Bankman-Fried hints at blame-the-lawyers defense in criminal case
By Alison Frankel (Reuters) – Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried seems to be gearing up to blame the lawyers who…
2023
Marketmind: June starts on a nervous note
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. A batch of…
Ex-JPMorgan executive wrote Epstein ‘should not be a client’ in 2011 email -deposition
NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co’s former general counsel Stephen Cutler wrote in a 2011 email that the…
US asks Mexico to review alleged denial of workers’ rights at Draxton facility
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has asked Mexico to review whether workers at a Draxton facility…
EU to propose greater transparency for default swaps on eight banks
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Commission will propose greater transparency in the trading of credit default swaps of…
Former SEC chief Harvey Pitt dies at 78
(Reuters) -Harvey Pitt, a former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, died on Tuesday, according to a statement…
Bunge, Viterra merger would create global agriculture trading giant
By Karl Plume (Reuters) – A merger of U.S. grains merchant Bunge Ltd with rival Viterra would grow the combined…
Irish court orders wind-up of two Russian state-owned lessors
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s High Court on Wednesday ordered the winding up of two sanctions-hit state-owned Russian leasing firms based…
Japan’s Daiwa targets 50% jump in M&A advisory with US focus
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Daiwa Securities Group Inc aims to boost annual revenue from the M&A advisory…
Kiwi house prices to descend further this year and rise next- Reuters poll
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – New Zealand house prices are forecast to drop further this year, pressured by higher…