Showing posts with label Financial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Financial. Show all posts

Friday, June 17, 2016

In Debt: Brexit Could End London’s Reign as Europe’s Financial Hub

In Debt: Brexit Could End London’s Reign as Europe’s Financial Hub


The change might mean fewer banks and lawyers in the area. As a result, the reasons to negotiate a workout in London and present it to a British court would decline.


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Stay or Go: Why Financial Markets Are Calm and Carrying On Regarding ‘Brexit’

Stay or Go: Why Financial Markets Are Calm and Carrying On Regarding ‘Brexit’


Markets tend to be very efficient, except when they’re not. And those are the times that can be brutal for investors.


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Monday, June 13, 2016

Libyan Fund Claims Goldman Sachs Exploited Its Financial Naïveté

Libyan Fund Claims Goldman Sachs Exploited Its Financial Naïveté


The Libyan Investment Authority claims in a lawsuit that it lost $ 1.2 billion after it was misled by the Wall street bank about a series of derivatives transactions.


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Friday, June 10, 2016

Wealth Matters: Deciding if a Financial Adviser Is Right for the Job

Wealth Matters: Deciding if a Financial Adviser Is Right for the Job


As financial advising becomes a popular second career, potential clients must be diligent in determining whether an adviser is qualified for the job.


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Saturday, May 14, 2016

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Ex-Argentine President, Indicted on Financial Charge

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Ex-Argentine President, Indicted on Financial Charge


Mrs. Kirchner and other officials are accused of entering into contracts to sell the Central Bank’s dollars at below-market rates during her presidency.


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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Alibaba Financial Affiliate Raises $4.5 Billion

Alibaba Financial Affiliate Raises .5 Billion


Ant Financial, one of the world’s largest electronic-payments companies, received investments from a number of companies backed by the Chinese government.


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Sunday, April 10, 2016

Essay: Financial Fables: All the Better to Teach You With, My Dear

Essay: Financial Fables: All the Better to Teach You With, My Dear


If the N.R.A. can use fairy tales to promote guns, then surely we can use them to make investing less boring to children.










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Friday, April 8, 2016

Financial Secrecy in Panama and Beyond

Financial Secrecy in Panama and Beyond


While most nations have agreed to share information to root out tax havens, Panama has dragged its feet.


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Friday, November 27, 2015

Retiring: Financial Abuse of the Elderly: Sometimes Unnoticed, Always Predatory

Retiring: Financial Abuse of the Elderly: Sometimes Unnoticed, Always Predatory


Exploiters are increasingly taking financial advantage of older adults, often through investments, contracts or other fraud.










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Wealth Matters: Financial Considerations for Collectors of Art, Antiques and the Esoteric

Wealth Matters: Financial Considerations for Collectors of Art, Antiques and the Esoteric


Collectors who amass a sizable number of valuable objects; whether paintings, canes or history-changing machines, face a number of financial questions — not least how to dispose of their legacy.










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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

China’s Crackdown on Financial Markets Gets Top-Level Support

China’s Crackdown on Financial Markets Gets Top-Level Support


President Xi Jinping called for more measures to protect stock market investors after he met with financial regulators, the state news media said.










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