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  1. A smaller role for Wall Street


    Financial Times - 11 hours ago

    For a time following the 2008 crisis, banks' trading divisions made windfall profits ...investment banks oil the wheels of global trade and help ... Although
    Out of Lehman's Ashes Wall Street Gets Most of What It Wants- BusinessWeek
    Out of Lehman's Ashes Wall Street Gets Most of What It Wants- National Mortgage Professional Magazine
    Out of Lehman's ashes Wall Street gets most of what it wants- Washington Post
    all 8 news articles » PINK:LEHMQ

  2. Gold investment in China skyrockets in 2010


    People's Daily Online - Liang Jun - 25 minutes ago

    During the global financial crisis in 2008, gold was highly sought after as a safe ... In August, six ministries, including the People's Bank of China, ...
    Gold Into Basket ETF- istockAnalyst.com (press release)
    Weekend Report on Gold, Silver and Crude Oil- Live Trading News
    all 487 news articles »


  3. The Financial Crisis May Be Over, but the Lawsuits Continue


    The Atlantic (blog) - 11 hours ago

    Insurance giant Allstate is suing Bank of America and others for over ... But then why, pray tell, did Allstate's investment team purchase these securities? ...
    Allstate, Kraft, Starbucks, Hewlett-Packard, Sony in Court News- Bloomberg
    Allstate sues BofA over toxic sale- New York Post
    Allstate Sues Bank of America, Countrywide Over Mortgage-Backed ...-DailyFinance
    Wall Street Journal
    all 264 news articles » ALL - HPQ - SBUX


  4. WSJ: FDIC's Tricky Business: When To Shut An Ailing Bank


    Wall Street Journal - Jean Eaglesham - 11 hours ago

    Killing a bank too soon could mean getting rid of a financial institution that ... crisis who came out of retirement to deal with a new crop of dead banks. ...
  5. Will the IMF bailout help Ireland recover from the debt crisis?


    The Metropolitain - 7 hours ago

    It is clearly not in their interest for Irish banks to fail, ... high value inward investmentfinance industries or high tech, ... by, for example, speculative
    Irish Bank Bailout Costs American Taxpayers- National Legal and Policy Center
    all 24 news articles »


  6. Challenges in financial sector


    Business Times - Malaysia - 15 hours ago

    Individual banks also need to step up their vigilance in the risk-based pricing of ... the financialinvestment banking operations. ... institutions with larger
    Malaysia's central bank still reviewing Islamic mega bank bids- AsiaOne
    all 18 news articles »
  7. Tackling the threat of consumer debt


    CTV.ca - Jeremy Torobin - 15 hours ago

    But the Bank of Canada's most recent analysis of the financial system, ... Privately, top government officials say the problem is nowhere near a crisis, ...
    Canadians must get handle on debtload- BCLocalNews
    all 11 news articles »
  8. Home owners stay in their homes longer than ever before


    Telegraph.co.uk - Myra Butterworth - 2 hours ago

    ... to just three and a half years ago at the beginning of the credit crisis. ...
  9. KTB share swap seen as solution


    Bangkok Post - 12 hours ago

    Since the 1997 crisis, the central bank has been responsible for the principal of the bonds issued by its Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF), ...
  10. Central bank puts seal on Turkey's financial life in 2010


    Today's Zaman - İbrahi̇m Türkmen - 8 hours ago

    The central bank took the courageous step to endorse the government's policies ...financial crisis, but this recovery has proceeded in a sluggish manner. ...


  11. US Loans Make Comeback as New Issuance Doubles


    Bloomberg - Kristen Haunss - 9 hours ago

    16 Bank of America report. GSO Capital Partners LP, which is the credit investment arm of Blackstone Group LP; and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. were among firms ...
  12. To boldly go where no big banks have gone


    People's Daily Online - 8 hours ago

    Only in this way can sustainable development of the micro-finance sector be achieved while preventing a financial crisis from breaking out," he said. ...
  13. Increasing demand for export credit insurance boosts ICIEC business


    Arab News - 10 hours ago

    It is a clear indication that trade and investment flows are currently very ... As a result of the financial crisis, banks have become more risk averse. ...


  14. December Corporate Debt Issuance Rises 10% From 2009


    Bloomberg - Alexandra Harris - 9 hours ago

    The government scaled back its plans for global bond sales after Europe's debt crisis drove up borrowing costs. Investment banks are advising Mongolia to ...
  15. A bad happy


    News & Observer - 1 hour ago

    No, it was not all the fault of the big banks and investment houses. ... That mindset, after all, contributed to a crisis of global proportions. ...
  16. Philip Maddocks: Americans hopeful big banks will soon take the ...


    Massillon Independent - Philip Maddocks - 1 day ago

    ... large and profitable investment banks seize control of the nation from the indebted US government. Two years after the onset of the financial crisis, ...
  17. Outlook for the credit market in December 2010: ongoing recovery ...


    The FINANCIAL - 54 minutes ago

    On the other hand, despite strong growth, business investment and thus the demand for finance are unlikely to reach pre-crisis levels for the time being. ...
  18. American International Group Obtained $4.3 Billion from Commercial ...


    Stock Bling - 19 hours ago

    It is being considered the largest aid during the recent financial crisis. The new aid is offered by 36 banks and is considered to accessible once AIG ...
    AIG
  19. Magazine digest -- New law drafted to protect retail investors


    Focus Taiwan News Channel - 19 hours ago

    In Taiwan, not being fully informed about potential investment risk and difficulty in ... During the financial crisis that began in 2008, some banks have ...
  20. The Finance sector gets an overhaul in 2011...


    Finextra - 1 hour ago

    The problem for the finance sector with the current level of investment in ... The first opportunity lies in the inability of banks and financial ...
  21. Ring-fence banks via apex holding company structure


    Economic Times - 1 day ago

    One of the many lessons of the 2008 financial crisis is about systemic risk ... the bank's paid-up capital and reserves) on a bank's aggregate investment in ...
  22. Wall Street Execs Whine To Politico About Their Hurt Feelings


    Huffington Post - 15 hours ago

    a senior executive at one of the Big Six banks said recently in trying to ... Wall Street's biggest banks, whose missteps caused a global financial crisis ...
  23. China CEOs Temper Support for Yuan With Dollar Concern


    Bloomberg - 7 hours ago

    Ma Weihua, chief executive officer of China Merchants Bank Co., ... rate at about 6.83 per dollar to protect exporters during the global financial crisis. ...
  24. 'Deadbeat' TARP banks on rise


    Washington Post - Zachary A. Goldfarb - 1 day ago

    ... which bailed out banks to help them weather the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. David Miller, Treasury's chief investment officer for TARP, ...
    UPI NewsTrack TopNews- UPI.com
    TARP: A Success Story?- Zacks.com
    Bailed-Out Banks Slip Toward Failure- Wall Street Journal
    all 66 news articles »


  25. 2010 Review: Stakeholders rate AMCON, ex-NSE DG's sack,


    Nigeria Daily Independent - 12 hours ago

    Wema Bank was also spared, following the takeover of new core investors, SW-8 Investment... Limited, which took over the bulk of the shares previously owned by
  26. Nick Smith: Making fear and greed pay in investing


    New Zealand Herald - Nick Smith - 15 hours ago

    Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett's investment ... in the midst of the greatest global financial crisis since World War II. ...
  27. Crises of the Nineties and Ways of Combating Them (Part II)


    «Market Leader» - news and previews making you rich. - 47 minutes ago

    Banks' market interest rates went up to 40-50% making bank loans virtually ....crisis, the financial and ... According to many experts who tried to explain the


  28. Sweden Shows Central Bankers How to Fight Next Asset Bubble


    Bloomberg - Kati Pohjanpalo - 9 hours ago

    The financial crisis that started more than two years ago was exacerbated by central banks ...Investment Bank. ... president of the Helsinki-based Nordic
  29. Late loans portended Wachovia's downfall


    Richmond Times Dispatch - Richard Craver - 4 hours ago

    The Fed acknowledges on its website that during the heart of the financial crisis, "many banks were reluctant to borrow at the discount window out of fear ...
  30. How rating agencies set stage for community bank failures


    MiamiHerald.com - Kevin G. Hall - Greg Gordon - 3 days ago

    Questioned by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on June 2 in New York, ... Armed with these ``shadow ratings,'' investment banks then pooled the ...
  31. Family firms hit by tight bank funding


    Emirates 24/7 - 22 hours ago

    “It seems there is a confidence crisis between banks and family businesses ... In a recent study, a Saudi investment firm said the regional default problem ...
  32. Berlin plans undercover checks on financial advisors


    Deutsche Welle - 1 day ago

    Financial advisors in German banks could receive an unpleasant visit from ... wealth in the financial crisis complain they were insufficiently warned of the ...
  33. Years of magical thinking


    MarketWatch - Peter Atwater - 4 hours ago

    Still, when asked lately to characterize our post-banking crisis world, ... But looking at bank loan portfolios, where with the exception of credit cards, ...
    Years of Magical Thinking: Our World After the Banking Crisis- Minyanville.com
    all 3 news articles » WFC - ROST - TJX
  34. Russia Moves to Draw in More Foreign Investors


    Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago

    ... to loosen restrictions on foreign investment in some sectors next year, ... the economy during the financial crisis, bailing out companies and banks and ...
  35. Excessive bank borrowing by government


    Daily Times - Sajid Chaudhry - 1 day ago

    The scheduled banks in the country have sanctioned loan worth Rs 49.634 ... Despite the international financial crisis and bleak economic situation in the ...
  36. Pension funds see crisis role


    IPE.com - 1 day ago

    Europe's mighty central banks are being stretched to their limits, ... deposits into Danish banks in an attempt to shore them up during the financial crisis ...
  37. Deutsche Bank takes gamble on casino


    Financial Times - James Wilson - Matthew Garrahan - 15 hours ago

    Rather the Cosmopolitan is an investment that the German bank is a little shy of talking ... In February, Stefan Krause, the bank's chief financial officer, ...


  38. Outlook 2011, Global and U.S. Bonds: Europe Debt Woes May Affect ...


    AdvisorOne - Kathleen McBride - 10 hours ago

    That's because they are held by “core” European banks, which are a “significant ... AAA-rated securities and tax-revenue erosion as the financial crisis ...
    TROW
  39. How rating agencies set stage for community bank failures


    Kansas City Star - Kevin G. Hall - Greg Gordon - 6 days ago

    Questioned by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on June 2 in New York, ...investment banks then pooled the ... Armed with these "shadow ratings,"
    This Is By Far the Most Important Financial Development of 2010- DailyWealth
    Moody's bungled ratings on community bank bonds, too- McClatchy Washington Bureau
    all 59 news articles » MCO


  40. What will 2011 hold for your financial fortunes?


    Daily Mail - Tony Hazell - 10 hours ago

    Azad Zangana, European economist for Schroder Investment Management, says: 'The Bank of England will err on the side of caution and will want to see the ...


  41. In a year of bank failures, public feels little effect


    Minneapolis Star Tribune - 1 day ago

    America's community banking crisis may go down as one of the biggest ... Prosperan Bank in Oakdale, hoping to goose its returns, shifted its investment ...
  42. Pandit Sees 'Rebirth' of Citigroup


    New York Times - Eric Dash - 14 hours ago

    Then came the financial crisis, forcing Citigroup to turn to the government ... out its nearly one-third stake in the bank, turning a $12 billion profit. ...
  43. TG4 to broadcast story of TK Whitaker, 'Servant of the State'


    Irish Times - Marie O'Halloran - 2 days ago

    HE IS probably the only economist in Ireland who refuses to speak about the current financial crisis. The man who was instrumental in getting Ireland to ...
  44. 2011 Investment Themes


    Benzinga - Daniel Ho - 46 minutes ago

    While this act does not bode well for the banks or payment processing ... portal providing financialinvestment ... information and market statistics for
  45. Obsession with government debt overlooks real issue


    Baltimore Sun - Charlie Cooper - 2 days ago

    ... in debt owed by financial institutions: banks, investment firms and hedge funds. ...financial crisis of 2008, government debt has, indeed, ... Since the
    If US Consumers Believe It Difficult to Borrow Now, Just Wait!- Student Operated Press
    all 4 news articles »


  46. Israel Poised for Second Year of Growth as Shopping Replaces Exports


    The Media Line - David Rosenberg - 17 hours ago

    The Israeli economy, which shrugged off the world financial crisis, ... In investment, which had been weak, we saw revival in 2010 and it will continue ...
  47. Joseph R. Paolino Jr.: RI must address foreclosure crisis


    Providence Journal - Joseph R. Paolino Jr - 3 hours ago

    This would give homeowners an affordable monthly payment, while protecting a bank's initial investment. Such a program would require no extra dollars from ...
  48. As miners push buttons, gold bubble soars


    Peninsula On-line - 11 hours ago

    They opened investment in a reputed safe asset to potentially millions of new investors just before the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008 and the ensuing ...
    The Alchemy Of Gold- Forbes (blog)
    all 12 news articles »


  49. Ex-Lehman Workers Revive Suit Over Retiree Plan


    Wall Street Journal - Eric Morath - 13 hours ago

    ... additional information from two popular books written on the financial crisis, ... The employees also claim that Lehman officials knew that the bank had ...
    Ernst & Young's Liability For Lehman Larger Than Claimed- Forbes (blog)
    all 3 news articles » PINK:LEHMQ
  50. Which stocks/sectors is Deven Choksey bullish on?


    Moneycontrol.com - 3 hours ago

    Banks like IDBI are also doing quite well with better concentration on CASA. ... severe contraction after the Lehman crisis and then the purchase of Bank of ...
  51. Interest rate hikes are on the way


    Herald Sun - Rachel Hewitt - 19 hours ago

    Mr Walters predicts that mortgage rates will return to "the low nines" - about the level before the global financial crisis struck - if banks "out-hike". ...
  52. Public debt law to facilitate capital market growth


    Khaleej Times - Abdul Basit - 13 hours ago

    The MENA and specifically the GCC region have been highly dependent on banks to finance its long-term projects. Bond financing has been rarely used, ...
  53. Regulators call for banks to reveal bonus schemes


    Discountvouchers.co.uk - Harry Oldfield - 17 hours ago

    This is thought to discourage banks from giving bonuses for investment ... been alleged to be partly responsible for the global financial crisis of 2008. ...
    Vietnam, Taiwan Limits, BaFin 'Shoppers': Compliance- Bloomberg
    all 230 news articles »


  54. Al Naboodah aims to double Peugeot market share


    Zawya - Waheed Abbas - 1 day ago

    "At the end of the day, automobile investment is the second biggest investment people make in ...bank finance. ... The second factor is the availability of
  55. Taxpayers are the true victims of the global financial crisis


    Sydney Morning Herald - Chris Berg - 3 days ago

    The real casualties of the financial crisis haven't been banks or businesses. They have been the rash governments that tried to save them and the taxpayers ...
  56. A New Year's Resolution: Fixing the Mortgage Mess, and More


    Huffington Post (blog) - 8 hours ago

    The latest is Bush/Obama and the financial crisis triggered by mortgage derivatives. ... The emphasis has been on stabilizing the banks, investment, ...
  57. 2010 a difficult, challenging year for Bangko Sentral


    ABS CBN News - Lawrence Agcaoili - 2 days ago

    He pointed out that banks in the Philippines survived external shocks including the financial crisis in the US as well as the debt crisis in Europe. ...
  58. Crises of the Nineties and Ways of Combating Them (Part I)


    «Market Leader» - news and previews making you rich. - 1 day ago

    The currency and bank crisis evolves at the same time. .... of moderate risk with increased yield drove managers in charge of investment funds of all types ...


  59. 2010 in Review: Expanding Lending Drives Indonesia's Healthy Economy


    Jakarta Globe - 1 day ago

    That outpaced Bank Indonesia's full-year target of 22 percent. (JG Photo/Safir Makki) Two years after the tumultuous global financial crisis, the Indonesian ...


  60. Financial year had plenty of argy-bargy


    TVNZ - 2 days ago

    The mop up of the financial crisis that has engulfed the world's economies ... The big Australian banks, hurt by a $2.2 billion tax bill settled this time ...
  61. Thai 2011 GDP growth to slow to 4.5pc: ministry


    The News International - 8 hours ago

    Growth in 2011 will be helped by domestic consumption and investment but ... The central bank expects growth of 7.3 to 8.0 percent this year and 3.0 to 5.0 ...
    Thai Production Growth Unexpectedly Slows in Sign Export Rebound ...- Bloomberg
    all 16 news articles »


  62. VTB Group assets make 11,4% of RF banking system-Putin


    ITAR-TASS - 18 hours ago

    “For the government of Russia, VTB is a reliable partner,” he added, stressing that during the crisis, VTB, like other strategic banks, played a significant ...


  63. AIG secures $4.3bn in credit lines


    Financial Times - Suzanne Kapner - 1 day ago

    The US insurer bailed out by Washington during the financial crisis is ... The investment bank... Greenhill is advising the Treasury on the sale of its stake.
  64. S. Korean banks' takeover moves to be lukewarm next year


    Yonhap News - Kim Soo-yeon - 2 days ago

    On top of the surprise decision by Hana Financial Group to buy Korea Exchange Bank (KEB), bidding withdrawals by two consortia created by Woori employees ...


  65. Equities edge back in fashion


    Financial Times - Telis Demos - Nicole Bullock - 15 hours ago

    The reasons for this disdain for equities are many; the financial crisis, persistently high ... Instead, that cash has mostly ended up in bank accounts. ...
    Surge of money from bonds could stifle lending- Kansas City Star
    all 55 news articles »


  66. Figuring out how much to blame financial regulators for the ...


    Slate Magazine - Howard Davies - 3 days ago

    Yet, in narratives of the financial crisis, regulatory capture is often an ... indeed, Congress—are in the pockets of investment banks, hedge funds, ...
  67. America needs an economic GPS


    Tbo.com - John Reiniers - 4 hours ago

    It is critical we realize the US is going through an economic sea change heavily influenced by the financial crisis, globalization and technology. ...
  68. Deals of the Day: Wall Street Cat Fight Over Who's #1


    Wall Street Journal (blog) - Stephen Grocer - 19 hours ago

    [WSJ] Goldman Sachs: The investment bank's Petershill Fund agreed to buy a ... facility – the largest of its crisis programs — went to foreign banks. ...
  69. Central bank targets inflation


    Xinhua - Zhang Xiang - 1 day ago

    The rate hike was announced on the day when the United States and European countries were enjoying their Christmas holidays and their investment banks were ...
    Inflation concerns spur Beijing to raise interest rates again- Washington Post
    High China Interest Rates to Control Inflation- Financial Feed
    Bank of Israel keeps interest rate unchanged- Globes
    Bloomberg - Taipei Times
    all 1785 news articles »


  70. Fundamental Outlook at 1500 GMT (EST + 0500)


    Fxtraders.eu - 15 hours ago

    European Central Bank member Mersch called for tougher penalties against ... Term Auction Facility went to foreign banks during the financial crisis. ...
  71. JPMorgan Does The Most Deals But That's Not Why It's Headed To $48


    Forbes (blog) - 1 day ago

    JPMorgan was recently crowned as the top investment bank in 2010 by Dealogic ...financial crisis as ... the retail banking business helped JP Morgan during the


  72. Jeffrey Saut: Lessons to live by and the call for the week


    InvestmentNews - 1 day ago

    And finally, in 2011 we are exiting a financial crisis started by residential real estate. Meaning hundreds of banks are still trying to clean their books ...
  73. The Year That Was: More high-price high-rises and a couple of scams


    Moneylife Personal Finance Magazine - Sharad Matade - 20 hours ago

    Today, residential rates are at back to the peaks touched before the financial crisis. As a result, many of the projects we see advertised over colourful ...


  74. The fallen heroes of the financial crisis


    Malta Independent Online - Jean-Paul Fitoussi - 23 hours ago

    As the financial crisis has shown, it is also the process that enables us to ... this process has not gone far enough, enabling many banks, governments, ...
  75. Reality behind the mega bucks...


    Gulf Daily News - 2 days ago

    But by and large the financial industry is up and running just as it was before the autumn, with banksinvestment banks ... posting healthy trading profit and
  76. Minister's secret deal bodes ill


    Irish Independent - 3 days ago

    What is going on inside Allied Irish Bank, once the biggest and most successful financial institution in the State? We all know and have known for a long ...
    Timeline the road to nationalisation- Irish Times
    Ireland nationalises fourth bank with move to take over Allied Irish- The Guardian
    Irish government to take control of a fourth bank- The Associated Press
    Irish Independent - AHN | All Headline News
    all 630 news articles » MTC


  77. Bankruptcy cases tell many tales


    Nashua Telegraph - Andrew Wolfe - 3 hours ago

    “Despite the banks failing, the general economy back then – for people who ... The recent recession and financial crisis saw the collapse of a housing and ...
  78. US Entices Big Banks in Canada


    New York Times - Ian Austen - 1 day ago

    Last week, the Toronto-Dominion Bank agreed to pay $6.3 billion for Chrysler Financial. And earlier this month the Bank of Montreal bought Marshall & Ilsley ...
  79. Property developers standing their ground


    Stuff.co.nz - Rebecca Stevenson - 1 day ago

    He says banks pressed for repayment after the 2007 crisis. ... is less industry competition these days after a healthy cull sparked by the financial crisis. ...


  80. European borrowing costs eclipse US


    Financial Times - Richard Milne - 13 hours ago

    European companies' relative cost of borrowing has risen above that of US groups for the first time since the financial crisis as ...
  81. IMA provides its outlook for 2011


    CPI Financial - 1 day ago

    “The investment management industry is facing a number of unknowns in 2011. The continuing regulatory response to the financial crisis has thrown many balls ...


  82. Europe Day Ahead: London's FTSE Seen Opening 32 Points Down


    Bloomberg - Chris Peterson - 3 hours ago

    ... 2010 as the top end of the market bounced back from the financial crisis. ... Sweden's central bank may set the direction for other policy makers as it ...
  83. Political Rashomon on Financial Crisis Panel


    New York Times - Heidi N. Moore - 15 Dec 2010

    What caused the financial crisis? You might want to check someone's political ....investment banks' packaging of the same bad ... bad lending but it was the
    Analysis: Fannie and Freddie Didn't Cause the Financial Crisis- National Journal
    all 131 news articles » FNMA - OTC:FMCC


  84. Not quite the jaguars just yet


    MiamiHerald.com - Pamela Cox - 1 day ago

    For the first time ever an international financial crisis had not thrown the ... At the time I did warn that World Bank projections indicated that the ...
  85. Investment banks: Nascent sector looks for new model


    Financial Times - Robin Wigglesworth - 13 Dec 2010

    Islamic investment banks and companies mushroomed across the Middle East in the years preceding the financial crisis, ...
    Products: Offering grows in wake of crisis- Financial Times
    Guest column: Joseph DiVanna- Financial Times
    Growth survives the storms- Financial Times
    all 24 news articles »


  86. BlackRock to launch internal trading platform


    Financial Times - Dan McCrum - 9 hours ago

    Mr Kapito emphasised the important role played by investment banks in trading and the provision of liquidity. “Wall Street provides that with size and scale ...
  87. 2010: Foundation for a new banking era


    Vanguard - Babajide Komolafe - 2 days ago

    After the banking crisis triggered by the global financial crisis in 2008, and the meaures to arrest the effect of the crisis and ...
  88. Look for the least bad places to invest in 2011


    Financial Times - John Plender - 17 hours ago

    Yet the striking thing about the extraordinary policy measures taken in response to the financial crisis... is just how ineffectual – at least relatively
  89. Bank Of Queensland To Vigorously Defend Storm Financial Action


    Wall Street Journal - 21 Dec 2010

    The financial crisis prompted the collapse of Storm, leading to margin calls on investors' loans and triggering claims on their homes. Bank of Queensland ...
    Budget Christmas for Storm clients as legal action begins- Sydney Morning Herald
    ASIC pushes through with legal suits against banks involved in ...- IBTimes Hong Kong
    all 255 news articles »


  90. Syrian-UAE Economic and Trade relations Discussed


    Zawya - Mazen Eyon - 1 day ago

    Conditions of some investment projects which the Emirati companies are ... has been able to achieve good growth rates despite the global financial crisis. ...
  91. Manteca must wisely forge financial waters in making Great Wolf deal


    Manteca Bulletin - Dennis Wyatt - 22 hours ago

    It includes teaming up with investment partners such as McWhinney for the ... In this case it wouldn't just involve the bank but – depending upon how the ...
    WOLF
  92. Zeti Honoured With Lifetime Achievement Award


    Bernama - 21 Dec 2010

    "The industry remained resilient during the recent global financial crisis. It has continued to be competitive, providing financial products and services, ...
    Experts Call To Set Up Islamic Finance Regulatory Framework- ABNA.ir
    all 22 news articles »


  93. Move to lift limits on foreign ownership


    Viet Nam News - 1 day ago

    VAFI has proposed that these caps be raised to 35-40 per cent for a bank and ... of the stock market in the two years since the global financial crisis. ...
    Proposals to stablise monetary market- VOVNews.vn
    all 2 news articles »


  94. Middle East oil firms to borrow less next year


    Zawya - Waheed Abbas - 2 hours ago

    Woodruff said bank lending will likely be the first choice for regional oil ... in the wake of the economic recession brought on by the financial crisis. ...
    PINK:MIDH
  95. Wheelers And Dealers of 2010 [analysis]


    Trading Markets (press release) - 21 hours ago

    2009 ended rather unceremoniously because of the Central Bank of Nigeria's ... Jimoh Ibrahim's investment in Virgin Nigeria, crisis in Corporate Affairs ...
  96. Sharing the big profits with dividends


    NEWS.com.au - Anthony Keane - 1 day ago

    The major banks have paid a total of $14.4 billion in dividends to ... Several big dividend payers collapsed during the global financial crisis or wound ...
  97. Stronger global Islamic finance hub status


    Business Times - Malaysia - Hamisah Hamid - 1 day ago

    She was recognised for helping pull the country out of the 1998 financial crisis, making Malaysia a financial hub and implementing Islamic banking. ...
  98. Europe Factors-Shares set to rise; UK stocks could dip


    Reuters - Blaise Robinson - Jon Loades-Carter - 53 minutes ago

    [ID:nTOE6BS00R] Europe's crisis-scarred banking sector is unlikely to undergo a ...bank said it has frozen two investment funds ... [ID:nLDE6BR0Q2] The French
  99. The Most Popular Posts of 2010: Mark Hurd, Obama and the 'Flash Crash'


    Wall Street Journal (blog) - Shira Ovide - 17 hours ago

    That would go to a Harvard-educated unsung hero of the financial crisis. 5. ... and a handful of financial transactions in which the investment bank was ...
  100. China's Challenges for 2011


    Minyanville.com - George Magnus - 12 hours ago

    It is widely expected that the Peoples' Bank of China will increase interest rates ... China has weathered the financial crisis and its aftermath well. ...
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