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Goldman Sachs' London chief pockets £9m bonus
The London head of US banking giant Goldman Sachs has been awarded a £9m bonus, according to reports.
Goldman to lift £1m cap on UK bonuses
Goldman Sachs is lifting the £1m bonus cap imposed on its 100 London-based partners last year as the firm begins to hand out multi-million pound payouts to staff around the world.
Goldman Sachs shuns BRICs for Wall Street - papers
Goldman Sachs, the US bank which first coined the term BRICS, has issued a short-term alert on China and India over inflation fears.
Facebook could go public in early 2012
Facebook will disclose extensive financial information or go public by early 2012 following a $2bn private fund-raising which values the social networking site at $50bn, according to people close to the situation.
ETFs: yield to TER temptation?
The term ‘total expense ratio' sounds like it should incorporate all the costs of an ETF. But the TER figure can differ widely from the true cost of owning a fund, as Helen Fowler discovers
ETFs - a liquid proposition
Michael John Lytle, managing director and founding partner at Source, talks to Emma Cusworth about the importance of increasing liquidity in the European ETF market
iShares and Goldman Sachs list ETFs on Xetra
iShares and Goldman Sachs have unveiled fixed income and hedge fund replication ETFs on the German Stock Exchange Xetra.
IMF says UK austerity measures may have to be reviewed - papers
Government austerity measures may have to be rethought if the recovery slows, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.
RBS preparing for insurance arm flotation
RBS has appointed Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to oversee the flotation of its insurance business.
King warns banks should be broken up - papers
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has thrown his weight behind breaking up the banks as part of reforms to protect the taxpayer from another financial meltdown.
ETF high risers
Although the European ETF market has always played asset catch-up with its older US counterpart, it is set to experience a growth spurt on the back of regulatory developments. Helen Fowler reports
Treasury to probe high-frequency trading - papers
The Treasury is looking into the practice of high-frequency trading as concerns grow that computer-generated errors could have a significant impact on the economy.
Britons' fears raise double-dip recession chance - papers
The prospect of a double-dip recession in Britain is increasing with every month as consumer confidence dwindles to recession levels, a long-running study shows.
Spanish banks fail stress test - reports
Several of Spain's 18 savings banks have failed tests to see how they would cope with worsened economic conditions, according to reports.
Goldman denies links with global food crises - papers
Goldman Sachs has angrily defended itself against a public campaign claiming the bank is exacerbating global food crises through its commodity trading operations.
Morning Markets: Europe boosted by US comeback
The FTSE opened up at 5237.75, up 26.46 points, (0.51%) as European stocks edged higher in opening trading, drawing some optimism from Wall Street's late-session comeback.
Goldman Sachs to pay record $550m to settle civil fraud charges
Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs will pay a record $550m fine to settle the SEC's fraud probe into mortgage-backed securities.
ETFs: generation swap
More ETF providers are embracing synthetic replication, with the multi-swap counterparty model hailed as the next stage in product evolution. But to what extent does this already exist? Helen Fowler reports
Global X releases Brazil Mid Cap ETF
New-York based Global X Management has released its Brazil Mid Cap ETF on NYSE Arca.
Investment banks face equity underwriting probe - papers
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced a probe into parts of the investment banking industry.
Red Knights' Man Utd takeover attempt shelved
The Red Knights group of wealthy supporters mulling a takeover of Manchester United has shelved plans to make a bid for the club.
Source ETC range surpasses €500m in first year
Exchange-traded product provider Source has seen total assets in its exchange-traded commodities (ETC) range surpass the €500m mark in the year since launch.
UK and France resist EU bank safety net
Britain and France are at odds with other European Union countries over plans to insure against future bank failures, in another sign of the problems in trying to forge a common response to the bloc's economic woes.
Latin American ETFs: Carnival spirit rising
Latin America has produced some sparkling returns in the last few years and with Brazil leading the way, prospects continue to look promising. Nick Sudbury reports
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