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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/goldman-to-shutter-principal-strategies-unit?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Goldman to shutter principal strategies unit</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Goldman Sachs &amp; Co. has decided to shutter its principal strategies unit, which does its proprietary trading, in the wake of financial-overhaul regulation passed by Congress, according to a person familiar with the matter.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/banks-making-changes-to-the-way-they-pay?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Banks making changes to the way they pay</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Since compensation wasn\'t always linked to the traders\' performance, there was little to deter some from making gambles they otherwise wouldn\'t. But a new report that will be made public on Friday suggests the industry is making changes.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/cameron-austerity-makes-u-k-d?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Cameron Austerity Makes U.K. D...</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>British companies are beating the world in the bond market as investors bet Prime Minister David Cameron\'s efforts to tame the budget deficit will preserve the U.K.\'s top credit rating.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/td-profit-jumps-29?fromrss=1"  target="feed">TD profit jumps 29%</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Toronto Dominion Bank today reported a third quarter profit of $1.18-billion, or $1.29 a share, up from $912-million, or $1.01, last year as record results from Canadian retail lending made up for slumping capital markets operations.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/asia-markets-singapore-property-curbs-may-bite-banks-growth?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Asia Markets: Singapore property curbs may bite banks\' growth</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>The biting restrictions that Singapore introduced earlier this week to cool the city\'s property prices will likely affect credit growth at the city\'s lenders and restrict their share gains.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/virg-bernero-says-hed-cut-state-business-with-banks-that-wont-lend-in-michigan?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Virg Bernero says he\'d cut state business with banks that won\'t lend in Michigan</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Democrat Virg Bernero said Thursday he\'ll stop the state from doing business with banks that won\'t lend in Michigan if he\'s elected governor.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/ecb-raises-growth-forecast?fromrss=1"  target="feed">ECB raises growth forecast</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>BERLIN a \' The European Central Bank raised its growth projections for the 16-nation eurozone on Thursday, but stressed that the outlook remains uncertain and said its effort to keep banks supplied with credit would stay in place for the rest of the year.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/tsx-up-supported-by-miners-bank-stocks-even-as-td-narrowly-misses-forecasts?fromrss=1"  target="feed">TSX up, supported by miners, bank stocks even as TD narrowly misses forecasts</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>The Toronto stock market was higher Thursday as further signs of U.S. economic growth helped lift commodity prices while bank stocks ran ahead even as TD Bank delivered quarterly earnings that narrowly missed expectations.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/stocks-edge-up-as-ecb-holds-jobless-claims-fall?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Stocks edge up as ECB holds, jobless claims fall</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>The S&amp;P/TSX composite index was ahead 14.77 points, or 0.12 per cent, to 12,018.55. Photograph by: Sean DeCory/National Post, Sean DeCory/National Post Stocks were mixed in early trading Thursday as U.S. jobless claims came in better than expected and the European Central Bank held rates at a record low to support the eurozone\'s uncertain economic ...</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/dollar-gains-vs-euro-ahead-of-ecb-slips-vs-yen?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Dollar gains vs. euro ahead of ECB, slips vs. yen</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>The euro edged down against the dollar in Asian trading Thursday ahead of the European Central Bank meeting later in the session.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/the-closing-bell-09-01-regionals-rally?fromrss=1"  target="feed">The Closing Bell, 09/01: Regionals rally...</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Regional stocks finished in positive territory on Wednesday, led by gains in Cerner, DST, and UMB Financial.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/summary-box-us-fears-mean-risk-for-ecb?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Summary Box: US fears mean risk for ECB</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>THE SITUATION: Indicators are pointing up at the European Central Bank, which may be about to raise its 2010 economic projections.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/neb-s-pinnacle-bank-buying-american-national-bank?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Neb.\'s Pinnacle Bank buying American National Bank</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Pinnacle Bank says it is buying American National Bank of Fremont, Neb. Pinnacle Bank, a subsidiary of Central City, Neb.-based Pinnacle Bancorp, announced the deal Tuesday.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/premier-financial-to-merge-5-banks-into-1?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Premier Financial to merge 5 banks into 1</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Premier Financial Bancorp Inc. plans to merge five community banks into one bank that would be chartered in West Virginia.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/some-bofa-shareholders-can-apply-to-tap-150m-fund?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Some BofA shareholders can apply to tap $150M fund</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>Investors who lost money when Bank of America Corp. bought Merrill Lynch without disclosing Merrill\'s problems can start applying to tap a $150 million compensation fund.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/how-feds-policymakers-hold-power-over-your-purse?fromrss=1"  target="feed">How Fed\'s policymakers hold power over your purse</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>The Federal Reserve\'s chief policymaking group last met Aug. 10, and the minutes of that meeting were released Tuesday.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/09/asia-markets-tokyo-shares-could-find-support-on-valuations?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Asia Markets: Tokyo shares could find support on valuations</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>A day after Japanese stocks tumbled to 16-month lows, analysts said cheap valuations and the likelihood of further government stimulus -- along with policy easing by the Bank of Japan -- could provide support to the market.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/08/lehman-wachovia-ceos-coming-before-panel?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Lehman, Wachovia CEOs coming before panel</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>An inquiry panel is hearing from former CEOs of two big banks that succumbed to the financial crisis, Lehman Brothers and Wachovia Corp., as it delves into the \"too big too fail\" predicament and potential systemwide risk from financial institutions.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/08/source-jpmorgan-chase-halting-proprietary-trading?fromrss=1"  target="feed">Source: JPMorgan Chase halting proprietary trading</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. is shutting down its proprietary trading desks and eliminating around 80 jobs to comply with new restrictions on investment banks, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.</p>');
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document.write('<b><p class="rss_item"><a class="rss_item" href="http://www.topix.net/business/banking/2010/08/vix-notches-biggest-august-rise-since-2001?fromrss=1"  target="feed">VIX notches biggest August rise since 2001</a></b>');
document.write('<br /><p>A widely quoted fear index is set for its largest percentage August rise since 2001 as equity markets slump on fears the economy is slipping back into recession.</p>');
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