A Bear market
JPMorgan’s move to help sacked staff has merit, but Wall Street and the City may find that the normal levels of business brutality still work best
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The collapse of one of Wall Street’s most powerful banks has deepened concerns about the stability of the financial system
Fed takes $2.7bn paper loss on Bear
The Federal Reserve said it had suffered a $2.7bn paper loss on the $29bn portfolio of toxic assets it took over from Bear Stearns in March, news which could fuel the backlash over the use of government funds to rescue financial institutions
Bear buy-out arm stays course
Bear Stearns Private Equity to become JPEL
Former Bear hedge fund duo charged
Securities fraud indictments over failed funds
Fed values Bear Stearns assets at $29bn
Anticipated decline fails to materialise
Former Bear Stearns managers face fraud charges
Two ex-hedge fund executives probed
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The price of a loan from the Fed
The rescue of Bear Stearns helped avert a disaster for financial markets already suffering a crisis of confidence. But now that the crisis has passed some of the banks fear that the price of continued access to support from the Fed may come in the form of severe restrictions
Shrunken Street: Financial groups eye potential predators and prey
Pure investment banks have been hit hardest by the credit crunch and will be further diminished by the US regulatory response. But broader-based institutions may suffer most
Regulation needs more than tuning
Unless you argue that banks should face no capital adequacy regulation, the spread of securitisation demands new liquidity standards and higher capital ratios. Whether you call that ‘stricter regulation’ or ‘keeping regulation up to date’ is semantic, writes Clive Crook
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Maverick bank beaten by its biggest bet
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