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New York Times

A Zealous Romney Fan Becomes a Valuable Campaign Asset

about 6 hours ago
Jim Wilson, who drives his pickup truck around the country to campaign for Mitt Romney, has become a charming counterpoint to a sometimes awkward candidate.
MarketWatch

Shawn Langlois's London Sketch: Goldman’s O’Neill talks football ... also, Greece

about 11 hours ago
Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management rues Manchester City before launching into his take on Greece, the U.S. housing market and regulation.
AP

House experience a minus for some Senate hopefuls

about 14 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some current and former members of the House are trying to make the step up to the Senate this election year. But they are finding themselves on the defensive about experience that traditionally has been an asset....
China Daily

Transport fixed asset investment shrinks

about 17 hours ago
China's transport construction funds still face financial stress, said He Jianzhong, spokesman of the Ministry of Transport.
Irish Times

Treasury 'hopeful' about securing some of Nama's €4bn of funding

1 day ago
ONE MORE THING:WITH THE National Asset Management Agency preparing to make €4 billion available out to 2016 in construction funding and vendor financing, Treasury Holdings’ Irish managing director John Bruder is “hopeful and expectant” than the developer will be able to access this funding.
National Post

After Arab Spring, bounty hunter tracks ill-begotten loot from fallen dictators

1 day ago
Monfrini is officially appointed to track down assets seized by former dictators like Haiti’s Babydoc Duvalier and their cronies.
Reuters

Media exec Sloan eyes Australia's Nine Entertainment-source

2 days ago
May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. media executive Harry Sloan has approached private equity firm CVC Capital Partners to buy a controlling stake in its asset, Australia's debt-ridden Nine Entertainment, a...
Irish Times

A welcome stimulus

2 days ago
THE NATIONAL Asset Management Agency (Nama) is the largest – and for now – the only major player in the Irish property market, which has shrunk in size and activity since the building boom peaked in 2007. The agency was set up three years ago to take property development loans off the balance sheets of banks that had incurred huge unrealised losses on such lending, and were facing insolvency. B...
Telegraph

Jane Chapple-Hyam aiming to make the most of her Secret Asset

2 days ago
Reformed character Secret Asset heads to Royal Ascot after his fine recent third in Singapore.
WSJ

Irish 'Bad Bank' Says Property Market on the Mend

2 days ago
Ireland's so-called "bad bank"—the National Asset Management Agency—said there were signs that the country's property market crash was past its worst.
Irish Times

Nama planning to invest €2bn

2 days ago
The National Asset Management Agency is to invest about €2 billion by 2016, creating up to 35,000 jobs, its chairman said today.
Irish Times

Nama to invest €2bn by 2016

3 days ago
The National Asset Management Agency is to invest about €2 billion by 2016, creating to 35,000 jobs, its chairman said today.
Reuters

India's Unitech denies Blackstone asset sale report

3 days ago
May 23 (Reuters) - Unitech, India's No. 3 property developer, on Wednesday denied a newspaper report that it was in talks to sell three of its assets for about 30 billion rupees ($541 million) to...
Nikkei

*BOJ Keeps Size Of Asset Purchase Program At Y70tln

3 days ago
TechCrunch

VisibleGains Launches Postwire At Disrupt, Aims To Be The Flipboard For Client Communication

3 days ago
Email is broken. Social networks are not for private file distribution. Collaborative file sharing sites are missing pizzazz and key functions for the enterprise. This is the thought process behind Postwire by VisibleGains. The company explained to TechCrunch, "We want to do for client communication what Flipboard did for blog reading." By using a private sharing workspace, Postwire allows for...
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Asset manager fees in a race to the bottom

3 days ago
IGM is the latest firm to make a cut
Los Angeles Times

What Patti Smith and Neil Young won't be doing at BEA

3 days ago
The nation's biggest publishing conference, Book Expo America, announced Monday that it had scored a rock 'n' roll coup: On its second day, Patti Smith will interview Neil Young on stage. That's far more rock power than the annual conference, taking place June 5-7 in Manhattan, usually has in-house. Publishers have come to see that Smith, a legendary rocker since the release of her 1975 album ...
THE AUSTRALIAN

Leighton flags more asset sales

4 days ago
LEIGHTON said that buyers were circling Theiss Waste, and unveiled plans to float its Middle Eastern construction JV by 2016.
perez hilton

Did Mark Zuckerberg Screw His Wife??

4 days ago
… Out of money? Over the weekend Mark Zuckerberg married his lady love, Priscilla Chan. Some say the Facebook founder timed his wedding to cut his new wife out of the $20 billion he made when his stock went public. After all, who wants to split $20 bil?? (Not us!!!) Celeb divorce lawyer Laura Wasser, who has [...]
Huffington Post

Dean Baker: Mortgage and Securitization Fraud: Where Is the Task Force?

4 days ago
It was almost four years ago that Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paul Paulson, and then New York Fed Bank President...
Les Echos

Le fonds Parvus renforce sa position au sein d'Havas

4 days ago
Le fonds Parvus Asset Management a acquis la semaine dernière de nouvelles actions du capital de Havas, portant à 17,41% sa participation dans le groupe publicitaire dont il est le deuxième actionnaire derrière Vincent Bolloré, selon un avis publié lundi par l'Autorité des marchés financiers...
BBC

Barclays to sell Blackrock stake

4 days ago
Barclays says it will sell its stake in US asset management firm Blackrock, which has a value of $6.1bn (£3.8bn).
Reuters

Barclays to sell $6.1 billion BlackRock stake

4 days ago
LONDON (Reuters) - British bank Barclays said it is to sell its 19.6 percent holding in U.S. asset manager BlackRock, worth $6.1 billion and which it has held for almost three years.
AP

Barclays to sell $6.1BN stake in BlackRock

4 days ago
LONDON (AP) -- Barclays Bank PLC, the U.K. bank, says it intends to dispose of its entire 19.6 percent stake in the U.S. asset management company BlackRock Inc, valued at $6.1 billion....
Irish Times

Ganley denies referendum conflict

5 days ago
LIBERTAS FOUNDER Declan Ganley has denied that his stance on the fiscal treaty referendum and his position with an asset management company in Switzerland represented a “potential conflict of interest”.
Telegraph

Odey takes 20pc stake in Buddi

6 days ago
Odey Asset Management, the $7bn (£4.4bn) hedge fund run by Crispin Odey, has taken a multi-million pound stake in Buddi, the personal tagging firm led by Sara Murray.
ElPais

La CNMV sanciona a una gestora del Santander con 14 millones

6 days ago
Se trata de la multa más elevada impuesta a una entidad gestora registrada. Considera que llevó a cabo una "infracción muy grave"
BnAmericas

Banking - Colombia - Above system asset quality, good coverage levels among Helm Bank's main strengths

7 days ago
A better nonperforming loan (NPL) ratio than its peers and a good coverage level are among the main appeals of Colombian lender Helm Bank, which is currently up for sale. Helm Bank had a NPL ratio ...
The Guardian

Northern Rock split 'could leave taxpayers with £2bn bill'

8 days ago
National Audit Office raises questions about Treasury decision to split the Newcastle-based bank in two in 2009Taxpayers face losses of at least £2bn on the continued state ownership of Northern Rock, the National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded as it raises questions about the decision by the Treasury to split the Newcastle-based bank in two in 2009.The lender was split into Northern Rock plc...
Les Echos

Lyxor AM réorganise ses activités dans la gestion indicielle

8 days ago
Lyxor Asset Management, numéro trois européen des fonds indiciels cotés, « exchange traded funds » en anglais, avec 29 milliards d'euros d'encours, a annoncé la réorganisation de ses activités indicielles. Cette filiale de Société Générale a décidé de placer ses équipes ETF et solutions indicielles...Articles en rapportLa chute sans fin de la roupie indienneespagne  : taux en forte hausse La mo...
siliconindia

4 Ways to Identify the Real Threats to Your Organization

8 days ago
:What is the definition for risk? If a competitor or adversary can take advantage of a glitch or bug you have by breaking the barriers in protecting your asset, then it�s a risk.
Times LIVE

Japan bank freezes Iran's assets

9 days ago
A Japanese bank has halted transactions by the Iranian government after a US court ordered a $2.6 billion asset freeze over the 1983 bombing of US barracks in Beirut, a bank spokesman said Thursday.
TheDomains

Moniker/SnapNames.com Brokering FreeSex.com

9 days ago
Moniker® and SnapNames®, announced today that they will exclusively broker the domain name ‘FreeSex.com. Furthermore, this premium domain name will be available for online bids in the Moniker and SnapNames Premium International & ccTLD Domain Name Auction starting June 21 and ending July 19, 2012 at 3:15 p.m. Eastern. “Given this domain’s usage of the popular keywords ‘Free’ and ‘Sex’, this...
politico

Joe Biden's map

9 days ago
Previewing Vice President Joe Biden’s 2-day Ohio swing, CNN’s Political Ticker takes note of Biden’s map – and how he's able to connect with white, working class voters in a way that President Barack Obama hasn't been able to. For all the chatter about his gaffe-prone ways, Biden's old-school campaign trail style and Rust Belt roots make him a asset with blue collar voters in places like Ohio ...
Daily Mail

Barack Obama has up to $1m in JPMorgan Chase checking account

9 days ago
President Barack Obama has $500,001 to $1 million in a JPMorgan Chase private client asset management checking account, according to financial disclosures released by the White House.
BBC

AUDIO: Why do people invest in gilts?

9 days ago
David Miller, partner at Cheviot Asset Management and Ian Williams, Chairman of Charteris Treasury Portfolio Managers, discuss the pros and cons of bond yields.
Daily Mail

Multi-millionaire President Barack Obama has up to $1 million in a JPMorgan Chase checking account and his total worth could be $8.3 million new figures show

10 days ago
President Barack Obama has $500,001 to $1 million in a JPMorgan Chase private client asset management checking account, according to financial disclosures released by the White House.
Reuters

Obama has assets in JPMorgan accounts: White House

10 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has $500,001 to $1 million in a JPMorgan Chase private client asset management checking account, according to financial disclosures released by the White House on Tuesday.
Times of India

Barack Obama has assets in JPMorgan accounts: White House

10 days ago
US President Barack Obama has $500,001 to $1 million in a JPMorgan Chase private client asset management checking account, according to financial disclosures released by the White House.
Daily Mail

Ainslie wins two races at Falmouth Bay to take command over British rivals

10 days ago
Ben Ainslie won both races at cold and windy Falmouth Bay to take a 10-point lead over fellow Britons Ed Wright and Andrew Mills at the halfway stage of the JP Morgan Asset Management Finn Gold Cup.
WSJ

Brookfield Plans to Spin Off Holdings

10 days ago
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. plans to bundle together its wide array of commercial-property holdings into a new publicly traded subsidiary, with an eye toward further growth.
New York Times

Aubrey McClendon of Chesapeake Seeks to Win Over Skeptics

10 days ago
Aubrey McClendon said asset sale delays would enable the company to bargain for better terms.
Domain Shane

Tuesday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around The Internet 5-15-12

10 days ago
If you missed the article/advertisement about the history of Mama.com you need to check it out.  It’s the kind of purchase that I dream of.  The dream where you buy an asset, sell off a few of the pieces to pay for the whole thing and then get to keep the main part.  Come back and check out the names though. They’re below per usual. DirectFund.comSkip the middleman and go direct. Actually you’r...
FT

F&C to launch more investment trusts

10 days ago
Asset management group seeks to exploit its direct-marketing capability and alters management incentive scheme as part of strategic review
Fortune

Chesapeake tumbles on debt snag

14 days ago
Shares of Chesapeake Energy plunged late Friday after the heavily indebted firm revealed that it may be forced to delay some asset sales.
APA-OTS

ALM Asset Lifecycle Management GmbH gegründet / Gebündelte Kompetenzen im Lifecyclemanagement

14 days ago
Kloten, Schweiz (ots) - Rund ein Drittel aller Kosten, die während der Lebensdauer von Bauten und technischen Anlagen anfallen, sind vermeidbar. Die ALM Asset Lifecycle Management unterstützt private und öffentliche Investoren und Unternehmen dieses Potenzial sinnvoller zu nutzen. …
Daily Mail

Gilts prove to be an asset in troubled times

16 days ago
Government borrowing costs in Britain and Germany hit record lows yesterday as investors fretting about the collapse of the euro piled into safer assets.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

How Commerzbank tweaked its way to targets

16 days ago
But tweaks to meet deadline achieved via ‘risk-weighted asset calculations’
Times LIVE

Suspected rhino poachers' assets seized

17 days ago
The Asset Forfeiture Unit seized assets valued at R55 million from suspected rhino poachers in Polokwane, Limpopo police said.
Irish Times

Nama house sales show 80% price drop

17 days ago
Houses being sold by the National Asset Management Agency with protection for buyers against a 20 per cent drop in value have already fallen by up to 80 per cent from the peak of the market.
The Nation

SECP okays regulatory requirements for ETFs

17 days ago
ISLAMABAD - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has prescribed detailed requirements for launching Index Tracking Exchange Traded Funds by Asset Management Companies in Pakistan. Earlier, the SECP had approved regulations governing listing and trading of exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Karachi Stock Exchange. The SECP circular has stipulates the regulatory ...
The Nation

SECP okays regulatory requirements for ETFs

17 days ago
ISLAMABAD - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has prescribed detailed requirements for launching Index Tracking Exchange Traded Funds by Asset Management Companies in Pakistan. Earlier, the SECP had approved regulations governing listing and trading of exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Karachi Stock Exchange. The SECP circular has stipulates the regulatory ...
The Nation

SECP okays regulatory requirements for ETFs

17 days ago
ISLAMABAD - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has prescribed detailed requirements for launching Index Tracking Exchange Traded Funds by Asset Management Companies in Pakistan. Earlier, the SECP had approved regulations governing listing and trading of exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Karachi Stock Exchange. The SECP circular has stipulates the regulatory ...
The Nation

SECP okays regulatory requirements for ETFs

17 days ago
ISLAMABAD - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has prescribed detailed requirements for launching Index Tracking Exchange Traded Funds by Asset Management Companies in Pakistan. Earlier, the SECP had approved regulations governing listing and trading of exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the Karachi Stock Exchange. The SECP circular has stipulates the regulatory ...
China Daily

Sembcorp buys wind power holdings

18 days ago
Sembcorp Industries Ltd, a Singapore-based conglomerate engaging in utilities and marine and urban development, acquired a wind power asset in China.
WSJ

Beijing Enterprises Explodes Sinopec's China Gas Bid

18 days ago
Hostile bids for public companies are uncommon in China. For two state-owned firms to compete for the same asset is rarer still. But even without a bidding war, shareholders in the target—China Gas—could profit further.
Times of India

Murugappa enters race to acquire Mallya’s MCF

19 days ago
Mallya’s investment holding company United Breweries Holdings owns 30.44% promoter stake in MCF, which has been long considered a non-core asset.
Hindustan Times

As mkts yo-yo, HNIs cut exposure to equity MFs

19 days ago
Hit by the recent volatility in the stock market, the Indian mutual funds sector saw high networth individuals (HNIs) pulling their money out of equity schemes of mutual funds in 2011-12. Sachin Kumar reports. The asset punch: how the money moved
FT

Sun Hung Kai: arresting development

21 days ago
The Hong Kong property group has a strong asset base but recent arrests have made investors in it rightly wary about the management
China Daily

Taint on celebrities' gloss

23 days ago
The influence of celebrities is an asset they can exploit, but they should be careful that their endorsements do not backfire.
Slashdot

British Government Prepares For Solar Storms

24 days ago
judgecorp writes "The British Government has announced its plans to handle solar storms. The idea is to improve the resilience of infrastructure, including satellite communications — which the government says will also be useful against the future possibility of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons. From the report: 'National Grid and DECC are building on the work of the Space Environment Impact...
Huffington Post

Keli Goff: 8 Reasons Michelle Obama Would Make a Better Presidential Candidate Than her Husband

24 days ago
The woman who was once viewed as a liability on the campaign trail in 2008 is now viewed as a greater asset than her husband as he seeks re-election in 2012. Could she one day see herself following Hillary Clinton's footsteps down the path of first lady turned presidential candidate?
Reuters

Pension assets of states, local governments jump

25 days ago
(Reuters) - Stocks, bonds and other investments held by pension systems run by U.S. states and local governments jumped 10.6 percent in value to $2.7 trillion in 2010 after two back-to-back years of asset drops, the U.S. Census said on Monday.
Domainnamewire

Blog.com site and blog network up for sale

25 days ago
Network with close to 20 million monthly page views goes up for sale. Domain name marketplace Sedo announced today that it is the exclusive broker for the sale of Blog.com. Blog.com launched as a self-serve blog network (a la Blogger.com) in 2010. It boasts two million bloggers (according to the site) and had 19.3 million [...]
CNN

Spain in talks over 'bad bank' scheme

26 days ago
Spain's government and its banks are discussing a new scheme to segregate problematic property loans into one or more asset management companies to relieve the burden on struggling lenders, according to officials and bankers.
Mashable

Apple Evades Billions in Corporate Taxes, NY Times Reports

26 days ago
The New York Times accused Apple of evading billions of dollars in taxes by setting up subsidiary companies in tax-free or low-tax states and co…
The Sun

Wish I’d a pair of Charlize

27 days ago
THE Oscar-winning actress thinks increased assets can be a big asset for film work
physorg

Japan's NEC sees $1.36 billion net loss

28 days ago
Japanese IT firm NEC said Friday it lost $1.36 billion in the year to March as asset write-downs and tax payments hit its bottom line, even as operating profit rose.
Wired

Windows Azure: Misunderstood or Misguided?

28 days ago
Has Microsoft changed, and is it simply misunderstood as not a cloud company? Is its Azure cloud service looking better, and is Microsoft's willingness to customize its cloud an asset or a worry? Is fear of Microsoft lock-in justified?
DomainGang

Rick Schwartz ready to play ball against the Brazilian boys!

28 days ago
Rick Schwartz does not mince his words: the SaveMe.com case will be remembered for years to come as a monumental win of entrepreneurial asset ownership, against the grubby paws of overseas late-comers. Howard Neu’s legal response to the UDRP whips – in both legal and common terms – the laughable claims set forth by SaveMe.com.br [...]
FT

BoJ adds Y5tn to asset purchase plan

29 days ago
The Bank of Japan announces further measures to battle slowing growth and deflation while adjusting the terms to allow it to buy more government debt
Irish Times

Half of cash from asset sale may be retained in State, says Kenny

29 days ago
IRELAND COULD hold back up to 50 per cent of the proceeds from the sale of State assets for domestic investment following agreement with the EU-IMF, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said.
amNY

Dylan Lauren on city noise, healthy candy and NYC business reqs

about 1 month ago
Dylan Lauren, 37, is the owner of Dylan’s Candy Bar, the Willy Wonka-inspired ode to all things sweet on the Upper East Side, East Hampton and Houston. She lives with her husband, asset and hedge fund manager Paul Arrouet, on the Upper East Side.
AP

Presidential candidate Moussa says Egypt in crisis

about 1 month ago
CAIRO (AP) -- Leading Egyptian presidential candidate Amr Moussa says he believes his experience as a former high-ranking government official is an asset to help the country overcome the daunting challenges it is facing....
manager magazin

Afrika-Investments: Mehr als nur Öl

about 1 month ago
Rohstoffe sind der Treibstoff der Wirtschaft und damit auch für Investoren interessant. Doch inzwischen suchen diese nicht nur nach den klassischen Öl- oder Minenaktien, erklärt Fondsmanager Peter Zurhorst von Renaissance Asset Managers.
NEWS.au.com

Insurer accidentally fires 1300 staff by email

about 1 month ago
UK insurance company Aviva accidentally fired all 1300 staff of its asset management division before quickly realising the gaffe.
Reuters

Google CEO says Android important, not critical

about 1 month ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Android smartphone operating system is a very important asset for Google Inc, but it is not critical, the company's chief executive officer said in courtroom testimony.
Reuters

Google's Page says Android important, not critical

about 1 month ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Android smartphone operating system is a very important asset for Google, but it is not critical, Google's chief executive said in courtroom testimony.
Foreign Policy

The public shaming of Asma al-Assad

about 1 month ago
Dear Asma, remember those heady times before the Arab Spring, when we pinned our hopes on the "rose of the desert," your ability work your liberalizing magic, and the hope of turning your autocratic husband into a democrat? Those days are over. Europe's elites have completed the total ostracism of Syria's stylish British-born first lady, Asma al-Assad, banning her from steppi...
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Ann Romney pulls husband out of doo-doo as family pet story dogs GOP hopeful

about 1 month ago
Ann Romney, who has emerged as an unassailable asset humanizing her no-nonsense husband,defended him, insisting Seamus the family dog ‘loved’ travelling al fresco
AllThingsDigital

Lucasfilm Cuts Marin County Out of Its Expansion Plans

about 1 month ago
Citing continuing regulatory delays and the vocal opposition of neighbors, Lucasfilm announced Tuesday that after years of planning and investment, it was abandoning its efforts to build a large production studio in Marin County, just north of San Francisco. In a bitterly worded letter that stunned community leaders, the company said there were plenty of other places that "see us as a creative ...
Barrons

A World of Worries Catches Up With the Bulls

about 1 month ago
European debt woes return to the forefront. But key question is whether monetary policies will sustain asset markets.
WirtschaftsWoche

Anleihetipp: DIC Asset: Gläubiger im Vorteil

about 1 month ago
Warum die WirtschaftsWoche die Anleihe des auf Bürogebäude in Deutschland spezialisierte Immobilienunternehmen DIC Asset empfiehlt.
Times of India

Maharashtra has no database on land: CAG

about 1 month ago
A comptroller and auditor general’s report says, “Being a premium asset with increasing value, land management is to be dealt with judiciously. However, neither the government nor the collector has any database of land.”
Barrons

FSLR: Citi Sees Remove of Overhang in DOE ‘Antelope’ Payment

about 1 month ago
Citigroup‘s Timothy Arcuri this afternoon reiterates a Neutral rating on shares of First Solar (FSLR) and a $45 price target, writing that the company has removed one near-term overhang by announcing that its Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One project in southern California has received its first advance on a loan from the U.S.Department of Energy. [...]
Washington Post

Nationals intend to keep John Lannan after Lannan asks for a trade

about 1 month ago
As John Lannan reported for opening day at Class AAA Syracuse this morning, the Nationals dug in and did not change their stance in the wake of the trade request Lannan made public Wednesday night. General Manager Mike Rizzo called the trade interest for Lannan “mild” and remains staunchly against trading Lannan for anything less than the price he deems fit – a price teams who have called him ...
Reuters

African Barrick Gold sees deal options in 2012

about 1 month ago
LONDON (Reuters) - African Barrick Gold (ABG) sees increased opportunities for deals in Africa as asset prices ease and potential sellers begin to consider their options in the face of a...
Handelsblatt

Schwellenländer-Börsen: „Wir mögen Länder, die unbeliebt sind“

about 1 month ago
Aktien aus den Schwellenländern gehören in jedes Depot, davon ist Tilmann Galler überzeugt. Der Emerging-Markets-Experte von JP Morgan Asset Management erklärt, welche Länder interessant sind.
Washington Post

Japan has lots of plutonium on hand, little way to use it

about 1 month ago
SEOUL — The plutonium Japan has stockpiled for decades was supposed to be a smart energy source for the resource-poor nation. But last year’s earthquake-triggered nuclear accident, along with growing global anxiety about extremists gaining access to radioactive material, is turning a potential asset into a liability. Read full article >>
MarketWatch

Aberdeen Asset up 1.7% after update

2 months ago
This is a Real-time headline. These are breaking news, delivered the minute it happens, delivered ticker-tape style. Visit www.marketwatch.com or the quote page for more information about this breaking news.
Telegraph

EU travel ban cannot stop Assad's wife visiting Britain

2 months ago
Asma al-Assad, the British-born wife of the Syrian president, was subjected to a travel ban and asset freeze in the European Union, after disclosures about an online shopping spree involving retailers in London and Paris.
Foreign Policy

Syria hit with increased sanctions as violence surges

2 months ago
European foreign ministers have extended sanctions on 12 additional people in Syria including imposing a travel ban and asset freeze on President Bashar al-Assad's mother, sister, sister-in-law, and wife, Asma al-Assad. The decision came after this weeks' leak of Assad emails, many of which show Asma shopping for expensive jewels, furniture, and other luxurious goods. The travel ban will prev...
BBC

EU to put sanctions on Assad wife

2 months ago
The EU is set to impose a travel ban and an asset freeze on Asma al-Assad, the British-born wife of Syrian leader Bashar.
Barrons

Williams Jumps 4%, Yield Gassed Up By MLP’s Acquisition

2 months ago
Oil and gas pipeline operator Williams got a boost Tuesday after it said it would accelerate dividend payouts as an underlying pipeline operator expands in shale formations rich in natural gas. Williams Companies (WMB) raised its dividend by 55 percent to $1.20 per share from $1.09 per share, and now expects to increase its payout [...]
Rolling Stone

Kim Dotcom Asset Seizure Declared Null and Void

2 months ago
A procedural error in court documents may force New Zealand authorities to return millions of dollars in personal property to Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom The property which includes luxury cars and cash were seized under a type of court order that should not have been granted a judge ruled last...
APA-OTS

IAM und World Trademark Review eröffnen erstes Büro in Asien

2 months ago
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Die IP Media Group, Herausgeber von Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) und World Trademark Review (WTR), hat ihre Präsenz in Asien mit der Eröffnung eines Büros in Hongkong deutlich erweitert. Mit dem im Distrikt Wan Chai befindlichen Büro wird die IPMG mit ...
USA Today

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink: Sitting scared costs you money

2 months ago
In a chat with Maria Bartiromo, the asset manager says keeping money in cash and money markets accounts is costing you more than you think.
THE AUSTRALIAN

Romney's best asset is a determined Newt

2 months ago
IF Newt Gingrich takes his campaign all the way, he will be known as his party's big spoiler of this year's election.
Telegraph

Water cannon a "valuable" asset during rioting, police review concludes

2 months ago
Water cannon would prove a "valuable" asset during rioting, a comprehensive police review into last summer's disorder has concluded.
ARD

DIC Asset macht sich Mut

2 months ago
Das Frankfurter Immobilienunternehmen DIC Asset hat im vergangenen Jahr wie erwartet deutlich weniger verdient. Doch im laufenden Jahr soll es wieder aufwärts gehen.
Telegraph

Barack Obama's warm welcome for David Cameron signals revival of 'special relationship'

2 months ago
Leaders to claim there is "hardly anything we cannot do" and that relationship is a "unique asset".
omg

Healthy Hollywood: Get Movin' Monday - Leg Up On Angelina's Award-Winning Asset!

2 months ago
Unless you've been living under a rock, we've all seen or heard about Angelina Jolie's scene-stealing pose at the Oscars. Now, here's how you can get great lookin' legs like Angie's!
New York Times

Romney Now Talking of His Wealth as an Asset

2 months ago
Mitt Romney, who has struggled with how to handle his immense wealth, is trying to talk to audiences more on how his financial expertise can be used to cure an ailing economy.
Times of India

Ex-Cong chief's properties raided by SIT Mumbai

2 months ago
The SIT of the Mumbai police on Friday raided properties of former Congress chief Kripa Shankar Singh in Mumbai following the Bombay HC's order to probe into a disproportionate asset case against him.
siliconindia

Android Beginners Guide

2 months ago
by Sujay Abraham Android Operation System: Android is an operating system based on Linux with a Java programming interface. It provides tools, e.g. a compiler, debugger and a device emulator as well as its own Java Virtual machine (Dalvik Virtual Machine - DVM). Android is created by the Open Handset Alliance which is lead by Google. Android uses a special virtual machine, e.g. the Dalvik ...
SI

Peter King: Impressive Griffin makes Rams' No. 2 pick a very valuable asset

2 months ago
INDIANAPOLIS -- I met with both star quarterbacks at the combine Saturday night and came away impressed, as anyone would be. Anyone. It's impossible to not like Stanford's Andrew Luck and Baylor's Robert Griffin III. Luck is humble; you can tell he's uneasy saying nice things about himself, or things designed to paint him as the Next Big Thing in the NFL. Griffin's humble too, but charismatical...
The Jerusalem Post

EU aid spotlights Jordan’s growing clout

3 months ago
In volatile Middle East, kingdom’s relative quiet is an asset.
The Jerusalem Post

EU to sanction Syrian government ministers

3 months ago
Senior diplomat say foreign ministers set to agree on travel bans, asset freezes, central bank sanctions on Monday.
Telegraph

Elmgreen and Dragset's Fourth Plinth, review

3 months ago
Elmgreen and Dragset's Fourth Plinth is not subtle, but that's its primary asset, says Alastair Sooke.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Star lobbyist swayed B.C. Liberals on proposed asset sale

3 months ago
Former party insider and Clark donor led successful bid to include privatizing liquor distribution in 2012 budget
National Post

B.C. to hike taxes, sell assets for 2013 surplus

3 months ago
Introducing a budget laced with tax increases, asset sales and severe cuts, Kevin Falcon maintained Tuesday that B.C. is on course to deliver a budget surplus by 2013
New York Times

Joachim Gauck’s Background Seen as an Asset in Germany

3 months ago
Joachim Gauck derives some of his standing from his years a pastor in East Germany and his roles in the protests that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
BBC

VIDEO: Greece privatisations to raise cash

3 months ago
The president of the Hellenic Asset Management Fund has told the BBC that the two waves of privatisation to be pushed through this year, may raise 4.5bn Euros.
Human Rights Watch

EU: Keep Sanctions on Mugabe’s Inner Circle

3 months ago
Tweet Widget Facebook Like The European Union should maintain its travel restrictions and asset freezes on President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle until Zimbabwe carries out concrete human rights and institutional reforms, ahead of this year’s national elections. The EU is conducting its annual review of its sanctions policy toward Zimbabwe and is sch...
Washington Post

Editorial Board: Motel owner faces asset forfeiture despite innocence

3 months ago
THE MOTEL CASWELL, a modest motel just outside of Boston, has been owned by proprietor Russell H. Caswell’s family for 60 years. Now he may lose it, if the Justice Department gets its way. The motel is the target of an asset forfeiture proceeding that entitles the federal government to seize property that has been used in the commission of a crime. This is true even if the owner is not accused ...
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Award-winning fund manager on what's next for gold

3 months ago
RBC Global Asset Management's Chris Beer took your questions on where gold is headed and how you can profit
National Post

RRSPs can house a mortgage

3 months ago
While most sock their funds away in traditional asset classes, there are other uses for your RRSP money, and one of them could include your mortgage
Daily Mail

Diamond jubilee: Undermined for 60 years by politicians, the Queen is still Britain's greatest asset

3 months ago
SIMON HEFFER: Contrary to some reports, Her Majesty has enjoyed reasonable relations with all her Prime Ministers. For their part, though, most have damaged and undermined the institution of monarchy.
news.com.au

Zuckerberg keeps iron grip on Facebook

3 months ago
MARK Zuckerberg will have final say over directors, mergers, consolidation and asset sales even after Facebook goes public.
Washington Post

House prices hit post-bubble low

3 months ago
Since the depths of the recession, key aspects of the economy have rebounded. The nation’s output has grown. The stock market began an ascent. The unemployment rate drifted down. But housing? When it comes to the value of what many Americans consider their biggest financial asset, no such return appears in sight. Read full article >>
AP

Gov't settles with debt buyer Asset Acceptance

3 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of the nation's largest consumer debt buyers will pay a $2.5 million civil fine to settle deception allegations....
New York Times

Defense Goes From Liability to Asset for Patriots

4 months ago
During the regular season, teams averaged 411.1 yards a game against the Patriots’ defense; in the playoffs, that average has dropped to 325.
Los Angeles Times

Bill Prady's 'Big Bang Theory'? Intelligence not always an asset

4 months ago
"The Big Bang Theory's" Bill Prady credits the success of the show to the fact that he has often felt like an outsider and that most people have at one point or another felt like an outsider."The Big Bang Theory's" Bill Prady credits the success of the show to the fact that he has often felt like an outsider and that most people have at one point or another felt like an outsider.
Mail & Guardian

EU takes on Iran oil embargo

4 months ago
The EU has formally adopted an oil embargo and central bank asset freeze against Iran to pressure it into resuming talks on its nuclear programme.
BBC

Nippon Life in $290m India deal

4 months ago
Nippon Life Insurance agrees to buy a 26% stake in Reliance Capital Asset Management in a bid to tap into the Indian market.
NZZ

UBS Global Asset Management zahlt in den USA Busse

4 months ago
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KBC détient désormais 100 pc des activités polonaises de gestion de biens

4 months ago
KBC détient désormais 100 pc des activités polonaises de gestion de biens, réunies sous le nom KBC TFI. KBC Asset Management a conclu un accord à ce sujet avec les soci...lire la suite
lesoir

16:47 KBC détient désormais 100 pc des activités polonaises de gestion de biens

4 months ago
KBC détient désormais 100 pc des activités polonaises de gestion de biens, réunies sous le nom KBC TFI. KBC Asset Management a conclu un accord à ce sujet avec les soci...lire la suitehistoires liées16:07 Reynders annonce son intention de se rendre en Tunisie, en Libye et au Liban16:46 Standard and Poor’s dégrade des entreprises publiques françaises16:50 Opération Calice: perquisition à la cong...
Barrons

Fed's History Raises Questions About Forecasts

4 months ago
Transcripts from 2006 show U.S. central bankers worried little about a housing bubble though they're now finally concerned about asset prices.
Science Daily

Who's wealthy? Beyond net worth, asset and debt levels change our perceptions

4 months ago
Will borrowing money to buy a new car make you feel richer? It depends on your net worth, says a new study. "People's perceptions of wealth vary not only as a function of their net worth, but also of the amount of assets and debt they have," says a psychology graduate student.
USA Today

'House of Lies': An honest-to-goodness sitcom success

4 months ago
Don Cheadle is the biggest asset of this timely, edgy Showtime comedy.
Goal.com

Aston Villa makes sensational move for Chelsea star Didier Drogba as Liverpool targets striker Darren Bent

4 months ago
Villa has expressed an interest in signing the Ivorian striker as it prepares to receive January bids for its own star striking asset.
Mail & Guardian

Rand starts 2012 on firmer footing

4 months ago
The rand was on much firmer footing against the dollar on the second day of trading of year after bearing the brunt of asset sell-off in 2011.
The Jerusalem Post

Ethics@work: Lower home prices are a mixed blessing

4 months ago
For most households, their home is their most valuable asset, indeed the main reservoir of net worth.
WSJ

Florida Judge: BofA, Debt Collector Harassed Widow

5 months ago
A judge found that collection attempts by West Asset Management, a firm working on behalf of Bank of America, amounted to harassment.
Irish Times

Kazakh president fires son-in-law as fund head

5 months ago
ASTANA – Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev has sacked his son-in- law as head of the sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna, after a strike at the fund’s core oil and gas asset erupted into one of the Central Asian state’s deadliest clashes in decades.
The Nation

Nawaz vows to fight dictatorship

5 months ago
LAHORE (APP) - PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Sunday vowed that any move to establish dictatorship in the country would be resisted tooth and nail. Political parties, he said, were asset of the country and symbol of national unity but the dictators played the game of dividing them and creating… Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story
Reuters

CBO raises TARP cost estimate to $34 billion

5 months ago
(Reuters) - The Congressional Budget Office said on Friday it was raising its estimate of the cost of the Troubled Asset Relief Program to $34 billion, primarily because of a drop in the market value of government investments in GM and AIG.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

American Airlines’ $30-million London town house

5 months ago
The striking asset is buried deep in the aiirlines’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
FTD

Out of Office: Move your asset!

5 months ago
Hertha BSC hat eine neue Einnahmequelle: Manager. Der Verein checkt jetzt auch Führungskräfte durch. Zu Besuch beim Training.
Daily Mail

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas hails striker Didier Drogba 'outstanding'

5 months ago
Andre Villas-Boas says Didier Drogba has proved he could be a major asset for Chelsea for another two years as the striker's contract talks are ramped up.
UN

Volunteers are powerful force for peace and development - UN report

5 months ago
Stressing that volunteerism contributes to the well-being of individuals, communities and society, a new United Nations report released today urges countries not to forget this largely untapped asset.
science blogs

Die Anlagemanager und der Mega-Lottogewinn [Geograffitico]

5 months ago
Na sowas. Da hört man einerseits immer wieder, dass Lottospielen eine irrationale Tätigkeit sei, der nur ökonomisch Minderbegabte so etwas wie eine Gewinnerwartung beimessen können (wird daher regional auch Deppensteuer genannt) - und dann lese ich hier, dass drei Top-Kapitalmanager der Investmenfirma Belpointe Asset Management in Greenwich, Connecticut - darunter der Firmengründer Brandon Lac...
Washington Post

Gingrich’s long history on the national stage is an asset

5 months ago
NAPLES, FLA. — Among the hundreds of fans — and these days, there are always hundreds — who stood in line for hours to meet Newt Gingrich at a book signing, there was an older man gushing about watching the former House speaker on C-SPAN in 1980. Another fan brought a copy of the 1995 Time magazine Man of the Year cover for Gingrich to sign. Upon approaching him, a woman marveled at how little ...
CNN Money

Connecticut asset managers win $103.5 million in lottery

5 months ago
Three Connecticut asset managers claimed the largest Powerball jackpot in the state's history on Monday.
Reuters

Three asset managers win $254 million Powerball prize

5 months ago
(Reuters) - In a twist of lottery fate, three Connecticut money managers took home the state's largest Powerball jackpot. The trio came forward with the winning ticket at a press conference on Monday.
BBC

Citigroup faces toxic asset trial

5 months ago
A US judge orders a trial after rejecting a $285m settlement between Citigroup and financial regulator SEC over the sale of toxic mortgages.
The Nation

Russia to send warships in 2012

5 months ago
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia will send a flotilla of warships led by its only aircraft carrier to its naval base in Syria for a port call next year amid tensions with the West over the Syrian crisis, a report said Monday.The ships, headed by the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, will dock at the little-utilised Russian base in the Syrian port of Tartus in spring 2012, the Izvestia daily said, quotin...
USA Today

3 Conn. co-workers claim $254M Powerball jackpot

5 months ago
Three Connecticut men who work at a startup asset management firm have claimed a $254 million Powerball jackpot.
New York Times

AT&T’s Next Move May Be Asset Sell-Off

6 months ago
To make buying T-Mobile USA more palatable to regulators, AT&T has to placate the antitrust forces, analysts say.
ARD

Deutsche Bank vor "Mission Impossible"

6 months ago
Die Deutsche Bank denkt derzeit darüber nach, sich von Teilen ihres Asset Managements zu trennen. Eine logische Schlussfolgerung, denn die Bank muss in Zukunft ihr Kapitalpolster aufstocken. Doch die Umstrukturierung hat ihre Tücken.
Le Figaro

Le pétrole en route pour 120 dollars le baril

6 months ago
Le retour de la production libyenne ne devrait pas empêcher le pétrole de poursuivre sa hausse. Edmond de Rothschild asset management table sur un prix de 120 dollars le baril en 2012.
Pravda

Trojan horse of Goldman Sachs digs into eurozone

6 months ago
Greece has a new government, but it has not led to any positive changes. Jim O'Neill, the chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, stated that the eurozone countries could lose their confidence in the joint currency, pull out from the currency bloc and introduce national currencies instead
THE AUSTRALIAN

Photon chief halts assets sales

6 months ago
LESS than a week after wiping out the last of Photon's $450 million debt, Jeremy Philips has called a halt to further asset sales.
DnJournal

New Protrada.com Platform Makes Acquiring, Managing & Monetizing Domains a Breeze

10 months ago
Time is our most valuable asset and the impressive new Protrada.com platform that debuted tonight makes it possible for big portfolio owners to save prodigious amounts of time by automating key tasks including domain acquisition, sales, monetization, management and even a respectable level of development.
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1 United States 15.802
2 India 7.117
3 United Kingdom 3.785
4 Australia 1.643
5 Germany 1.565
6 Canada 1.087
7 China 1.020
8 Italy 0.990
9 Thailand 0.580
10 Taiwan 0.560
11 France 0.540
12 New Zealand 0.439
13 Hong Kong 0.400
14 Brazil 0.340
15 Philipines 0.310
16 South Africa 0.300
17 Poland 0.300
18 Singapore 0.270
19 Korea South 0.250
20 Turkey 0.240
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2 WALL STREET JOURNAL USA 1.320
3 San Francisco Chronicle 1.200
4 economictimes 1.060
5 The Independent 1.000
6 NDTV profit 1.000
7 Reuters 1.000
8 focus.de 0.800
9 Bloomberg 0.660
10 CNBC 0.620
11 Money 0.585
12 economist 0.500
13 Sydney Morning Herald 0.500
14 Dnaindia 0.500
15 THE TAIPEI TIMES 0.480
16 Philadelphia Inquirer 0.420
17 Forbes 0.400
18 La repubblica.it 0.400
19 Washingtonpost 0.400
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1 English 32.481
2 German 1.665
3 Chinese 1.080
4 Italian 0.990
5 French 0.550
6 Thai 0.440
7 Portuguese 0.340
8 Polish 0.300
9 Turkish 0.240
10 Spanish 0.205
11 Indonesian 0.155
12 Russian 0.040
13 Finnish 0.000
14 Korean 0.000
15 Dutch 0.000
16 Arabic 0.000
17 Swedish 0.000
18 Zulu 0.000
19 Malayalam 0.000
20 Hindi 0.000
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