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Abigail Johnson Named CEO of Fidelity Investments
October 14th, 2014
Fidelity Investments is getting its first new chief executive since the Carter administration. In a memo to employees, the nation’s second-largest fund manager said Monday that it named Abigail Johnson, its 52-year-old president, to the additional post of CEO. ...
Ruble Risks Betrayal at Home in Nation’s Rush for Dollars
October 13th, 2014
More Russians are beginning to keep their cash in dollars and euros as the ruble tumbles to records amid central bank efforts to maintain control over the pace of the decline. The number of people with foreign-currency holdings rose ...
SFO in court for Alstom bribery case
October 9th, 2014
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has enlisted Three Raymond Buildings’ Simon Farrell QC and Rachel Scott for its court case against French train giant Alstom, which it accused of paying around $8m (£5m) in bribes to officials over a ...
Banks to change rules governing derivatives market
October 8th, 2014
The world’s biggest banks have agreed to change rules that govern the $700 trillion derivatives market, the Financial Times reported. Eighteen banks, ranging from Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.VX) to Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), have agreed to give ...
Yahoo ‘set to invest millions’ in Snapchat
October 6th, 2014
Yahoo is close to investing millions of dollars in mobile messaging service Snapchat, which may value the start-up at about $10bn (£6.2bn), reports say. Snapchat allows users to send images and videos that “disappear” seconds after being viewed. The ...
When the carnival is over: Australia’s surprising G20 legacy
October 6th, 2014
The genesis of the G20 is a tale of two crises. The first — the Asian financial crisis — led to the creation of the G20 as a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from 19 of ...
Modi’s $53 Billion Xi-Abe Windfall Hinges on Red Tape War
September 19th, 2014
A bear hug, a riverfront stroll and a swing-set session helped Prime Minister Narendra Modi win more than $53 billion in loans and investment pledges from China and Japan this month. Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday in New Delhi ...
SEC probing Goldman Sachs internship
September 19th, 2014
U.S. regulators are investigating a Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) internship for the brother of a former official at Libya’s sovereign wealth fund and perks allegedly offered by the bank to the fund, the Wall Street Journal reported on ...
CySec: Council regulations over Ukraine
September 18th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) informs the Cyprus Investment Firms, Management Companies, Administrative Services Companies and Regulated Markets (‘the Regulated Entities’) about the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union the following: 1. Council Regulation (EU) No.959/2014 of ...
Google warned of harder line from EU
September 11th, 2014
The EU’s incoming digital policy chief has put Google on notice that it faces a potentially more hostile Brussels regime, suggesting the US group could be forced to be neutral in presenting search results. The US internet group has ...
