01/13/2012

JPMorgan to sell its customs and trade compliance services

This strategic move to acquire a global leader of customs and trade compliance solutions greatly expands Livingston's international trade expertise and service offerings within the United States and Canada, and extends this crucial and growing part o

01/11/2012

Emerging markets growth to weaken, says UBS

The Swiss investment bank still expects these countries to outperform industrialised nations but at a slower annualized real growth rate of 5% or less in the first half of 2012, compared with 7-8% at its peak and 5.5% last year, thanks to a moderation in

01/09/2012

U.S. demands names of Swiss bank staff: paper

Citing banking sources, the NZZ am Sonntag said Swiss banks had until January 23 to transfer documents to the U.S. Justice Department relating to their U.S. business since 2000.

01/06/2012

Risk management top priority among corporate treasuries - study

SunGard has observed a transformation in treasury as the role of treasury professionals expand beyond cash management to these key areas. To help address these complex activities, SunGard provides technology that helps corporations manage risk, bank commu

01/03/2012

Financials hold key to Wall Street revival

With healthy banks widely seen as essential to economic recovery, there is concern that US equities will struggle in 2012 unless financials break out of their deep slump.

01/03/2012

French banks 'cutting US staff'

A French banker based in the United States told Les Echos that the layoffs had been "particularly brutal" in the past few weeks.

01/03/2012

Goldman Sachs puts Hollywood holding up for sale

Sale of the company, which was first reported by the Financial Times, would include Canadian and other rights to a library of more than 11,000 films, as well as Canadian distribution rights for pics from Relativity, Lionsgate Entertainment, Focus Features

01/03/2012

Top US lenders brace for new tax rules

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01/03/2012

US regional banks struggling to achieve revenue growth

Last month Fitch Ratings said that U.S. government financial support for banks is declining, arguing that future bailouts will likely be restricted to just eight lenders it regards systematically important. Fitch believes the government currently has the

12/26/2011

BofA Prepared for ‘Turbulent Times’

Bank of America Chief Executive Officer Brian T. Moynihan told employees in a year-end letter that he bolstered the firm against risk and will make more improvements in 2012.

12/09/2011

Major US banks rank as best employers for gays, lesbians

Financial firms outperformed most other industries in adopting and enforcing non-discrimination policies, offering health insurance for same-sex partners and recruiting and retaining lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees, according to the repo