish their survey "Emerging Markets: Joining the global ranks of wealth c…
Executive Compensation
France
GDF Suez Executives’ Bonuses Cut Amid Hollande CEO Pay PressureGDF Suez SA (GSZ), owner of Europe’s biggest gas network, cut its top executives’ bonuses in 2012 amid poor results and as the government…
Canada
Where’s the public outrage over sky-high CEO pay?The annual sticker shock of CEO pay may be wearing off. As Canadian companies head into proxy season, so far there seems to be less publi…
Real Estate
Global
REVEALED: Most expensive cities for luxury property2013 list of the 20 priciest luxury home markets shows most are in Europe, while Asian cities also feature heavily
China
Big cities announce capital gains tax on second-hand propertiesBeijing, Chongqing and Shanghai will levy a 20 per cent capital-gains tax on second-hand property transactions, officials in the three ci…
Down Goes ‘Grandfather House’One of a "family" of Chinese officials suspected of amassing vast property portfolios through corruption has been fired from his job and …
Li Ka-Shing: HK property warningIt has become a truism that the Hong Kong property market is overheated. Residential property prices increased 120 per cent between 2008 …
UAE
UAE cen bank agrees on mortgage capsThe United Arab Emirates central bank has agreed, in principle, to soften plans to introduce limits on mortgage lending for residential p…
Turkey
BUSINESS – House prices in Çeşme show fastest hike last yearIZMIR – Doğan News Agency The Çeşme district of Izmir has seen the largest increase in annual real estate prices, ahead of Turkey’s metro…
Stock Markets
UAE
What’s next for the UAE stock market?With the UAE equity markets staging a stellar performance since the beginning of the year, some are looking at the most recent pull-back …
