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Foreign Buys of U.S. Securities Declines

Foreign purchases of U.S. securities totaled $69.8 billion in March, according to the latest data from the Treasury Department.

Foreign Purchases of U.S. Securities Up

Foreign purchases of U.S. securities totaled $86.9 billion in February — their highest level in three months, according to the latest data from the Treasury Department.

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United States Secret Service: Know Your Money - Counterfeit Awareness

Source: treas.gov

The law sharply restricts photographs or other printed reproductions of paper currency, checks, bonds, revenue stamps, and securities of the United States and foreign governments.

Democrats Beat Republicans in 2005 Fund-Raising on Wall Street

Source: bloomberg.com

Democrats outdid Republicans last year in attracting political donations from investment banks, brokerages and fund managers for the first time since 1994, helped by support from hedge funds and companies such as Merrill Lynch & Co.

BofNY swaps JP Morgan retail for securities

Source: theaustralian.news.com.au

Each says it wants to focus on its 'core competencies' now ...

Street: Capital Flight Risk in Scrutiny of Foreign Buyers

Source: today.reuters.com

Wall Street and foreign companies warned Congress on Wednesday to scale back proposals for longer reviews of foreigners buying U.S. assets.

Securities E-Lender Sold Out

Source: home.businesswire.com

Old Mutual sells eSecLending.com to TA Associates.

Trading by Market-Moving Pols Is Eyed

Source: online.wsj.com

WSJ reports SEC may be tasked to police insider trading by legislators, aides, and lobbyists (some of them hedge fund managers).

Securities Plaintiffs' Barmen Besieged

Source: FInancial Engineering News

Class-action firms alleged to offer frequent suer miles.

Hybrid Securities at Lehman

Source: thestreet.com

Preferred-credit derivative swap is one of a new breed of hedging and risk management contracts--"products," as they like to call 'em.

British, U.S. Securities Regulators in Info-Sharing Deal

Source: financetech.com

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.K.'s Financial Services Authority (FSA) signed a comprehensive arrangement to increase cooperation in market oversight and supervision.

Blogging Wall Street

Source: blogalization.nu

I sense the hidden hand of Nick Denton behind this one: The New York Financial Writers’ Association will present a forum, “Wall Street Blogs,” an event aimed at exploring the future of blogging about Wall Street.

What Does Oprah Have To Do with Algorithmics?

Source: businessweek.com

MAR. 15 8:17 P.M. ET Hearst Corp. agreed to acquire a 20 percent stake in Fitch Group, the parent of credit-ratings company Fitch Ratings, for $592 million from French financial holding company Fimalac SA.

ISDA Still Working on FpML Standard

Source: home.businesswire.com

The news is that there is no news at all: "SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2006--At its Annual General Meeting today, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) announced that it will provide Financial Products Markup Language (FpML) services to support the u

UBS's New Model Brokerage Partnership Bogs Down in China 'Backlash'

Source: biz.yahoo.com

"Backlash" against foreign ownership cited by FT reporter in breakdown of talks over 20% stake in government-owned Beijing Securities.

Another Top-Level SEC Departure

Source: exchange-handbook.co.uk

Press release: "The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Jim McConnell, the agency's Executive Director for the past 16 years, intends to retire at the beginning of June.

London Shares Up on Exchange War Prospects

Source: forbes.com

"LONDON (AFX) - Shares in long-running takeover target the London Stock Exchange PLC soared by nearly a third on Monday, fuelled by speculation that the company is set to become the subject of a bidding war between its main US rivals.

Worldwide IPO Watch Service Launches

Source: exchange-handbook.co.uk

Exchange Data International has a new database that it says keeps track of IPO opportunities anywhere on the planet. They don't claim it's a first, though: I wonder what competitors they have?

Indian Investment Tech Outsource Sets Up in Dublin

Source: bobsguide.com

"Kanbay International, Inc. has set up a facility in Dublin, which will support sales and customer services throughout Ireland.

SEC Promotes Internet Tools

Source: accounting.smartpros.com

After launching the XBRL standard, now is the time to convince folks to do something with it: "The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a series of roundtables to be held throughout 2006 at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., focused on speeding the implementation of new

Markit Gets into Mortgage-Backed

Source: finextra.com

New partner is CDS IndexCo. More frenzied action in exotic derivatives.

One More Western Bank, High on Dubai

Source: tradearabia.com

"The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) has accepted KAS Bank as a general clearing member.

The New Market Machines » Blog Archive » Ticker Tag: Overtaking the Tape?

Source: The New Market Machines

Financial and business intellgience applications finally begin to appear in the cavalcade of Web 2.0 gizmos.