By Nell Mackenzie and Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) -Investment managers Bridgewater Associates, Millennium Management and Marshall Wace added to short positions on European banking shares after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sparked contagion fears across global banks, according to data from Breakout Point. Hedge funds including Citadel, Wellington Management, Capital Fund Management and…
(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) By Mark Miller (Reuters) – Reforming Social Security may sound like an issue of interest mainly to older Americans. But any changes the U.S. Congress might make to address the looming shortfalls of the program will actually have a far larger impact…
By Noele Illien, John Revill and Tom Sims (Reuters) – Swiss regulators pledged a liquidity lifeline to Credit Suisse in an unprecedented move by a central bank after the flagship Swiss lender’s shares tumbled as much as 30% on Wednesday. In a joint statement, the Swiss financial regulator FINMA and the nation’s central bank sought…
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer finance watchdog launched an inquiry on Wednesday to examine companies that track and collect personal data, requesting public feedback about the business models and practices data brokers use. The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s request for information marks the latest move from the regulator to explore how…
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jean Elliott has adopted a number of senior dogs over the years, the most recent being Auggie, a 12-year-old Pekingese relinquished at a shelter. When tests revealed Auggie’s cancer, Elliott found herself facing a $5,000 bill she could not cover. The charity Lizzy’s Fund stepped in to help,…
(Reuters) – Short sellers may have raked in $2.29 billion in profit in the past three sessions, as they took advantage of a selloff in regional bank shares following the collapse of SVB Financial Group and Signature Bank, S3 Partners said. The S&P 500 regional banks index is down about 18% since Friday when the…
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – When financial planner Larry Pon started reading about the SECURE 2.0 Act that overhauls retirement saving, he was shocked at the provision about college funds. “Hey, this applies to me!” the certified public accountant from Redwood Shores, California, said. The new legislation lets savers roll over unused funds…
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds ended last week positioned to scoop up winning profits from bearish positions on bank stock falls, according to a note by Goldman Sachs sent to clients late on Sunday. They sold financially themed shares and banks for nine straight weeks but rather than only exiting long positions,…
By David French, Echo Wang and Alun John (Reuters) – Startup-focused lender SVB Financial Group became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis on Friday, in a sudden collapse that roiled global markets, left billions of dollars belonging to companies and investors stranded. California banking regulators closed the bank, which did business…
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Silicon Valley Bank’s high level of uninsured deposits helped kick off the run that led to the bank’s closing down, and now any of those depositors will need to hold their breath to see if bank regulators can recover enough to make them whole. Friday’s announcement by the Federal…
