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Capital markets look strong: panel

Market fundamentals are in great shape and a return to normal volatility won't change that, although debt and cyber-risk are potential dangers, a panel of executives told the Milken conference.

Amanda WhiteMay 10, 2018

Citigroup: a case study in managerial and regulatory failures

This article by Arthur Wilmarth from George Washington University Law School uses Citigroup as a case study to demonstrate the question of whether bank executives and regulators are able to supervise and control today’s complex megabanks. The study shows that post-mortem evaluations of Citigroup’s near-collapse revealed that neither Citigroup’s managers nor its regulators recognized the […]

Amanda WhiteMarch 28, 2014

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…as Gulf funds buoyant on BP

Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) from the Gulf swooped in to buy stakes in troubled financial institutions during the financial crisis – now there is speculation they are sizing up stakes in BP as the oil giant seeks to raise capital following the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Investors from the Middle East were running a ruler over […]

SIMON MUMMEJuly 7, 2010

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SWF investors in Citi to face dilemma if US govt ups its stake

Greater US government ownership of Citigroup could bring a dilemma to one of the troubled bank’s major stakeholders, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), according to US financial services consultancy Aite group.

SIMON MUMMEFebruary 25, 2009