The apparent stabilization in the bond market of the past couple weeks could just mark the eye of the storm, according to a former Tudor Investment Corp. trader whose bets on ructions in fixed income have been paying off. Just a small pick-up in inflation — which has long undershot central banks' targets
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Ellington Residential Mortgage REIT (NYSE: EARN) and Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership,
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The move, announced today, comes less than three weeks after the French banking institution Credit Agricole also became a minority shareholder. Other investors in the startup include Computershare, Deloitte, and banking company S2iEM. SETL noted that Computershare had boosted its stake in the
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Colombian home buyers tied with Canada in making the third-most international purchases in South Florida, according to the 2017 Profile of International Home Buyers of MIAMI Association of REALTORS® (MIAMI) Members. Colombia had a 9 percent share of all international purchases in South
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US-based fund VPC Specialty Lending (VSL) may have switched its investment focus away from struggling consumer loans but it has yet to have a positive impact on returns. In a quarterly update letter the fund, managed by Chicago-based Victory Park Capital, reported a net asset value (NAV) total
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ASHEVILLE â Before North Carolina outlawed payday lending in 2001, credit counselor Celeste Collins often worked to help people buried in debt with payments due weekly on three to five loans. One client nearly lost her house to foreclosure because so much of her income was going to repay seven
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(WJBK) – CBRE Group, Inc. is hiring an Associated Real Estate Manager. Candidates are responsible for working with the Manager or higher staff in managing all aspects of a single property or portfolio of commercial, industrial or retail properties. Responsibilities also include responding to tenant needs
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Who was the first black millionaire in America? Madame C.J. Walker, you reply. Not so, according to Shomari Wills, author of âBlack Fortunes: The story of the first Six African Americans who escaped slavery and became millionaires” published by Amistad. Walker, Wills writes, âwas far from the first but
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The U.K. has sold Royal Navy flagship HMS Ocean to Brazil for about 84 million pounds ($117 million) as new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth prepares to take over as leader of the fleet. HMS Ocean will be modified by BAE Systems Plc and Babcock International Group Plc, with the work funded by
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The developer also is pitching plans for a building on Turtle Creek to prospective business tenants. And Hillwood has teamed up with owners of part of the Dallas Midtown project on LBJ Freeway to plan on office high-rise. Hillwood Urban is one of the real estate and investment firms owned by Dallas'
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The tax credits were allocated by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, which is adding $3.2 million in loans and mortgage financing. An additional $2.2 million comes from The City of Milwaukee, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, IFF and the Federal
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Heartland Bank [NZX:HBL] says increased lending and currency gains helped boost its first-half net profit 7% but the increase was also dragged down by a 51% jump in charges for bad debts. The bank's net profit for the six months ended December rose to $31.1 million from $29.1 million in the same six
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D.C.-based TransitScreen is growing its tool that measures transit availability through a new round of partnerships with national and local real estate firms. The company launched its MobilityScore feature last year, which offers a 0-100 rating of how accessible transit is from a building. The beta release
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Due to increasing client demand caused by the firm's pre-eminent position in this space, they are now looking for a mid-level asset-based lending/structured finance lawyer. To be considered you will have trained and have 3-4 years' post-qualification experience at a City or major international law firm.
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Theresa May is preparing to set out her vision for the Brexit trade deal between the U.K. and the European Union in a key speech next week, but her cabinet must first agree what she'll say. The prime minister is likely to present her plan at a venue in a region of the U.K. outside London, suggesting it
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Our client, a large financial institution, is currently looking for a Business Development Manager, Mortgages. The successful candidate will generate mortgage business from endorsed sources. You will bring experience from the mortgage brokerage and residential mortgage lending industries. Mortgage
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The speed with which the European Central Bank's systemic controls have contained a major anti-graft crackdown in Latvia is impressive. Slam, bang and the nation's third-largest bank is ring-fenced and along with it the country's financial system. The rest of the euro-area can purr along unaffected.
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The fund saw its biggest five-day outflow since the 2000 dot-com bubble as investors yanked nearly $4 billion in the five days through Feb. 9. As the market rebounded last week, the cost of hedging against price swings on another exchange-traded fund tracking the industry fell the most among sector
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Magda Wierzycka, the outspoken head of Cape Town-based Sygnia Asset Management, is so keen to see those who are accused of looting South Africa's coffers brought to justice that she's offering hundreds of thousands of rand of her own money to secure their arrests. For information leading to the
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27 compared with a 30-year average of 3.9C, according to data compiled by Bloomberg using the ECMWF model. Natural gas for March delivery in the U.K . rose as much as 5.9 percent on the ICE Futures Europe exchange to the highest level in more than a month. Power for next month in Germany
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