G8

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  Overseas Tax Havens Under the Microscope as Governments Call for Tighter Regulations

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2013

  Demands for tighter regulations and more transparency could change the way countries—and companies—do business.

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  Greece Should Remain in Eurozone: G8

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 21, 2012

  Greece should remain in the eurozone despite its financial woes, according to a communique issued by the G8 gathering at Camp David during the weekend.

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  Spanish Banks Downgraded

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 18, 2012

  Moody’s cut the ratings of 16 Spanish banks, taking Banco Santander and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria down three notches each. Fitch, meanwhile, dropped Greece into its lowest level in junk territory.

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  France Will Tax Financial Transactions Starting in August: Sarkozy

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 30, 2012

  France will unilaterally begin to tax all financial transactions at 0.1%, beginning in August, according to President Nicolas Sarkozy. Saying that he wants to 'set an example,' Sarkozy is determined to make good on a pledge he made to impose the tax when France was president of both the G8...

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  IMF Looks for Quick Succession to Strauss-Kahn

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 20, 2011

  As a G8 summit nears next week, European leaders are looking for a quick nomination to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of the IMF.

• Past and Future at Schwab

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  October 1, 2009

  At a somewhat subdued Schwab Impact 2009 conference in San Diego in the middle of September, advisors who custody with Schwab Advisor Services listened to...

• A Year Later, Lessons Learned From the Financial Crisis

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  September 14, 2009

  At Schwab Impact, El-Erian and Fink say we're safer, but not necessarily safe

• Forces of Nature

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  July 1, 2005

  Can a global resources fund be right for some of your clients? While the mere mention of digging for oil, copper, coal, or gold makes...