Christine Harper

Tudor’s Jones Seeks to Clarify Remarks on Female Traders, Birth

bloomberg.com — Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones sought to explain his controversial remarks last month on the ability of women to be successful macro traders after giving birth, saying he had spoken "off the cuff."

Regulatory Move Inhibits Bank Deals

online.wsj.com — A move by regulators that put the biggest bank merger of 2012 on ice is sending a chill through midsize financial institutions.

Fannie Mae Winning at the Alamo Prompts Lender Angst

bloomberg.com — Fannie Mae is snatching potential profits away from mortgage lenders as it posts record earnings that are fueling industry concern the government-backed company is regaining its swagger even as lawmakers plot its demise. The company has ramped up its purchases of home loans from lenders for cash, in the process cutting out originators from the more profitable business of creating and selling bonds backed by the debt.

Banker Gladstone Paid Less Than Janitor Rises Arranging Futures

bloomberg.com — When Jane Gladstone of Evercore Partners Inc. (EVR) first attended the Futures Industry Association annual meeting in Boca Raton in 2002 she was the only investment banker there. To capitalize on the opportunity, she threw a dinner for about 20 people. In the 11 years since, her Florida soiree has grown into the hottest ticket at the conference.

Bank's Lobbyists Help in Drafting Financial Bills

dealbook.nytimes.com — In a sign of Wall Street's resurgent influence in Washington, bank lobbyists are not leaving it to lawmakers to draft legislation that softens financial regulations. Instead, the lobbyists are helping to write it themselves.

Oil Manipulation Inquiry Shows EU’s Hammer After Libor

bloomberg.com — Statoil ASA sold a tanker of Norwegian crude valued at about $63 million to BP Plc on May 9. The deal, along with six others so far this month, wasn't subject to any oversight by financial authorities, yet would help establish the price for more than half the world's oil.

Tudor’s Jones Seeks to Clarify Remarks on Female Traders, Birth

bloomberg.com — Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones sought to explain his controversial remarks last month on the ability of women to be successful macro traders after giving birth, saying he had spoken "off the cuff."