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    • Thursday, 30 December, 2021
      Obituary
      James Cayne, Bear Stearns chief, 1934-2021

      Wall Street executive and bridge fanatic who led the investment bank through many of its triumphs — and tragic mistakes

      James ‘Jimmy’ Cayne, former chairman and chief executive officer of Bear Stearns
    • Wednesday, 29 December, 2021
      Ex-Bear Stearns chief James Cayne dies aged 87

      Executive presided over storied New York investment bank in run-up to its 2008 collapse

      James Cayne, Bear Stearns CEO
    • Friday, 30 October, 2020
      Due Diligence
      No guts, no glory: failed financial firm fashion Premium content

      Merchandise remnant of a pre-crisis Wall Street is given a new life by the young finance and fashion crowds

    • Wednesday, 13 February, 2019
      Global Economy
      The Wall Street years of Donald Trump’s World Bank pick

      David Malpass has had stints in Washington and was chief economist at Bear Stearns

      David Malpass, undersecretary for international affairs at the Treasury Department, listens to Trish Regan during "Trish Regan Primetime" on Fox Business in Washington on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. President Donald Trump has nominated Malpass, a sharp critic of the World Bank, to lead it, saying he is the "right person to take on this incredibly important job." (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)
    • Thursday, 11 October, 2018
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      Alan Schwartz and the rise of Guggenheim Securities Premium content

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    • Wednesday, 12 September, 2018
      FT SeriesFinancial crisis: Are we safer now?
      JPMorgan: defying attempts to end ‘too big to fail’

      Jamie Dimon has led the biggest winner of the post-crisis decade, but is there a convincing succession plan at the US bank?

    • Tuesday, 11 September, 2018
      Banks
      Goldman partner left after making ethics complaint

      Bank says claims were ‘thoroughly investigated’ and required no additional action

      FILE PHOTO: The Goldman Sachs company logo is seen in the company's space on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
    • Tuesday, 8 May, 2018
      FT AlphavilleSujeet Indap
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      Pedestrians walk past an American flag displayed outside of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. U.S. stocks slumped as August payrolls data gave little comfort to investors seeking direction on interest rates amid volatile global markets and growing concern about the economy's strength. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 15 March, 2018
      News in-depthUS & Canadian companies
      How Jamie Dimon came to rue his Bear Stearns deal

      It looked like a steal 10 years ago, but JPMorgan’s $2-a-share takeover quickly soured

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    • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
      Global Economy
      Larry Kudlow to be Trump’s new economic adviser

      TV pundit replaces Gary Cohn following clash with president over tariffs

      FILE PHOTO: Economic analyst Lawrence "Larry" Kudlow appears on CNBC at the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 7, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
    • Tuesday, 5 December, 2017
      Property sector
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    • Saturday, 30 September, 2017
      US & Canadian companies
      AIG freed from ‘too big to fail’ regulation

      Landmark decision removes label put on insurer after 2008 meltdown

      A monitor displays American International Group Inc. (AIG) signage above a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The record-setting rally in U.S. stocks is back on. After a five-week hiatus without any all-time highs, the S&P 500 Index climbed as much as 0.9 percent to 2,483.81 and was poised for its 31st record close this year. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
    • Monday, 26 June, 2017
      News in-depthCurrencies
      US allies look to economic diplomat for policy clarity

      Malpass’s task is to reassure those eager to hear a single authoritative voice

      NEW YORK - APRIL 14:  Republican David R. Malpass announces his U.S. Senate candidacy in front of City Hall April 14, 2010 in New York City. Malpass is one of the Republican challengers to Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's seat in the upcoming November elections. Malpass is a former adviser to Presidents Reagan and Bush Sr. and served as chief economist at Bear Stearns.  (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2017
      US politics & policy
      Donald Trump nominates Goldman’s Jim Donovan for Treasury post

      Move would add another former employee of the Wall Street bank to the administration

    • Monday, 13 March, 2017
      US & Canadian companies
      Top US regulator backs Trump’s Glass-Steagall push

      FDIC vice-chair Thomas Hoenig throws weight behind banking separation

      Federal Reserve Jackson Hole Economic Symposium...Thomas Hoenig, vice chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), listens during a Bloomberg television interview during the Jackson Hole economic symposium, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, at the Jackson Lake Lodge in Moran, Wyoming, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. Hoenig discussed the implementation of the Dodd-Frank banking regulation and industry outlook. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
    • Saturday, 20 August, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      JPMorgan settles WaMu case against FDIC

      Bank to drop claims against agency in exchange for a payment of $645m

      The headquarters of JP Morgan Chase on Park Avenue December 12, 2013 in New York. JP Morgan Chase and federal authorities are close to a USD $2 billion settlement over the bank's ties to financier Bernard L. Madooff that involve penalties and deffered criminal prosecution. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Tuesday, 15 March, 2016
      LexUS banks
      Jefferies: sausage-making

      Maybe one pure investment bank is all that is needed

      Signage for Jefferies Group Inc. is displayed at their offices in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Jefferies Group Inc., the investment bank led by Chief Executive Officer Richard Handler, had positive trading revenue every day of the fiscal second quarter. Source: Jefferies Group via Bloomberg 
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    • Monday, 14 March, 2016
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      People walk in front of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. The SEC moved to overhaul rules requiring investment firms to rely on credit ratings after losses on top-ranked mortgage debt cast doubt on their reliability. Photographer: Brendan Smialowski/Bloomberg News
    • Friday, 8 January, 2016
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      Bernie Sanders during the second Democratic presidential primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa.
    • Monday, 14 December, 2015
      FT AlphavilleDavid Keohane
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    • Friday, 11 December, 2015
      World
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    • Friday, 30 October, 2015
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      ObituaryMergers & Acquisitions
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      ‘First K’ who defied hardball at takeover triumvirate

      Jerome Kohlberg
    • Wednesday, 22 April, 2015
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