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JPMorgan Investors Show Support for Dimon in Cancer Fight
July 2nd, 2014
Jamie Dimon, whose eight years atop JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) have made him one of Wall Street’s most powerful leaders, said he’ll start treatment for throat cancer, raising new questions about succession plans at the biggest U.S. bank. ...
Twitter hires former Goldman Sachs banker as CFO
July 2nd, 2014
The Goldman Sachs banker who took social media platform Twitter public has been hired to be in charge of its finances. Anthony Noto, the former US bank’s co-head of telecoms, media and technology, has been recruited as part of Twitter’s ...
After BNP, U.S. targets on more banks
July 1st, 2014
BNP Paribas’ guilty plea and agreement to pay nearly $9 billion for violating U.S. sanctions is part of a larger U.S. Justice Department shift in strategy that is expected to snare more major banks and other firms across the ...
ESMA: Short guide for retail investors
July 1st, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a short guide for retail investors explaining the impact of the changes to be made in investor protection under the MiFID II reform. It highlights some of the most important ...
Hong Kong Approves Budget Tax Cuts
July 1st, 2014
Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Professor KC Chan has welcomed the passage of the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2014 by the Legislative Council on June 25, which gave effect to two major revenue measures proposed ...
Ex-Jefferies Trader Deserves 9-Year Sentence, U.S. Says
July 1st, 2014
Ex-Jefferies & Co. Managing Director Jesse Litvak, who was convicted earlier this year of fraud in the trading of mortgage-backed securities, should be sentenced to nine years in prison, the U.S. said. Litvak was convicted in the only criminal ...
India To Revamp Colonial Era Train Networks, Courting Foreign Investment
June 30th, 2014
India’s new Prime Minister plans to overhaul the country’s massive state-run railway system. Originally built under British colonial rule, the train system is one of the largest in the world, and serves roughly 25 million passengers every day — ...
Emerging Stocks Advance as Oil Declines While Europe Stoc
June 30th, 2014
Emerging-market stocks rose, extending the biggest quarterly advance since September 2012. Shares in Europe fell, while oil declined as continuing violence in Iraq failed to disrupt supply. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (BUSY) climbed 0.4 percent at 7:25 a.m. ...
Accountants have itchy feet despite 5% pay rise
June 30th, 2014
Salaries increased by 4.3%, to £66,795 in 2013/14, while the average bonus was 17.5% (up from 17.2%). In addition, 53% of accountants received a bonus compared to 47% a year earlier. However, only 46% were satisfied with the pay, ...
Taking Systemic Risk Seriously
June 30th, 2014
There are two leading views about the world’s financial system. The first, heard mostly from executives at leading global banks and their allies, is that the system is safer than it has ever been. According to this view, the ...
