UBS says eyes takeovers in new U.S. growth push
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UBS  is preparing a new growth  initiative in the United States that may include acquisitions  as it seeks to bolster its investment banking and wealth  management business, the Swiss group&#39;s chairman said on Sunday.
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Countrywide Financial Corp  is  working to structure another strategic investment similar to  the deal Bank of America Corp  struck last month, the  New York Post reported in its online edition on Tuesday.
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UBS AG is to acquire the branch network   of McDonald Investments, a unit of KeyCorp, for up to $280   million, the Swiss investment bank said on Wednesday.
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UBS , struck with billions of dollars of writedowns on subprime exposures, is trying to persuade investment bankers to stay with the company by allowing them to sell some of their share-based bonuses after just one year, the Financial Times reported.
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Shares in Barclays Bank have surged 4% on speculation it may receive a takeover bid from Bank of America.
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Bear Stearns Cos Inc's   management shake-up could make the investment bank a takeover  target, but the possibility of more write-downs and chance of  legal entanglements from the subprime mortgage crisis could  sideline suitors for now, analysts said on Tuesday.
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ZURICH/NEW YORK  - Swiss banking group UBS, the  world's largest wealth manager, said on Monday it had  strengthened its position in the United States by buying local  rival Julius Baer's U.S. wealth-management business.
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LONDON : The head of a British boutique investment bank, Seymour Pierce, is considering a financial restructuring of Manchester United as a possible rival proposal to a planned takeover by US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer.
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Stock investors will look to earnings  reports from retailers Federated Department Stores Inc.   and Target Corp.  next week as well as new soundings on  consumer sentiment as they to try to get a handle on the state  of the U.S. economy.
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US investment bank Goldman Sachs is preparing to launch a British division which will specialise in buying company pension schemes.
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U.S. and European banks including Citigroup Inc  and HSBC Holdings PLC  are mulling sales of parts of their businesses from branches to entire units in a nod to crunch times ahead, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Thursday.
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Bear Stearns Cos Inc's  management shake-up could make the investment bank a takeover target, but the possibility of more write-downs and chance of legal entanglements from the subprime mortgage crisis could sideline suitors for now, analysts said on Tuesday.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission is considering taking legal action against UBS AG for possible violations of securities laws relating to work performed for HealthSouth Corp.
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U.S. markets will need a fresh dose of merger activity and a clear signal from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan about the strength of the economy and the pace of future interest rate increases to clock gains this week.
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Swiss banking giant UBS says it will acquire Charles Schwab&#39;s (SCH ) brokerage unit, SoundView Capital Markets, as well as the Capital Markets Division of Schwab for $265 million in cash.
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Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, confirms it may face legal action from US federal regulators for possible breaches of securities law.
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Countrywide Financial Corp  is working to structure another strategic investment similar to the deal Bank of America Corp  struck last month, the New York Post reported in its online edition on Tuesday.