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Trader Kerviel faces trial over SocGen losses

The infamous alleged rogue trader is to have his day in court charged with forgery, breach of trust and unauthorised computer use

The investment and advisory firm has acquired Contrarian Capital Partners and Beacon Hospitality as part  of its plans to boost its real-estate assets under management for wealthy clients

Today's corporate profits reflect an income shift into 2010. These profits will tumble next year, preceded most likely by the stock market.

Past money troubles of start-up underscore the risk of privately funded space endeavours

BNP Paribas to overhaul wealth management with new head

French bank brings in senior member of fixed income team to run newly combined private banking division

Blue-chip hedge funds among worst hit in brutal May

Odey Asset Management, Sloane Robinson and Horseman Capital Management were some of the victims

The UK's private equity trade body ends its near 10-month search for a successor to Roger Kelly with the appointment of a former senior economist at the Bank of England

Banks set to count cost of capital markets closure

European banks are struggling to get access to capital markets and as a result, their cost of funding is now greater, according to Citigroup and Deutsche Bank research

TCI charitable arm halved donations last year

The Children's Investment Fund Foundation, part of one of the best-known activist hedge funds, has streamlined the process of allocating grants in an attempt to hasten spending

Hedge funds fall short on post-crisis due diligence

Investors are returning to hedge funds but managers are not responding to their clients' calls for better due diligence after the financial crisis

Geithner, Dodd, Frank to play big role in crafting finance rules behind the scenes

The initial public offering of the US toy retailer will be a barometer of how well KKR is proving itself to potential investors

Swiss lower house rejects US pact on UBS data

The rejection is a defeat for the Swiss government, which had hoped to put the tax battle with the US behind it

Fitch says UK fiscal challenge is formidable

In its statement, Fitch said the fiscal challenge facing the UK is formidable and warrants a strong medium-term consolidation strategy, including a faster pace of deficit reduction than set out in the budget released in April 2010.

Despite the current gloom, global equity funds gained $1.48bn (€1.24bn) last week, making good some of the losses of $20bn seen in the last full week of May.

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Trader Kerviel faces trial over SocGen losses

BMB on global drive for real estate

Tax hikes and the 2011 economic collapse

SpaceX illustrates privatisation risk

BNP Paribas to overhaul wealth management with new head

Blue-chip hedge funds among worst hit in brutal May

BVCA replaces departed chief economist

Banks set to count cost of capital markets closure

TCI charitable arm halved donations last year

Hedge funds fall short on post-crisis due diligence

The leading men of regulation

Toys 'R' Us is test case for IPO of KKR

Swiss lower house rejects US pact on UBS data

Fitch says UK fiscal challenge is formidable

BNP Paribas to overhaul wealth management with new head

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