http://businessacrossborders.com This is a collection of all news items on http://BusinessAcrossBorders.com daily 1 2007-09-24T06:04:27Z http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/news/reuters-banking-and-financial-news/20962fe95b1110520ffc6d674da4b9d7 NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Financial services companies have a responsibility to balance competing market goals and should support "clear and effective" regulation of the industry, Bank of America Corp chief executive Ken Lewis said on Thursday. No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:07Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/news/reuters-banking-and-financial-news/d2b48a25d0723e9cf701e3b51e8a1b09 ANKARA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank said on Friday that banks' foreign exchange reserve requirements could be lowered again if global market problems worsen, after the rate was cut to 9 percent from 11 percent. No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:07Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/news/reuters-banking-and-financial-news/86d91329f385c1d23297e59b150d8780 LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - British bank Lloyds TSB plans to employ a multi-brand strategy, centred on Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB, once its takeover of HBOS Plc completes next month, it said on Friday. No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:07Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/news/reuters-banking-and-financial-news/b20add8687b8a7eb53543646633142c9 ZURICH, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Bank Julius Baer , Alex Widmer, died unexpectedly overnight on Wednesday at the age of 52, the bank said on Friday. No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:06Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/news/reuters-banking-and-financial-news/6eea31cf78f3bd9c3747abe1f6f7a8dd BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A decision on the takeover of the Luxembourg arm of troubled Icelandic bank Kaupthing , will be postponed for technical reasons, a spokesman for Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme said on Friday. No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:06Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/news/reuters-banking-and-financial-news/6a998ebc648f14555481406269ec7d9c Dec 5 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley widened its fourth-quarter loss estimate on Goldman Sachs Group Inc , citing a fall in equity, credit and real-estate asset values in November, and rising negative marks on the firm's illiquid asset and principal investment portfolios. No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:06Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/news/reuters-banking-and-financial-news/827c550ee8e5dd09033ff3c1baf2b56b LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Resolution, the investment vehicle founded by entrepreneur Clive Cowdery, said it raised 600 million pounds ($880.9 million) in its initial public offering, making it one of the biggest on the London bourse this year No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:05Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/news/reuters-banking-and-financial-news/1b963f1c3090d2a882a895daf35f0cae NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Job losses hurt demand for office space, retail and hotel space, so if the United States lost more jobs in November, it could mean a hard knock for U.S. commercial property. No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:05Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/news/reuters-banking-and-financial-news/9c32f29ad27b0fe7725ff46b105f2370 TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Japanese leasing and financial services firm Orix Corp said it has asked the nation's securities watchdog to investigate "false information" being spread by an investor, as its shares tumbled briefly to a 12-year low. No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:04Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/market-data/bbc-science-nature/e17e281cb3b64a920b0c9520b5341e7f The science minister is to examine GCSE and A-level papers to check they are not being "dumbed down". No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:04Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/market-data/bbc-science-nature/7ae60085a4c7eb55433f62822c754dad With gorilla numbers declining, countries that are home to the animals vow to enforce laws on poaching. No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:03Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/market-data/bbc-science-nature/e2d80164520ca178c4222dbd11a88867 An official investigation into the accident at the Large Hadron Collider recommends the installation of an early warning system. No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:03Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/market-data/bbc-small-business/9c6466f9fa4cd88ea0ab5ece9f16ba62 An expert advises on how companies can prepare themselves to survive the impending recession. No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:02Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/market-data/bbc-country-profile-africa/2ce7a0ecd6d6a802a4dda6050df2bba7 A chronology of key events No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:01Z Feed Item http://businessacrossborders.com/subscribers-area/market-data/bbc-country-profile-africa/eacbc981277b1d71fb0b2dbadb45b8c8 Key facts, figures and dates No publisher admin 2008-12-05T12:01:00Z Feed Item