| Thu 17 May 2012 |
Prelude to a Movement
Wall Street Journal By J.S. MARCUS | The Pavel Haas Quartet, an ensemble of young Prague musicians, found their initial inspiration in the harsh, rousing sounds of the 20th century. Named in honor of Pavel Haas, the Jewish-Czech composer who died at Auschwitz, the group... |
Gorgeous Dresden Style Christmas Ornaments To Inspire You
The Examiner More >Just viewed | Replay Subscribe ShareYou might also like | Arts & Crafts: Faux artist transforms home to mideastern fantasy 10 Photos Wearable Coasters for your stemware Wood Finishes Stella Awards 2011 nominees Home & LivingDecember 13, ... |
| Tue 15 May 2012 |
Wine festivals: 2012 calendar by country
Stars and Stripes | Here is a sampling of wine festivals in Europe from a variety of sources. Please send any additions by email to travel@estripes.osd.mil. This listing will be reprinted. | AUSTRIA | From www.wineroute.at/en | April 28-29: Traisental wine tast... |
| Mon 14 May 2012 |
JPMorgan's Achilles brought to heel
Independent online Like the heel of his namesake in Greek myth, the team at JPMorgan headed by Achilles Macris may have proved the weak spot of a bank previously deemed unassailable when it came to managing risk. | Those who have worked with Macris, one of several bank... |
JPMorgan's larger than life Achilles brought to heel
Daily Press | LONDON (Reuters) - Like the heel of his namesake in Greek myth, the team at JPMorgan headed by Achilles Macris may have proved the weak spot of a bank previously deemed unassailable when it came to managing risk. | Those who have worked with Macris... |
JPMorgan's larger than life Achilles brought to heel
Chicago Tribune | LONDON (Reuters) - Like the heel of his namesake in Greek myth, the team at JPMorgan headed by Achilles Macris may have proved the weak spot of a bank previously deemed unassailable when it came to managing risk. | Those who have worked with Macris... |
JPMorgan's larger than life Achilles brought to heel
Reuters | LONDON May 14 (Reuters) - Like the heel of his namesake in Greek myth, the team at JPMorgan headed by Achilles Macris may have proved the weak spot of a bank previously deemed unassailable when it came to managing risk. | Those who have worked with... |
Quilter continues expansion spree with CFO hire
Citywire | Quilter has appointed a new chief financial officer (CFO) to its board, marking the second board-level hire since the firm was acquired by private equity house Bridgepoint in early April. | Mark Macleod joins from specialist investment manager Clim... |
Cometh the hour, cometh The Minutes
Irish Times | UNA MULLALLY | 'WE'RE THE MINUTES. Don't forget it. If you forget it, I'll go round to all your houses and make you not forget it." That's what Mark Austin, the singer and guitarist with Dublin band The Minutes announced before playing their last s... |
German football efficiency? It's not all it seems... Bayern exposed
The Daily Mail | Chelsea play Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on Saturday, so you know what that means: a week-long love-in with the Bundesliga. | Remember when Spain had the greatest teams and all we heard about was the marvellous socios? That was the ... |
| Sat 12 May 2012 |
Hunting the whale: How JPMorgan Chase lost $2 billion
Herald Tribune | When reports emerged in the first week of April that a JPMorgan Chase trader in London was making bets so big they were distorting a little-known market in credit derivatives, an embedded regulator approached executives. | The senior supervisor of ... |
| Fri 11 May 2012 |
In JPMorgan Chase Trading Bet, Its Confidence Yields to Loss
The New York Times | When reports emerged in the first week of April that a JPMorgan Chase trader in London was making bets so big they were distorting a little-known market in credit derivatives, an embedded regulator approached executives. | The senior supervisor of ... |
Regulators Looking into JPMorgan Trading Activities Before $2 Billion Loss
The New York Times | United States and British regulators have been in discussions with JPMorgan Chase for almost a month about the trading group that on Thursday disclosed more than $2 billion in losses, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. | The b... |
Dresden Doll Amanda Palmer to raise $1 million for next record
Music News | When Amanda Palmer took to Kickstarter.com to raise money for next album she raised over $100,000 in the first week. One week in, she has raised $598,142. | Before the end of this month, Amanda Palmer may very well raise $1,000,000. Significantly m... |
U.K. bankers win Dresdner bonus row
Japan Times | LONDON — A group of London investment bankers on Wednesday won their High Court battle to receive a total of €50 million ($65 million) in unpaid bonuses. | The 104 individual claims brought by former employees of Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd... |
| Thu 10 May 2012 |
Is This The Man Who Was Really Behind JPMorgan's 'London Whale' Trades?
Business Insider | About a month ago, we were all over Bruno Iksil, the Frenchman purported to be behind JP Morgan's massive hedging trades. | The positions were so huge that many people dubbed him "the London Whale." | But we may have had the wrong guy in mind. | So... |
Whitehall eyes Barclays' German properties - sources
The Guardian FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German real estate group GSW and its former owner Whitehall Funds are bidding just over 1 billion euros (803 million pounds) for a German real estate portfolio owned by Barclays , two people with knowledge of the matter said. Re... |
Bankers win High Court battle for £42m in bonuses
The Independent | At least five are set to collect payouts in excess of £1m for bonuses promised just before the financial crisis. | The 104 investment banking staff claimed their former employer, Dresdner Kleinwort, now owned by Commerzbank, should pay the bonuses... |
| Wed 9 May 2012 |
Dresdner Kleinwort bankers win unpaid bonus battle
BBC News A group of 104 London-based bankers has succeeded in a court action against Commerzbank to claim unpaid bonuses worth more than 50m euros (£40m). | The bankers are all former employees of Dresdner Kleinwort, which was taken over by Commerzbank at th... |
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