| RBS to pay top staff less than rivals (at FT.com) Royal Bank of Scotland will pay its high-flying investment bankers a substantially lower proportion of its revenues than rivals, as Stephen Hester, chief executive, moves to calm public outrage over bonuses. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Sports Bets That Would Have Made You Rich In 2009 Certain gambles pay off and, at least in the world of sports betting, some of those payoffs can be very handsome indeed. forbes.com |
Byrd's death casts doubts over Wall St overhaul (at Financial Times) The prospects for passing a financial regulatory reform bill through the Senate were thrown into doubt on Monday, following the death of Democrat Robert Byrd and equivocation from Republican Scott Brown. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Goldman Sachs profit slumps 82% (at MarketWatch) Goldman's second-quarter profit is hurt by its settlement with the SEC, the U.K. bank payroll tax and sharp revenue drops in its trading and investment-banking units. us.rd.yahoo.com |
ICE Announces Labor Day and U.K. Summer Bank Holiday Trading Schedules (PR Newswire) IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. , a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter markets, announced the 2010 Labor Day and bank holiday trading schedules for ICE Futures U.S., ICE Futures Europe and ICE Futures Canada. us.rd.yahoo.com |