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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 ...
Rethinking the Sino-American Relationship
June 27th, 2014
In early July, senior US and Chinese officials will gather in Beijing for the sixth Strategic and Economic Dialogue. With bilateral frictions mounting on a number of fronts – including cyber security, territorial disputes in the East and South ...
Regions Financial to pay $51 mln for alleged accounting misdeed
June 26th, 2014
Regions Financial Corp, a large U.S. southeast regional bank, agreed to pay $51 million to settle federal and state allegations it failed to account properly for souring commercial loans during the financial crisis, boosting its earnings. The settlements announced ...
US stocks retreat; Dow record winning streak ends
June 12th, 2014
The Dow Wednesday snapped a four-day streak of record highs in a US equity retreat attributed in part to a shock Republican primary election and profit taking. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 99.73 points ...
Slow Your Judgments on Fast Trading
June 11th, 2014
In a recent pair of articles, hedge-fund magnate Cliff Asness defended high-frequency trading against most of the attacks that have been leveled against it. Asness is known for his strong opinions. And while I’m generally on his side in ...
Russia Knows Europe Sanctions Ineffective With Tax Havens
May 5th, 2014
Two years ago, a Dutch law firm prepared a pitch in Moscow to Russian businesses: come to the Netherlands and we can help you avoid taxes and keep your assets safe. “You can rely on our legal system!” the ...
Insolvencies rocket amid mounting misery for firms
April 24th, 2014
SCOTTISH corporate insolvencies in the latest full quarter were up 70.6% on the same period of last year, official figures have revealed, and one leading expert predicted the number of failures could climb higher still. The figures, published yesterday ...
Co-op Legal Services posts £22m loss for 2013
April 17th, 2014
Co-operative Legal Services lost £9.1m on a flat turnover of £33m in 2013, the Co-operative Group’s results reveal today. The legal subsidiary also said it had taken a £13m ‘goodwill impairment’ following a reassessment of its business plan which ...
Stock experts say the bull isn’t dead yet
April 7th, 2014
Wall Street professionals are still optimistic about stocks, despite a very volatile start for the markets this year. The 26 investment strategists surveyed in the past week by CNNMoney have an average year-end target for the S&P 500 of ...
China real estate firm at risk of bankruptcy
March 19th, 2014
Another one bites the dust: A Chinese real estate developer is on the verge of bankruptcy, and is expected to default on millions in debt — the latest sign the government is willing to let some pawns fall ...
