Banking & Finance
A view from the top at UBS Americas
Bank chief Robert Wolf welcomes information and regulation.
Hello, new normal
Strong sales without great service “is like shoving money into a pocket full of holes,†said author Cindy Solomon.
Credit thaws at its own pace
Chamber leaders see scant signs of credit thaw.
State and feds disagree on lending
The state may have left millions of dollars in federal money on the table for business loans.
Banking on success
A hit in Orange and Rockland counties, Greater Hudson Bank goes for the trifecta in Westchester.
Agencies look to help struggling borrowers
Fast-track loan modification program brings homeowners on the brink of foreclosure right to the bankers.
Equity in brief
PBF Energy completed the $220 million buy of a Delaware City refinery.
SAC alum returns with new hedge fund
Former SAC President Brian Cohn is readying a new hedge fund.
Lending is up
Bankers, analysts report credit easing for some.
Business briefs
A Purchase-based asset manager receives a federal prison term.
CitiFinancial reorganizes
CitiFinancial to restructure and rename U.S. business.
Valley bank opens first county branch
Greater Hudson Bank expands south into Westchester County.
Finance in brief
Catterton Partners reportedly has had its fill of Farley’s & Sathers.
No joke: Too poor to be bankrupt
Hudson Valley bankruptcies still up from pre-recession.
CPAs ready for overhaul
IFRS looms on the horizon for Connecticut corporations.
