Iceland's current dilemma is removal of capital controls but by increasing the money supply, it would present long term risks to its capital market.
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Family Enterprises Bump Off Hedge Funds in Deals
Family funds such as the Reimann family have eased out other private equity firms in terms of long term investments.
Bloomberg Editor in Chief Apologizes
Bloomberg Editor in Chief issues an apology, calling the access as inexcusable. The Editor in Chief of Bloomberg News, Matthew Winkler, apologized Monday for allowing its journalists 'limited access' to sensitive data on how clients utilized the ubiquitous Bloomberg terminals.
Elliot Blasts Hess Corp's Two Director Offer
Elliot Management calls the offer of Hess Corp of two directors a "PR stunt". In a bid to appease Elliott Management, Hess Corp has offered the maverick investment fund two seats on the board.
Glass Lewis Recommends No to Shareholders
Glass Lewis recommends to shareholders not to vote for proposed executive compensation package. According to proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis, shareholders of Goldman Sachs Group Inc should vote against the proposed executive compensation as the board has 'failed to link pay with performance'.
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Carson Block is on the attack against the debt portfolio of Standard Chartered bank. Carson Block is hedging against the debt portfolio of Standard Chartered Plc, saying that the UK bank is earning most of its profits from Asia due to its loan quality deterioration.
The foreign exchange regulatory agency of China, upon orders of the State Council, has abolished regulations that lead to red tape and promotes non transparency.
Bloomberg, in a response to a complaint made by Goldman Sachs, removes reporters access to its terminals.
Bloomberg CEO Daniel Doctoroff called the access to journalists fiasco a 'mistake'. Bloomberg LP CEO Daniel Doctoroff said, after receipt of reports that users of the company terminals were investigating potential leaks of information, said that the company committed a 'mistake' by providing journalists access to data on a client's terminal usage.
Gulf coast countries, wary of the Euro Debt crisis and other factors, are choosing to invest at home rather than overseas.
Swiss Finance Minister said that the government would be debating on the issue of bank secrecy on two specific points.
Host British finance minister said that the G7 officials meeting is aimed to discuss continued reforms.
The EBRD is thinking of going directly to the small business man to help jumpstart the European economy.
German exporters face tough hurdle because of the Yen's continued depreciation. The big exporters of Germany are facing a new difficulty from its Japanese competitors following the quick depreciation of Yen as against the Euro.
