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Geithner Must Give S&P Documents in U.S. Fraud Suit
May 14th, 2014
Ex-U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner must comply with Standard & Poor’s demand that he provide documents related to its claim the U.S. sued the company in retaliation for downgrading government debt. Harold W. McGraw III, chairman of S&P parent ...
Barclays, Credit Suisse Battle Banker Exodus, Legal Woes
May 5th, 2014
Barclays Plc (BARC), Credit Suisse Group AG and UBS AG (UBSN) will face questions this week about key banker departures, legal challenges and their efforts to boost profitability. Barclays last week lost three top bankers in the U.S. and ...
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 ...
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 ...
Wall Street Bond Dealers Whipsawed on Bearish Treasuries Bet
April 22nd, 2014
Betting against U.S. government debt this year is turning out to be a fool’s errand. Just ask Wall Street’s biggest bond dealers. While the losses that their economists predicted have yet to materialize, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Citigroup ...
