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Wells Fargo CEO denied $41mn in compensation

  AFP Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf will forgo $41 million in compensation, the bank’s board of directors announced, as punishment for a bogus accounts scandal that has rocked the company. The bank has already apologized and said it fired 5,300 employees tied to the illegal conduct, which saw employees boost sales figures by opening unauthorized deposit and credit accounts ...

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China money rate rises to 14-month high

  AFP China’s benchmark money-market rate climbed to a 14-month high as the central bank pulled funds from the financial system and commercial lenders stocked up on cash to meet quarter-end requirements. The seven-day repurchase rate, the benchmark gauge of funding availability in the financial system, rose 12 basis points to 2.75 percent as of 5:07 p.m. in Shanghai. That’s ...

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Credit Suisse plans Mideast growth

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG expects the Middle East to account for a significant part of its growth in private banking as the number of super wealthy individuals in the region increases. The Zurich-based bank expects to expand in Dubai and Saudi Arabia as millionaires in the region rise to 500,000 from about 330,000, Iqbal Khan, head of its ...

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