18 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Hedge Funds See Another Bad Quarter, Renewing Debate Over Rising Fees
Hedge Funds See Another Bad Quarter, Renewing Debate Over Rising Fees
The $2.9 trillion hedge fund industry is under fire as underperformance draws increased scrutiny for their hefty fees.
18 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trading Places: New Faces at Top Lenders
Trading Places: New Faces at Top Lenders
Executive moves of the week.
18 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Big Guns at Major Banks Getting Ready For Restless Brexit Trading
Big Guns at Major Banks Getting Ready For Restless Brexit Trading
The coming week in the markets will be all about the Brexit vote.
18 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Luxembourg’s Asselborn says Brexit could have "a domino effect in Eastern Europe"
Luxembourg’s Asselborn says Brexit could have "a domino effect in Eastern Europe"
Luxembourg’s foregin minister Jean Asselborn quoted in Tagesspiegel am Sonntag today 19 June 2016
– “” from PM Cameron to even think about calling a referendum on EU membership
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18 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on EU’s banking watchdog to leave London if UK votes for Brexit
EU’s banking watchdog to leave London if UK votes for Brexit
Andrea Enria head of the European Banking Authority published in Welt am Sonntag today 19 June 2016
“If the British should decide to leave the EU, we actually would have to move to another European capital.”
The EBA is currently working on an EU single rulebook aimed at ensuring a level playing field for all banks across the 28-country bloc’s capital market.
18 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Chinese house prices continue to rise in May
Chinese house prices continue to rise in May
China has released its latest house price data 19 June 2016
The figures were published yesterday in fact, but posting here now as a heads up.
– yy +6.9% vs +6.2% prev
The HPI is based on transactions involving conventional and conforming mortgages – only on single-family properties. It is a weighted, repeat-sales index, which means that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties. Percentage change from a year earlier, 70 medium and large cities.
18 June, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A hospital’s mistake paralyzed a designer. He got $20 million, and a promise
A hospital’s mistake paralyzed a designer. He got $20 million, and a promise
A former Microsoft designer is trying to help improve patient safety at a hospital where he became paralyzed.