Banking & Finance
Greater Hudson Bank opens fifth location
More emphasis placed on personal business banking in changing industry.
AQR awards $100k in finance prizes
AQR Capital Management awarded $100,000 for innovative new finance techniques.
Former FDIC chair calls for Chase consolidation
The former chair of the FDIC called for the breakup of JPMorgan Chase.
From 20/20 to 25 and beyond
En route to its silver anniversary, Carter Morse & Mathias has mined a lot of gold for its corporate clients.
How do you collar the Hydra?
In May, exhibits A and B suggest we’ll never master that instinct to irrational exuberance.
M&A primed for rebound, survey finds
Multiple sources expect an increase in mergers and acquisitions after a first-quarter lull.
Nappier amps up Walmart pressure
Connecticut Treasurer Denise Nappier pledged to vote against Walmart board directors up for election.
Gupta trial begins
Jury selection was scheduled for Monday in the insider trading trial of Rajat Gupta
HSBC branches go over to First Niagara
On Monday morning, May 21, First Niagara completed its conversaion of local HSBC branches
Greenwich financier wants Winnebago
North Street Capital is offering $322 million for Winnebago, which said it need more time to vet the offer.
From hype to harness
With the SEC still drawing up new fundraising rules, Connecticut capitalists have yet to hitch up to the JOBS Act bandwagon.
Is a cashless society on the way?
MasterCard executives, an author and an academic discuss whether money is on the way out … and should it be?
First Niagara comes to Westchester, Hudson Valley
First Niagara has completed its acquisition of 195 HSBC branches, including 25 in the Hudson Valley.
Blyth to undergo stock split
Blyth announced a two-for-one stock split for June.
Connecticut sanctions broker-dealer
State regulators say a Weston man bilked partners in a small hedge fund he ran.
