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PBOC official urges interbank, wealth-management cleanup
China's wealth-management and interbank businesses have created a "gambling mentality" in lending, says Liu Shiyu, vice governor of the People's Bank of China. Liu says those businesses should be cleaned up. "Otherwise, investors, including the public, would be very easily directed to seek short-term high yield, ignoring long-term return, which would generate huge spillover effect on the development of the capital market," he said. Market News International (11 May.), Xinhuanet.com (China) (11 May.), Bloomberg (10 May.)
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Feeble exports threaten BoJ growth strategy
Japanese exports have repeatedly fallen short of the Bank of Japan's expectations and is rapidly becoming the greatest challenge to the bank's strategy for accelerating growth and driving inflation up to 2% a year. The central bank was counting on the weak yen boosting export volume to compensate for the negative effects of a higher consumption tax that took effect in April, but that hasn't happened. Reuters (11 May.), The Japan Times/Kyodo News (12 May.)
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FCC chairman revises net-neutrality proposal
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is making last-minute changes to a proposal that would let Internet service providers offer content firms higher speed service than other customers receive. The new draft still lets Internet companies charge content providers higher fees for faster service but warns them that other users can't be shifted to a "slow lane," an FCC official said. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model)/The Switch blog (11 May.), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (11 May.)
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Murdoch plans $14B Europe-wide pay-TV business
Rupert Murdoch, chairman of 21st Century Fox, is putting together a deal valued at $14 billion to create an entity that would give British Sky Broadcasting Group effective control over Sky Deutschland and the satellite TV operations of Sky Italia. The transaction would give the combined businesses a stronger position when negotiating with advertisers and providers of sports and entertainment programming. Bloomberg (12 May.)
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Tullett plans to reduce staff, acquire oil broker
Tullett Prebon is planning to reduce its headcount and acquire PVM Oil Associates in an effort to tackle declining revenue. The British interdealer broker agreed to pay $160 million to acquire the oil broker. Late last week, Tullett reported a 12% drop in revenue in the year's first four months. Reuters (09 May.), Bloomberg (09 May.), Financial News Online (U.K.) (subscription required) (09 May.)
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China leads gains among Asian-Pacific markets
China's markets posted solid gains Monday as investors were encouraged by government officials' calls for market reforms. Japan's Nikkei 225 slid 0.4%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index gained 1.8%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 declined 0.2%. China's Shanghai Composite added 2.1%. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.4.%. India's Sensex was up 2.5%. CNBC (12 May.), The Economic Times (India) (12 May.)
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Friedman named co-president of Nasdaq
Adena Friedman, chief financial officer of The Carlyle Group, has been hired as co-president of Nasdaq OMX Group, where she will head technology solutions, information services and corporate client group businesses beginning June 12. The appointment is widely viewed as making her the front-runner to succeed CEO Robert Greifeld. Most of Friedman's career in finance has been at Nasdaq. Reuters (12 May.), The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (12 May.)
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Slower growth is China's "new normal," Xi says
China should stay "cool minded" as its economy decelerates because slower growth is the "new normal," said President Xi Jinping. There has been no change in the fundamentals that support China's growth and the country is still experiencing a "significant period of strategic opportunity," he said. Analysts said the comments indicate that the government doesn't want to roll out a major stimulus program. Bloomberg (11 May.), Xinhuanet.com (China) (10 May.), The Washington Post (tiered subscription model)/The Associated Press (11 May.)
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Institute predicts 2.9% British economic growth in 2014
Britain's economy expanded 1% between February and April, leaving it slightly smaller than it was before the financial crisis, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. The institute expects the economy to grow 2.9% this year and 2.4% in 2015. Market News International (09 May.)
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Brazil's automakers in a slump
Automakers in Brazil built 277,100 cars, SUVs, buses and trucks last month, down 21.4% from April 2013. A decline in exports to Argentina as well as a weak domestic market have forced automakers to reduce workforces with furloughs and layoffs, auto industry organization Anfavea said. Total exports have fallen 30.4%, the group said. Latin American Herald Tribune (Venezuela) (09 May.)
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German exports post surprise drop
Economists surveyed by Reuters expected Germany's exports to expand 1% in March, but the National Statistics Office reported a 1.8% decline compared with February. The Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services said it expects exports to increase 3% for the full year. Deutsche Welle (Germany)/Deutsche Presse-Agentur/Reuters (09 May.)
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Advisers embrace outsourcing to spend more time with clients
Advisers are increasingly outsourcing investment management and administrative tasks to get time to work more closely with clients, and data show the strategy is profitable. In a Northern Trust study, 70% of advisers reported that their practices were growing after turning to outsourcing. Reuters (09 May.)
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China shows fresh commitment to capital-market reform
China says it is pushing forward with an overhaul of capital markets. The State Council wants to improve transparency, attract foreign investment and increase efficiency of capital allocation. Reuters (09 May.)
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U.S. legislators seek details on G-SIFI methodology
U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling and five other lawmakers have sent a letter to the heads of the Federal Reserve, the Treasury Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission asking for memos used to determine methodology for designating a financial company as globally systemically important. The lawmakers are concerned about a lack of transparency in selection and the capital burden that might be placed on global systemically important financial institutions. The agencies are being asked to respond by Friday. Reuters (09 May.), The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)/MoneyBeat blog (09 May.)
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SEC's Gallagher: Advisers' misconduct might be underreported
Securities and Exchange Commission member Daniel Gallagher says the "eye-popping" number of licensed stockbrokers supervised by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority with an extensive record of complaints and violations raises questions about whether misconduct by investment advisers is going undetected. Advisers regulated by the SEC outnumber registered brokers 3-to-1, and the SEC doesn't have funds to inspect them regularly. Reuters (09 May.), InvestmentNews (free registration) (09 May.)
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Some U.S. lawmakers don't back bill to close Fannie, Freddie
Liberal legislators in the U.S. have decided against supporting a bill sponsored by Sens. Tim Johnson and Mike Crapo to dismantle mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The legislation has sufficient votes to clear the Senate banking committee, which will consider the bill soon. However, without additional support, the bill likely won't face a vote by the entire Senate. The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (09 May.)
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N.Y. attorney general reportedly asks banks about dark pools
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office has requested details about dark pools run by Barclays, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, sources say. The office reportedly wants to see whether the platforms give high-frequency traders an unfair advantage over other investors. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)/Law blog (09 May.)
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