Fourth-Quarter GDP Growth and a Look Forward
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Is Financial Reform Working, or Will It Make Things Worse?
Business Insider
The 2008 financial crash gave rise to a world-wide call for a review of regulations.
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Battle Starts Over British Bank Rules
By LANDON THOMAS Jr. and ERIC DASH, NY Times
As Wall Street banks fight to fend off further regulation, the battle in Britain over how best to manage financial institutions considered too big to fail is just beginning.
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LCH.Clearnet boosts Portugal bond margin fees
Market Watch
Clearing firm LCH.Clearnet on Thursday increased the margin requirement for long positions in Portuguese sovereign bonds, a move that makes it more expensive to trade the securities. In a posting on its website, the firm said it had increased the margin for bonds cleared through its RepoClear service by an additional 15% for long positions. LCH.Clearnet said the move was ...
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ECB move set to spark debate on US tightening
By Gillian Tett, Financial Times
The phrase macroprudential policy does not usually set pulses racing. Least of all in Calgary, the chilly Canadian town. But when the Inter-American Development Bank held its annual meeting there late last month, the mouth-twisting word was being bandied about in a way that provoked unusual heat.
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Europe's Rate Rise Signals End of Cheap-Money Era
By BRIAN BLACKSTONE and DAVID WESSEL, WSJ
The European Central Bank on Thursday became the first monetary authority in a major developed economy to raise interest rates since the global financial crisis struck—a sign that the long period of extraordinarily easy credit is beginning to come to a close.
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U.S. Federal Reserve Announces New Director Of Management Division
Press Release
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the appointment of Richard "Dick" A. Anderson as director of the Management Division and as the Board's chief operating officer, effective April 18, 2011.
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Banks fight for ‘block’ share deals
By Telis Demos in New York - Financial Times
Wall Street banks are vying to underwrite companies’ share sales in so-called “block trades,”a sign of their willingness to take on greater risks and use more of their own capital.
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HSBC drawn into US tax pursuit
By Suzanne Kapner in New York - Financial Times
The US Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to force HSBC to reveal the names of thousands of the bank’s wealthy clients who are suspected of tax evasion in the US.
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U.S. says HSBC in India helped rich tax dodgersReuters via Yahoo! India News
The U.S. Department of Justice said that HSBC in India helped potentially thousands of Americans dodge taxes, broadening the government's probe of banks suspected of helping tax dodgers beyond UBS AG.
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HSBC India Account Information Sought by U.S. Tax Officials
BusinessWeek
U.S. tax authorities stepped up their investigation of HSBC Holdings Plc today by seeking authorization to go after information from thousands of Americans who may have used accounts in India to evade taxes.
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Dimon’s pay package rises 51%
By Francesco Guerrera in New York, Financial Times
Jamie Dimon underlined Wall Street’s return to health after the financial crisis by collecting a $5m bonus – his first cash pay-out in three years – as part of a $23m pay package for leading JPMorgan Chase during 2010.
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Royal Bank of Scotland's Irish loan losses double to £15bn after stress tests, says UBS
AFP Telegraph Finance News
Royal Bank of Scotland would need to more than double its provisions against potential losses on its Irish loan book if it faced the stress tests with the same criteria used by the Irish government earlier ...
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PNC Increases Dividend 250%
By DEALBOOK, NY Times
The PNC Financial Services Group announced on Thursday that it had raised its quarterly payout to 35 cents a share from 10 cents, a fresh sign that banks are looking to put the financial crisis behind them. The Pittsburgh-based bank also said it planned to spend as much as $500 million this year buying back stock.
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Madoff spreads blame to banks in jail interview
By David Gelles and Gillian Tett in New York - Financial Times
Bernard Madoff has sought to spread blame for his $65bn Ponzi scheme to banks, regulators and some of his oldest business associates in a rambling jailhouse interview with the Financial Times.
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