Tim Adams News
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Nine overseas finance officials urged U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew to limit the cross- border reach of Dodd-Frank Act swaps rules that they say are fragmenting the $639 trillion global market.
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The Group of 20 economies should renew efforts to create a more uniform global system of financial oversight and increase policy cooperation, the Institute of International Finance said.
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Jacob J. Lew pivots to Europe, a region fraught with risks to the world economy, after making China his first overseas destination as Treasury secretary last month in a nod to the strongest engine of global growth.
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The Institute of International Finance, which represents more than 450 financial companies, appointed former U.S. Treasury Undersecretary Tim Adams as its next managing director.
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Athenahealth Inc., a provider of online services to doctors and hospitals, said it is acquiring Epocrates Inc. for about $293 million to gain a leading iPhone app and expand in electronic records.
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London is losing so much trust as the global financial center that Prime Minister David Cameron may need to consider an unprecedented choice for Bank of England governor: Mark Carney, the Canadian who polices the world’s financial system and has no ties to the bailouts or rigged markets tainting Labour and Conservative governments alike.
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Euro-area finance ministers kept all options open as they worked on a rescue plan for Cyprus, even as Cypriot officials ruled out imposing losses on depositors in the country’s banks.
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The global economic recovery now gathering pace is deepening income inequalities in both advanced and emerging nations, threatening to undermine policy makers’ efforts to repair their finances and fix currency misalignments.
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Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney was unexpectedly named head of the Bank of England as the U.K. government looked abroad for a candidate untainted by financial turmoil to lead the beefed-up central bank.
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The race for cheaper currencies may have only just begun as nations from Japan to Brazil seek a competitive edge in international trade.
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