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Pimco’s $12 Billion Standoff Over Austria Bad Bank
February 17th, 2016
Filings show bond funds bought distressed debt in 2014 German banks have biggest incentive to take Hypo Alpe offer As the health of banks roils markets anew, the last financial crisis is still playing out in Austria, with Pacific Investment Management ...
Toshiba says it is not considering ending PC production
February 16th, 2016
A Toshiba Corp said on Tuesday it was not considering withdrawing from personal-computer production and selling its Hangzhou factory in China. The comment by a Toshiba spokesman followed a report by the Sankei newspaper that said the Japanese conglomerate ...
Alibaba Eyeing Buyout Bid with Groupon Investment?
February 16th, 2016
Bottom line: Alibaba is likely to enter talks to buy a strategic stake in Groupon or even make a bid for the entire company, following its disclosure that it has purchased 5.6% of the U.S. company in the open ...
New tax scandal as Ikea ‘avoids paying £775 Million in taxes using onshore havens’
February 15th, 2016
FURNITURE giant Ikea has been accused of underpaying a staggering €1 billion (£773 million) in taxes between 2009 and 2014. The Swedish firm is under scrutiny for using “onshore European tax havens”, according to a members of the European ...
Morgan Stanley to pay $3.2 billion to settle financial crisis-era charges
February 12th, 2016
Morgan Stanley (MS.N) will pay about $3.2 billion to settle charges that it misled investors in residential mortgage-backed securities that later soured during the financial crisis, federal and state officials said Thursday. The case stems from an investigation by the ...
European Commission and the United States Commodity Futures Commission: Common approach for transatlantic CCPs
February 11th, 2016
Commissioner Jonathan Hill and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Timothy Massad have today announced a common approach regarding requirements for central clearing counterparties (CCPs). The US and EU are home to the largest derivatives markets in ...
Commission extends by one year the application date for the MiFID II package
February 10th, 2016
The Commission has proposed a one year extension to the entry into application of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, or MiFID II. This is to take account of the exceptional technical implementation challenges faced by regulators and ...
HSBC Sued Over Drug Cartel Murders After Laundering Probe
February 10th, 2016
Civil action claims traffickers committed terrorist acts Bank accused of aiding and abetting Sinaloa, other cartels Families of U.S. citizens murdered by drug gangs in Mexico sued HSBC Holdings Plc, claiming the bank can be held responsible for the deaths ...
The rich already use robo-advisers, and that scares banks
February 8th, 2016
Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, BofA planning automated services Banks are watching wealthy clients flirt with robo-advisers, and that’s one reason the lenders are racing to release their own versions of the automated investing technology this year, according to a ...
VW faces tougher Justice Department while GM and Toyota settled criminal charges without pleading guilty
February 8th, 2016
Government making `big deal’ of company’s emissions cheating GM, Toyota settled criminal charges without pleading guilty No one has died from the emissions-cheating software Volkswagen AG has admitted it installed in some of its cars, yet the U.S. Justice ...
