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BofA gets rid of CCB stake for $7.4 bln

While the price is not clear, the release of $1.4 bln in Capital gains from a 4% sake sale this time around, adds to the $3.3 bln raised into Core Capital for the Bank in July for a total accretion

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This one snuck in the back door | Financial regulation

zyakaira notes: Two points to note, which would even be clear to regulators and the big banks from here..Dodd’s bill cannot handle derivatives, SAC leader Blanche Lincoln is getting ready for election year. The proposed ‘regulation’ would ask banks to

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Posted in Financial Markets, Financial Services, O'nomics, Retail Lifestyle, Uncategorized

China Crisis Highlights: China Construction Bank

US and China China holds 23% of US Treasury debt and in the near future may also add from the 21% held by Japan, safe in its aspiration to be US’s banker (China) Thus China would not likely do anything

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The legal fallout of the crisis | Advantage zyaada

Among the ones that escaped the notice of the fourth estate earlier, there was some legal action against banks for mis-declarations and civil fraud such as the mortgage ‘quick-cycles’ of Long Island. ( I forget, it was either multiple mortgages on

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Posted in Financial Markets, Infrastructure, O'nomics, Uncategorized, US

American Banks for 2010

Also we’ve got over Banking 2.0, it’s not technology The Emerging Markets will be busy of course with Infrastructure Finance but the global divisions of American Banks are likely to suffer from post pay-stub executive trauma and a general feeling

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Posted in Financial Markets

Banking in the new decade

Also we’ve got over Banking 2.0, it’s not technology The Emerging Markets will be busy of course with Infrastructure Finance, with smaller tickets like ICICI Bank and Kotak sticking to stonewalling new credit for non existing capabilities to absorb NPAs.

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Posted in Emerging Markets, Financial Markets, Financial Services, Private Equity, Retail Lifestyle, Social Media, Uncategorized

Repayment week Dec 9-14 | Dealbook blog

The banks are done with all the help planned for them since 08..here’s just the last 3 days. Reforms will establish a new normal for us bankers..Wells Fargo, Citi, BofA all return the stash , saving on interest, The J

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Posted in Financial Markets

A leg of Tweets – Holiday season, Dow 10K, JPM results.. | gyancafe

..some IPl brands in between, distractions or brands?

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Posted in Emerging Markets, Financial Markets, Uncategorized, US

Bank of America blueprint for 2010

When May 2009 began, the stress test results more or less indicted Bank of America asking it to raise $34 billion in fresh equity to cover its gap. This came on the heels of its questionable act ( Kenneth Lewis

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BofA – A business blueprint for 2010

When May 2009 began, the stress test results more or less indicted Bank of America asking it to raise $34 billion in fresh equity to cover its gap. This came on the heels of its questionable act ( Kenneth Lewis

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Posted in Financial Markets, Meltdown, Obamanomics, TARP, Uncategorized