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The hedge fund industry has sparked a backlash by lobbying aggressively against proposed European Union rules and now faces possible pay curbs that were not envisaged in the original legislation.
Attacks by London-based hedge funds and British politi...
DATE: Nov 20, 2009
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TORONTO (Bloomberg) - Canadian stocks fell for the first time in five days, led by financial companies, after US mortgage delinquencies increased and Manulife Financial Corp. said it plans to sell stock to build up capital.
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DATE: Nov 20, 2009
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LONDON (AP) — UK retail sales rose in October but lending conditions remained tight, suggesting recovery from recession will be slow, official figures showed yesterday.
The three percent rise in retail sales was the best figure since August of last y...
DATE: Nov 20, 2009
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US must combat China's trade-distorting industrial and currency policies with US trade laws and by using the World Trade Organisation, a congressional advisory body said on yesterday.
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ZURICH (Bloomberg) - Swiss executives reported more theft of intellectual property after the theft of Liechtenstein bank data increased awareness of such assets, forensic accountants at PricewaterhouseCoopers AG (PwC) said, citing their own survey of...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dell Inc. said yesterday that its net income dropped 54 percent in the latest quarter amid signs the company isn't fully benefiting from the computer industry's fledgling recovery.
Dell's numbers missed Wall Street's forecasts, a...
DATE: Nov 20, 2009
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Lancashire Holdings Ltd. has announced it will hold a Special General Meeting (SGM) on December 16 to authorise a share repurchase programme as announced on November 5.
Shareholders entered on the register of members at 5 p.m. on November 20 will be ...
DATE: Nov 20, 2009
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Consumers will be able to choose the price they pay on appliances and white goods thanks to a new initiative launched by Home Zone this week.
They will have the selection of three options to allow them to make an informed choice and encourage shopper...
DATE: Nov 20, 2009
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Bermuda police have recommended that 55-year-old Canadian money manager Hans Black be criminally prosecuted for allegedly defrauding a client of $6 million.
Black, whose Montreal-based Interinvest group reportedly manages over $2 billion from offices...
DATE: Nov 20, 2009
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Bermuda-incorporated Northern Offshore Ltd. announced yesterday that its president and CEO Marion Woolie has resigned effective immediately.
Jim LaChance, board chairman of the offshore drill rig operator, will serve as interim president and CEO unti...
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