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| Exec pleads guilty to bribing NY pension officials NEW YORK (AP) -- A California venture capitalist pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that he helped his company land a quarter-billion dollar deal with New York's giant public pension fund by making nearly $1 million in illegal gifts to state officials.... hosted.ap.org |
The Treasury passed its examination but there is room for improvement Last week, I heard a senior banker propose a toast to the Treasury and the Bank of England for doing a pretty good job of rescuing the financial system a year ago. He didn't offer to grade their performance, but his tone clearly suggested that he was thinking: B. (There was, of course, no reference to his own institution's role in helping to create the mess in the first place.) telegraph.co.uk |
Using Gold as Calamity Insurance Jean-Marie Eveillard has used the metal to hedge against disaster in First Eagle funds. forbes.com |
Five economic reasons why 2010 will be greener Economics, rather than politics, will be the main driver of the fight against global warming in 2010. telegraph.co.uk |
A star boss does not mean stellar returns "Admiration is the daughter of ignorance", the 18th-century philosopher Benjamin Franklin once wrote. This all-too-obvious statement should have been one that institutions investing in some of our most important companies heeded a long time ago. telegraph.co.uk |