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Banks borrow more from Fed, investment firms less
Commercial banks boosted their borrowing over the past week from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program, while investment firms drew less. The Fed on Thursday said commercial banks averaged nearly $65 billion in daily borrowing over the week ending... (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:36:09 GMT)

Moody's Downgrades Allstate On Investment Losses, Earnings
Moody's Downgrades Allstate On Investment Losses, Earnings (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:55:09 GMT)

Chubb Profit Falls 37 Percent on Investment Losses (Update2)
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Chubb Corp. , the insurer of businesses and high-end homes, said fourth-quarter profit fell 37 percent on investment losses outside its bond portfolio. (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:56:35 GMT)

Chubb Profit Falls 37 Percent on Investment Losses (Update3)
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Chubb Corp. , the insurer of businesses and high-end homes, said fourth-quarter profit fell 37 percent on losses on holdings outside its bond portfolio and predicted further investment declines for the first quarter. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:41:53 GMT)

W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. Announces Strategic Investment Arrow Capital Management, LLC From
HAMILTON, Bermuda (PRIME NEWSWIRE) May 21, 2008 Releases First Quarter 2008 Financial and Operating Results W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. (NYSE:WPL) (W.P. Stewart or the Company) announced today that it has agreed to a strategic investment (the Transaction) from Arrow Capital Management, LLC (Arrow Capital),... (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:14:55 GMT)

W.P. Stewart Updates Investment Performance and Assets Under Management
HAMILTON, Bermuda (PRIME NEWSWIRE) July 17, 2008 * Reports Cash Position as of 30 June 2008 * Continues Expense Reduction Program Investment Performance W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. (NYSE:WPL) today provided a performance update for the W.P. Stewart U.S. Equity Composite (the Composite). Preliminary indications are that... (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:15:14 GMT)

Gold Drops in Asia as Stronger Dollar Curbs Investment Demand
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Gold dropped as the strengthening dollar eroded the appeal of the metal as an alternative investment, prompting some investors to reduce their bets on a price rise before the end of the month. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:37:07 GMT)

Dwight Hall to launch socially responsible investment fund
The tumultuous times on Wall Street have not affected Dwight Hall’s efforts to launch a socially responsible investment fund sometime within the next year. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:29:59 GMT)

Gold Drops in Asia as Stronger Dollar Curbs Investment Demand
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Gold dropped as the strengthening dollar eroded the appeal of the metal as an alternative investment, prompting some investors to reduce their bets on a price rise before the end of the month. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:35:11 GMT)

AXA hit by investment loss
AXA Asia Pacific calendar 2008 profit will be hit by disappointing investment earnings and $150 million of write-offs. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:12:27 GMT)

Hundreds hit by collapsed property investment scheme
Hundreds of Victorians believed to have been caught in collapse of property investment scheme that has left $23 million unaccounted. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:13:57 GMT)

US Investors Optimistic About Green Investment
By Robert Kropp. Online survey of individual investors finds that most expect policies of the Obama administration to encourage investment in environmental technology. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:14:20 GMT)

Early Glance: Investment Banks companies
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of some top investment banks companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Goldman Sachs fell $.27 or .3 percent, to $82.45. Morgan Stanley rose $.33 or 1.5 percent, to $21.71. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:50:47 GMT)

Hundreds more investment bank IT job cuts expected
Investment banks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs could soon announce many more job cuts, which will include back office and technology jobs. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:52:55 GMT)

Investment Group Seeks Delay in Forced IRA Savings Withdrawals
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Retirees shouldn’t be forced to make withdrawals from their IRA savings plans until age 75, the president of the Investment Company Institute said. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:16:53 GMT)

Fitch may cut investment-grade ratings on Harley-Davidson, cites liquidity concerns at HDFS
Fitch Ratings said Friday it may downgrade its investment-grade ratings on Harley-Davidson Inc. and its financial-services division, citing (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:48:59 GMT)

$500m investment for Teesside steel plant
A large steel plant on Teesside run by Corus is to receive investment of about $500m (£350m, €387m) in the next five years to make it more productive, the site’s new majority owner said on Thursday. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:10:36 GMT)

Audio: For Peet's sake: This coffee chain is brewing a bitter investment
Chuck Jaffe says that a high valuation, economic concerns and concerns about off-balance sheet debt make Peet's Coffee & Tea the Stupid Investment of the Week. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:19:10 GMT)

Investment Group Seeks Delay in Savings Withdrawals (Update1)
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Retirees shouldn’t be forced to make withdrawals from their 401(k) and IRA retirement savings plans until age 75, the president of the Investment Company Institute said. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:31:04 GMT)

Equity Bank accepts federal investment
Equity Bank will receive an $8.75 million investment through the federal government’s Capital Purchase Program, the bank announced Friday. (Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:05:05 GMT)

Investment banking trudging on
AS risk aversion becomes the overriding theme in a highly volatile and vulnerable environment, the businesses most likely to feel the heat from the residual fallout from the global financial crisis here are investment banking, private banking, asset management and other financial services. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:36:05 GMT)

Restitution For Victims Of Investment Scandal
Victims of a Bernard Madoff-style investment swindle headquartered in Hamilton are now receiving restitution. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:50:28 GMT)

Two plead guilty to investment fraud
Two Central Missouri men pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to participating in a $3 million investment fraud conspiracy. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:49:21 GMT)

Qatar to shift investment focus to home from abroad
Qatar to shift investment focus to home from abroad (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:08:38 GMT)

Long-term investment forecast sees opportunities, inflationary risk
Wilmington - Wilmington Trust’s investment experts have released a new 10-year capital markets forecast which focuses on the continued importance of risk management and projects the likely performance of and risks associated with various asset classes and strategies through 2018. The forecast predicts inflationary pressures, but also sees opportunities from batttered stocks and other investments. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:36:27 GMT)

Tory’s social housing funding a one-off investment
A hefty supply of federal dollars for social housing in the latest budget is a one-off investment that should not be interpreted as the launch of a new long-term national housing policy, said Human Resources Minister Diane Finley (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:34:46 GMT)

Punjab constitutes Board of Investment & Trade
LAHORE (February 01 2009): With focus on promoting Punjab as destination of choice for local and foreign investors and to provide an 'Economic Development Plan for Punjab', aligned with economic policy of the province, the Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) has been constituted with immediate effect. (Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:52:44 GMT)

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