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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
July 5, 2012
Moody’s cuts Barclays' outlook; investors may be on the hook for losses.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
May 28, 2012
Concerns eased a bit over the possibility of a Greek exit from the euro zone as Saturday polls showed rising support for pro-bailout parties in that country. But attention turned to Spain as earlier estimates of funding needed for a bailout of its largest bank looked to be seriously undervalued.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
December 16, 2011
S&P clips 10 in Spain, Fitch hits BofA and Goldman.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
December 16, 2011
The decision to sell was made in the wake of a strategic review of the business that was spurred by changing conditions within the industry that included regulatory reforms.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
December 14, 2011
Prime Minister Mario Monti has his hands full. Not only is he dealing with Italy’s debt crisis, but his efforts to enforce and increase austerity measures in the country, as well as his choices for cabinet members, referred to by some groups as the “party of bankers,” are escalating public...
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
December 12, 2011
New products introduced over the last week include a new Greece-centric ETF from Global X, a purchase fee cut on a Vanguard fund, and two new ETNs from Deutsche Bank and Invesco.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
November 17, 2011
Synthetic ETFs were the target on Wednesday of Laurence D. Fink, CEO of BlackRock, as he criticized the products of Société Générale SA, saying that he didn’t want them to damage the industry.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
August 26, 2011
Paring its record loss in the first six months of 2011 down to 105 million euros ($151.7 million) from 8.2 billion euros—the worst in Irish corporate history—in the same period of 2010, the bank has been winding down its business, planning to shut down altogether by 2020.
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By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com |
July 1, 2011
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By Staff Writer |
October 1, 2008
The stunning collapse of major financial institutions like Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers Holdings has heightened the scrutiny of obscure financial products issued by these...