Poland has put up two weeks of notable headlines in equity markets, specifically in M&A and fights over dividend payments. And while there is nothing new in M&A and fighting over dividends might seem normal in an age of tightened capital markets, the current round of news is showing a new stage in the evolving role that Polish institutional funds can play in dealing the cards when the big deals are dealt. >>

Sexy headline? Very unsexy topic, although it does touch on how customers sometimes feel they are getting ****ed. I have just ended roughly six weeks of doing battle with a domestic satellite television operator (despite my justified frustration, to remain anonymous) to cancel an ill-fated subscription and, as it turned out, to highlight a new measure of where Poland is on the economic development map. >>