shadow banks

Private Equity

Private Equity Wants Everyone’s Credit Card Debt

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The industry is taking advantage of banks’ newfound interest in offloading some of the consumer debt on their books.

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Banking

US Lenders Have $1 Trillion Tied Up in Shadow Banks

The total reflects big banks’ increasing use of alternative financial institutions that are using the funds for riskier bets.

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Advisor Upside

Ads Featuring Burning Dollar Bills? UK Watchdog Says Nope

The UK Advertising Standards Authority said Wahed Invest can no longer run posters with flaming US and EU bills.

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International Economics

Spain Slaps 100% Property Tax on Non-EU Buyers

It’s part of a collection of measures to address the country’s housing crisis, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says.

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Hedge Funds

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Wants to Be the Next Berkshire

Pershing Square has announced a formal bid for Howard Hughes, the real estate developer where Ackman served as chairman for over a decade.

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