Posts Tagged ‘Financial services’

DealBook: After a Delay, MF Global’s Missing Money Is Traced

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

While the authorities have traced hundreds of millions of dollars from MF Global, investigators do not know whether they can retrieve the money.

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DealBook: After a Delay, MF Global’s Missing Money Is Traced

DealBook: In Europe, a Conflict Over Bank Capital

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

As European banks move to shed businesses and write off losses, their regulators might veto any steps they fear could inflict further damage.

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DealBook: In Europe, a Conflict Over Bank Capital

DealBook: Greece Inches Toward a Deal With Its Bondholders

Friday, January 20th, 2012

A compromise seems to be at hand over how much of a loss investors should take on just over 200 billion euros in Greek government bonds.

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DealBook: Greece Inches Toward a Deal With Its Bondholders

DealBook: Greece Inches Toward a Deal With Its Bondholders

Friday, January 20th, 2012

A compromise seems to be at hand over how much of a loss investors should take on just over 200 billion euros in Greek government bonds.

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DealBook: Greece Inches Toward a Deal With Its Bondholders

DealBook: Wall Street Jostles to Help Silicon Valley Manage Newfound Wealth

Monday, January 16th, 2012

The start-up boom means there are more freshly minted millionaires looking to manage their wealth. And Wall Street firms are happy to help, for a fee.

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DealBook: Wall Street Jostles to Help Silicon Valley Manage Newfound Wealth

DealBook: For Europe, Few Options in a Vicious Cycle of Debt

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

European Union countries will need to sell billions of dollars in bonds every week in 2012 to replace existing debt, and policymakers and investors are watching debt auctions for signs of weakness.

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DealBook: For Europe, Few Options in a Vicious Cycle of Debt

DealBook: For Europe, Few Options in a Vicious Cycle of Debt

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

European Union countries will need to sell billions of dollars in bonds every week in 2012 to replace existing debt, and policymakers and investors are watching debt auctions for signs of weakness.

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DealBook: For Europe, Few Options in a Vicious Cycle of Debt

DealBook: E-Mail Clues in Tracking MF Global Client Funds

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Federal authorities have uncovered e-mails that detail the transfers of money in the firm’s last days, including transfers that contained customer money, according to people close to the investigation.

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DealBook: E-Mail Clues in Tracking MF Global Client Funds

DealBook: Madoff’s Ex-Controller Expected to Plead Guilty Next Week

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Enrica Cotellessa-Pitz, the former controller of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, would be the sixth person, including Mr. Madoff, to admit to participating in his vast Ponzi scheme.

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DealBook: Live Blog: House Panel Hearing on MF Global

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Jon S. Corzine, the former chief of MF Global, is set to appear before the House Agriculture Committee to answer questions about the collapse of his brokerage firm. The panel began at 9:30 A.M.

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DealBook: Live Blog: House Panel Hearing on MF Global

‘More competition’ for City jobs

Monday, December 5th, 2011

The number of qualified staff for each vacancy in the City of London is at the highest for two years, according to a financial services recruitment firm.

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DealBook: Modest Bonus Year on Wall St., but Stock Could Yield Fortunes

Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

Financial firms are preparing to dole out huge amounts of stock at depressed prices, the value of which could rise substantially in a few years.

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DealBook: Money Found in Britain May Belong to MF Global

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

About $200 million in customer money that vanished from MF Global is believed to have surfaced at JPMorgan Chase in Britain, according to people briefed on the matter.

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DealBook: MF Global Trustee Says Shortfall Could Exceed $1.2 Billion

Monday, November 21st, 2011

The court-appointed trustee overseeing the liquidation of MF Global’s brokerage now estimates that the shortfall in the firm’s customer funds could be more than $1.2 billion — double previous estimates.

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DealBook: MF Global Trustee Says Shortfall Could Exceed $1.2 Billion

DealBook: With MF Global Money Still Missing, Suspicions Grow

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Authorities are growing more concerned about what went wrong at MF Global as they comb through some 38,000 customer accounts.

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DealBook: With MF Global Money Still Missing, Suspicions Grow