Bank lending surge very good or really bad: James Saft

(Reuters) - A remarkable rise in U.S. bank lending may hold the key to the outlook for the U.S. economy, but it could be either very good or very bad news.

U.S. judge says SEC lawsuit against Bank of America should proceed

(Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday recommended letting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursue a lawsuit against Bank of America Corp over $855 million of mortgage securities that...

U.S. judge says SEC lawsuit against Bank of America should proceed

(Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday recommended rejecting Bank of America Corp's bid to dismiss a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit over $855 million of mortgage securities that...

Wall Street watchdog alleges annuity scheme by two ex-MetLife brokers

(Reuters) - Two former brokers for MetLife Securities Inc, a unit of MetLife Inc, allegedly engaged in a seven-year scheme to inflate commissions by having customers switch $21 million in annuities,...

Canadian wealth managers jockey to recruit advisers

TORONTO (Reuters) - An aging workforce and looming regulatory change are driving stiff competition between Canada's top wealth managers to recruit new advisers, a costly and arduous process that...

ING removes Pimco as subadvisor of bond funds totaling $3.7 billion: SEC

(Reuters) - Pacific Investment Management Co. has been removed as subadvisor of two bond funds totaling $3.7 billion offered by ING U.S. Investment Management, though the decision by ING was made...

Avoid losses on your bond funds by going unconventional

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Wells Fargo Advisors unit hires adviser from Merrill Lynch

(Reuters) - Wells Fargo Advisors' independent brokerage arm has hired a financial adviser from Merrill Lynch.

European funds cut risks, boost cash to 1-1/2 year high

LONDON (Reuters) - European fund managers lifted cash levels to a 1-1/2 year high in March and cut equity holdings as they shunned riskier assets in response to rising geopolitical tensions and rich...

U.S. funds raise cash stakes as stock market wobbles

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S.-based fund managers cut their average stock holdings to a five-month low in March and held their highest average position in cash since December, as Russia's move into...

Investors lift cash to 20-month high as volatile quarter ends

LONDON (Reuters) - The world's top investors lifted cash holdings this month to their highest since July 2012 and pruned equities, seeking to cut risk at the end of a volatile quarter, a Reuters poll...

Parents get do-over for in-app purchases by kids

(Reuters) - Although Seana Mulcahy considers herself tech savvy, she was thrown a bit when her 8-year-old son Logan not once, but twice, ran up charges using apps downloaded from Apple Inc's online...

Arista Networks files for IPO of up to $200 million

(Reuters) - Arista Networks, a maker of network switches, filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering.

GBP/USD Signal

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Pair	GBP/USD
Action	SELL
Price	1.6640
Time	08:00 GMT
Status	CLOSED
Take Profit	1.6590
Stop Loss	1.6670
Comment	-

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Analysis: Russia sell-off spurs hunt for bargains

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rising tension between Russia and the West has rattled the country's stock and bond markets, but some big money managers see the turbulence as an opportunity.

Candy Crush brings IPO market back to earth

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the weeks leading up to the IPO of King Digital Entertainment, the company's bankers scrambled to persuade investors that the maker of popular online game "Candy Crush Saga"...

U.S. risk panel to host asset management conference May 19

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. risk council is planning to host a public conference on the asset management industry in late May to help U.S. regulators assess whether the sector poses systemic...

Charles Schwab awards 24-percent pay hike to chairman, CEO for 2013

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charles Schwab Corp awarded both its namesake chairman and its chief executive, Walt Bettinger, a pay increase of 23.7-percent last year, the brokerage firm said in a regulatory...

Even as Japan cools, ETF manager WisdomTree seen heating up

NEW YORK (Reuters) - WisdomTree Investments Inc has paid a price for being so dependent on its flagship Japan fund - as that market reversed fortune this year, shares of the asset manager fell nearly...

Pimco Total Return Fund behind 87 percent of its peers so far this year

(Reuters) - The Pimco Total Return Fund, the world's largest bond fund run by Bill Gross, is trailing 87 percent of its peers so far this year despite returning to gains after a rough 2013,...

Column: Taxable swag: If you got free goodies, the IRS wants to know

NEW YORK (Reuters) - You might be able to score a free lunch these days, but get anything beyond that and the Internal Revenue Service may come after you for taxes.

When it comes to client portfolios, bigger may not be better

(Reuters) - Wealth managers routinely specify minimum sizes for new accounts, but far fewer advisers set maximums. Maybe they think "the bigger the better," but that is not necessarily true.

As U.S. momentum stocks take beating, some sectors benefit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in some of the past year's hottest U.S. stocks have been given a savage lesson in the risks of so-called "momentum trading".

USD/CAD Signal

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Pair	USD/CAD
Action	BUY
Price	1.1008
Time	05:15 GMT
Status	ACTIVE
Take Profit	1.1058
Stop Loss	1.0978
Comment	-

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State regulators hire outside lawyer for dispute with SEC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State securities regulators have hired a former Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer to help them win a rare and high-stakes jurisdictional dispute with the SEC.

State regulators hire outside lawyer for turf war with SEC

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State securities regulators have hired a former Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer to help them win a rare and high-stakes legal turf dispute with the SEC.