Doing Business in Colombia: Colombians Are Still Scarred after Years of...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Colombia is a much safer place than it was just a decade ago, when crime and social disorder were still rampant. But Colombians haven't forgotten the recent past--and take...
View Article"The Cheese in the Manatee County Mousetrap": Beautiful, Uncrowded and...
"Anna Maria Island is the cheese in the Manatee County mousetrap," says David Teitelbaum, owner/manager of Anna Maria Island Resorts. "People come to Anna Maria Island because of its great restaurants...
View ArticleHealthy and Smart: The Bradenton Area Is Home to Some Outstanding Healthcare...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Home to Manatee Memorial Hospital, Blake Medical Center, Lakewood Ranch Medical Center and Manatee Glens Hospital, the Bradenton...
View ArticlePine Ave. Low-Rise, High-Character Appeal: Anna Maria Island Just Finished...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Our business out here has never been better," says Ed Chiles, owner of three island restaurants--Sandbar, Beachhouse and Mar Vista Dockside Restaurant & Pub--and the person...
View ArticleToscana Divino
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Toscana Divino is more than just a restaurant in downtown Miami. A public-private venture founded by Italian economic development partnership Wine & Fashion Florence and two...
View ArticleGreek Buyback Looks Destined to Succeed
LONDON (IFR) - Greece's bond buyback, expected to be unveiled on Monday [Dec. 3], has a high chance of success given the large proportion of state-connected holders and the chance of a profitable exit...
View ArticleBig 'Known Unknowns' Seem Less Menacing in 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - The big "known unknowns", to borrow from former U.S. defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, are now so familiar to most global investors that they have to think long and hard about risks...
View ArticleRetiring U.S. Lawmaker Frank Seeks SEC-CFTC Merger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Democrat Barney Frank is making one final push to revamp the financial regulatory structure with his retirement just weeks away, revisiting an idea to merge two...
View ArticleTelus: Mason Capital Seems on the Way Out
TORONTO (Reuters) - Telus Corp. said on Friday [Nov. 30] that it believed U.S. hedge fundhas begun to sell down its positions in the telecom company, which can now resume selling shares to foreign...
View ArticleEnergy Hedge Fund Springs from Bank Alumni
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three natural gas and power traders who had worked for JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Barclays Plc have teamed up to start a fund trading in gas and power markets starting in...
View ArticleTPG-Axon Seeks SandRidge Board Revamp, Possible Sale
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated throughout. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fundsaid on Friday [Nov. 30] it will solicit support from other shareholders of SandRidge Energy Inc. to replace the...
View ArticleBarclays Investment Bank Revamp Could Mean Staff Cuts
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays could axe as many as 3,500 investment bank staff and cut its advisory or equities operations in Asia as part of a broader strategic review aimed at fixing the bank's culture...
View ArticleKleinheinz Capital to Liquidate
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) - Hedge fund Kleinheinz Capital Partners, which has roughly $2 billion in assets, told investors on Friday [Nov. 30] that it is shutting down. "After over 20 years of...
View ArticleIndexes Plummet as Munis Gain Momentum on the Week
Byline: James Ramage Investors laden with cash and anxious about the potential for higher tax rates generated heavy activity in the municipal market, prompting another strong week in both the primary...
View ArticleCredit Suisse Boss Outsmarts Rival, but Still under Pressure
ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse bosshas outmaneuvered an internal rival with his recent revamp of the Swiss bank and management shake-up but is still on borrowed time, senior banking sources say. Mr....
View ArticleOlam Bonds-with-Warrants Deal Raises $712.5 Million
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singaporean commodities trader, under attack from short-seller Muddy Waters, has raised $712.5 million through an issue of bonds with warrants to buy shares, days after saying it...
View ArticleSwiss Asset Managers Get E.U. Alternative Investment OK
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss-based firms can continue selling alternative investment products, such as in hedge funds or private equity firms, in the European Union after new rules come into force next...
View ArticleFutures Broker Fisher Fined $650,000 for Not Segregating Funds
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court has ordered a futures brokerage run by well-known New York traderto pay $650,000 for not properly segregating customer funds following a complaint filed by the...
View ArticleGreek Bond Buy-Back Offer Tops Expectations
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece said it would spend 10 billion ($13 billion) to buy back bonds at a price range that topped market expectations, boosting hopes it can cut its ballooning debt and unlock...
View Article-UK Government Aims to Increase Collections from Tax Avoiders
Global Banking News-December 3, 2012--UK government aims to increase collections from tax avoiders(C)2012 ENPublishing - httpwww.enpublishing.co.uk Global Banking News - 03 December 2012 The UK...
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