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Co-op Group’s stake in Co-op Bank set to fall
May 9th, 2014
The Co-operative Group is set to see its 30% stake in the Co-op Bank reduced further under a plan to shore-up the bank’s finances. As a result, a group of investors who injected almost £1bn into the bank last ...
Northern Trust Reports SEC Subpoena on Securities Lending
April 29th, 2014
Northern Trust Corp. (NTRS), the third-biggest independent custody bank, said it received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in April related to the company’s securities lending. “Northern Trust will fully cooperate with the SEC in this ...
Stocks: Federal Reserve to the rescue?
April 28th, 2014
Janet Yellen and economic data are poised to steal the business spotlight from Corporate America this week. After a bonanza of corporate report cards dominated recent headlines, investors will likely refocus on the state of the U.S. economy and ...
FCA appoints two new senior advisers focused on competition and investment banking
April 23rd, 2014
The British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has issued a press release announcing the appointment of two senior advisers as follows: Martin Wheatley, chief executive of the FCA, said of the appointments: “Both David and Gunner come with impressive experience ...
Puerto Rico woos rich with hefty tax breaks
April 23rd, 2014
John Paulson is expected to expand his investment in Puerto Rico to $1 billion by the end of next year, as the hedge fund titan leads a growing brigade of wealthy U.S. business owners who are taking advantage of ...
Asian Stocks Erase Gain on China Factory, Australian CPI
April 23rd, 2014
Asian stocks erased gains after Chinese manufacturing data signaled persisting weakness in the world’s second-largest economy and Australia’s inflation rose less than expected. China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd., the largest mainland developer traded in Hong Kong, sank 3.7 ...
Insider Convictions Seen Too Easy in Chiasson Appeal
April 22nd, 2014
What looks like insider trading to one federal judge might not rise to the level of a crime to another. Or, in the case of two hedge fund managers fighting their convictions, to another three judges. Level Global Investors ...
Dollar Gains 7th Day as Economic Data Signal Growth
April 22nd, 2014
The dollar gained for a seventh day against a basket of peers, the longest streak in almost a year, as revised data in a Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago index signaled greater-than-forecast strength in the U.S. economy. The yen ...
Stocks Drop With Ruble as Ukraine Tension Spurs Gold
April 14th, 2014
Global stocks dropped a third day, the ruble tumbled and oil and gold advanced as the U.S. and Russia traded barbs in the United Nations Security Council amid worsening violence in Ukraine. The euro dropped on prospects for more ...
SEC Goldman Lawyer Says Agency Too Timid on Wall Street Misdeeds
April 9th, 2014
A trial attorney from the Securities and Exchange Commission said his bosses were too “tentative and fearful” to bring many Wall Street leaders to heel after the 2008 credit crisis, echoing the regulator’s outside critics. James Kidney, who joined ...
