| Jonathan picks new-look Nigerian cabinet (at FT.com) Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria's acting president, on Tuesday installed a Goldman Sachs banker at the finance ministry and a surprise new oil minister as he unveiled a cabinet that has barely a year to make good on ambitious reform pledges. us.rd.yahoo.com |
This Week in Wall Street History Some of the worst decisions in Wall Street History. forbes.com |
ISS resurrects plan for €6bn IPO (at Financial Times) Danish cleaning, security and catering group ISS, one of the world's biggest private sector employers with more than half a million staff, is looking at launching one of the year's largest initial public offerings in Europe, valuing it at €5bn-€6bn . us.rd.yahoo.com |
O'Neill to head Goldman's asset management arm [at Financial Times] - Jim O'Neill has been named chairman of Goldman Sachs GS' asset management division, in a newly created role that will see the US investment bank's chief economist help oversee $802bn of assets. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Capital markets: Regulators push technology to track trades in real time [at Financial Times] - Technology has transformed US capital markets in recent years and efforts by regulators to gain real-time insight into the trading of bonds, derivatives and stocks will only accelerate the use of computerised models and platforms. us.rd.yahoo.com |