From COMPANIES 6:14pm

Court bars BNY Mellon tax credits claim

Bank expects to take $850m charge after IRS move

Industry trends

A clearing house ©Bloomberg
The future slowly becomes clearer
– Special report
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Many Americans have no idea how to plan for retirement
– Special report
FSA building logo ©Daniel Lynch From PERSONAL FINANCE 5:39pm

FSA to rethink retail sales ban

Regulator set to relent on venture capital trusts

From COMPANIES Feb 11, 2013

BlackRock sold €315m in Saipem shares

Regulators look at stake disposal ahead of warning

Nelson Peltz ©AP From COMPANIES Feb 10, 2013

Activists eye new targets in financials

Some of the biggest names already in the crosshairs

From COMPANIES Feb 10, 2013

Funding for infrastructure projects dwindles

Banks struggle to offer long-term debt amid deficit reduction programmes

Alchemy
Feb 10, 2013

Fewer to take advice under RDR

New research suggests investors are not willing to pay the fees advisers are planning to charge

From FTFM OPINION Feb 10, 2013

‘Free lunch’ accusations bite down

Investors allege fund managers charge excessive fees for securities lending

Pictet headquarters in Geneva ©Reuters Feb 10, 2013

Swiss banks alter structure after Wegelin

Pictet and Lombard Odier partners will be protected from unlimited liability

Feb 10, 2013

Regulatory fatigue hits compliance bosses

Overlap and redrafting of rules could ‘potentially jeopardise efforts to make the industry safer’

Feb 10, 2013

Disclosures about hedging must improve

The complexity of derivatives means the use of these instruments can make it hard for investors to estimate risk

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