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Calls for the return of ABS as safe havens

News update in the category Economy on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:30 PM

Bankers and investors are calling for asset-backed securities – regarded as the scourge of the financial crisis – to be included in the asset cushion banks will need to retain against disaster under the Basel III rules


Asia promise for Loomis Sayles

News update in the category Economy on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:30 PM

Loomis Sayles, the US bond manager, which is part of the giant French asset management group Natixis, is to open in Singapore



Buyside raises clearing concerns

News update in the category Economy on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:30 PM

Buyside traders are worried by uncertainty regarding new rules that will force asset managers to clear derivatives for the first time


Europe lags in ready cash rankings

News update in the category Economy on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:30 PM

European companies have much smaller reserves of cash to cope with a future funding squeeze than their global rivals



Redbox, Verizon Team on Streaming Service

News update in the category Technology on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:00 PM

The Netflix rival is expected to launch this year, but the partners are disclosing few details.


Hundreds of DreamHost Websites Abused by Spammers

News update in the category Technology on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:00 PM

Rogue PHP pages that redirect users to work-at-home scams have been added to hundreds of websites hosted at DreamHost following a security breach suffered by the...



Samsung Galaxy Note: Is it a Phone or a Tablet?

News update in the category Technology on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:00 PM

The Samsung Galaxy Note is a very large smartphone, or a very small tablet, and may have trouble capturing attention in either market.


Malware Automates Storing of Data Haul on File-hosting Site SendSpace

News update in the category Technology on Monday 06 February 2012 at 8:00 PM

Trend Micro researchers have discovered a piece of malicious software that automatically uploads its stolen data cache to the SendSpace file-sharing service for...