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| Belgian insurance group reveals it was fined ?576,000 by the Dutch financial regulator, which ruled that it had misled investors about its financial position in 2008 |
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| Lone Star, the US private equity group, plans to resume selling its 51 per cent stake in Korea Exchange Bank, worth Won4,400bn at current market prices |
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| Bank of America said it would eliminate overdraft fees for debit card customers in a move designed to quell consumer frustration and keep the bank a step ahead of egulations that restrict such charges |
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| Apollo Management has signed a preliminary agreement to buy Citigroup's property investment unit in a deal that would give Leon Black's private equity firm a far bigger presence globally, people familiar with the matter say |
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| Senators in the banking committee have agreed in principle to a partially pre-funded 'resolution authority' to wind down a failing bank holding company, favouring a structure that would levy a $50bn charge on the industry |
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| The troubled car and home lender said that Robert S. Hull would leave the company at the end of the month, creating uncertainty at GMAC as it tries to repay billions in taxpayer aid |
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| Liberty International's proposed demerger of its £6.1bn property empire marks the beginning of a new era for the UK real estate investment trust sector |
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| Europe risks building a protectionist wall between itself and the global private equity industry if plans for a sweeping overhaul of regulation in the sector go ahead, some of the world's biggest institutional investors have warned |
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| US regulators have told banks not to increase dividends or buy back shares until political and economic uncertainty surrounding the industry dissipates, in a move that will delay by months the return of capital to shareholders |
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| The UK banking group is looking at buying a large US retail bank as it tries to rebalance its business away from a booming investment banking franchise |
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| The private bank has hired more than 100 staff from the Singapore office of RBS Coutts in one of the largest such mass transfers between industry rivals |
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| The country's five big banks have again shown their mettle after reporting combined quarterly net income of C$5bn, up more than two-thirds from 2009 |
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| The asset management group offers a cautious outlook for the rest of 2010 despite a £273m net inflow of funds in the first two months of the year as volatility returned to the market |
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| Shore Capital, the boutique investment bank, is moving its head office to Guernsey. The shift comes amid rising agitation over the UK's perceived lack of a competitive corporate tax regime |
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| UK marketmaking firm asks for a court ruling on how the watchdog determines market abuse after a £4m fine was levied on it in 2008 |
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