Month: October 2013

NAO calls for clarity on business finance

Banking News – NAO calls for clarity on affair finance
&nbspThe association’s efforts to help small and medium-sized enterprises would benefit from working as a more unified programme, says a report
FT.com – Banks – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7aa76890-4259-11e3-8350-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_banks%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

3 Brazilian Stocks to Invest In Now

Private Finance – 3 Brazilian Stocks to Invest In Now
 ADRs and ETFs offer exposure to a trio of companies in the gifted consumer goods, fiscal and infrastructure sectors.

    




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Big Change to Flexible Spending Accounts

Private Finance – Huge Change to Bendable Costs Fiscal proclamation
 Employers can now allow you to carry over up to $500 in your account from one year to the next.

    




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Best Values in Private Colleges Under $20K, 2014

Private Finance – Best Values in Private Colleges Under $20K, 2014
 

    




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Smart Phones to Pack Even More Brains

Private Finance – Smart Phones to Pack Even More Brains
 Today’s forecast for management decisionmaking.


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Hudson Valley Released from OCC Enforcement Action

Banking News – Hudson Valley Unhindered from OCC Enforcement Action
&nbspThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has unhindered Hudson Valley Bank in Yonkers, N.Y., from a 2012 enforcement action.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_211/hudson-valley-unhindered-from-occ-enforcement-action-1063331-1.html

RBS to refocus on retail with overhaul

Banking News – RBS to refocus on retail with fix
&nbspMove to siphon off tens of billions of pounds of its riskiest assets into an internally managed ‘terrible’ bank to clean its balance sheet
FT.com – Banks – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6a73956-4250-11e3-8350-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_banks%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

RBS suspends two forex traders

Banking News – RBS suspends two forex traders
&nbspAnother sign that the global probe by regulators into the supposed management of the currency market is rapidly gaining footing
FT.com – Banks – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06c6705c-4267-11e3-8350-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_banks%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

City National Prices $100 Million Stock Sale

Banking News – City Inhabitant Prices $100 Million Stock Sale
&nbspCity Inhabitant Corp. (CYN) in Los Angeles has announced the pricing of a $100 million public donation.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_211/city-inhabitant-prices-100-million-stock-sale-1063328-1.html

Banks Brace for End of Prepayment Penalty Boom

Banking News – Banks Brace for End of Forestallment Penalty Boom
&nbspCall it the second wave of the finance-refinancing end. Forestallment penalty income is about to crash. Hard. Mainly in New York.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_211/banks-brace-for-end-of-forestallment-penalty-boom-1063326-1.html

‘Use-or-lose’ rule changing for flexible spending accounts

Private Finance – ‘Use-or-lose’ rule varying for bendable costs fiscal proclamation
 Excellent news for workers worried about forfeiting the money in their bendable costs fiscal proclamation at the end of the year: They may now be able to carry over as much as $500 into the next year.
Private finance news – CNNMoney.com – http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_pf/~3/dm-xYtRQ9go/index.html

F.N.B.’s Refuels, But Where (and What) Will It Buy Next?

Banking News – F.N.B.’s Refuels, But Where (and What) Will It Buy Next?
&nbspThe Pennsylvania company is raising $150 million. Two-thirds of it will go toward saving trust-ideal securities, but the left over funds could be used to do larger deals.
Union Banking – http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/178_211/fnbs-refuels-but-where-and-what-will-it-buy-next-1063316-1.html

Recovery palpable but direction not clear

Banking News – Recovery blatant but management not clear
&nbspAs the UK recovery takes hold, does the additional room speak for the flames of another material goods inferno or the first step in an orderly rebalancing?
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/72bdab36-4190-11e3-b064-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

Recovery palpable but direction not clear

Banking News – Recovery blatant but management not clear
&nbspAs the UK recovery takes hold, does the additional room speak for the flames of another material goods inferno or the first step in an orderly rebalancing?
FT.com – Banks – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/72bdab36-4190-11e3-b064-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_banks%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

New proposals to toughen bank trade rules

Banking News – New proposals to toughen bank trade rules
&nbspBasel Group on Banking Supervision issues consultation proposing banks use standardised deal with to set up how much capital they must hold
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b348b7d6-421c-11e3-bb85-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

New proposals to toughen bank trade rules

Banking News – New proposals to toughen bank trade rules
&nbspBasel Group on Banking Supervision issues consultation proposing banks use standardised deal with to set up how much capital they must hold
FT.com – Banks – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b348b7d6-421c-11e3-bb85-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_banks%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

IRS warns of new phone scam

Private Finance – IRS warns of new phone scam
 Taxpayers, beware: Fraudsters impersonating IRS agents are calling people across the country demanding they pay taxes that they don’t even owe.
Private finance news – CNNMoney.com – http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_pf/~3/2LLwFP-h5a4/index.html

Plea over new rules for boom era debt

Banking News – Plea over new rules for boom era debt
&nbspOctober 30 was the last day for pointer on plotted ‘risk maintenance’ rules casing the market for collateralised loan obligations
Fiscal Times – Fiscal Air force – http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a7e5b94-4235-11e3-bb85-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financial-air force%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct