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• CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-U.S. Senate approves Lew as Treasury chief Thursday, 28 Feb 2013 | 9:38 AM ET

  WASHINGTON, Feb 27- The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jack Lew as President Barack Obama's new Treasury secretary, putting the former White House chief of staff in the middle of political brawls over the government's budget.

• UPDATE 2-U.S. Senate panel backs Lew for Treasury secretary Tuesday, 26 Feb 2013 | 11:23 AM ET

  *Committee votes 19-5 to send nomination to full Senate. Treasury, Jack Lew, despite some concerns about his perks from previous employers, clearing the way for a confirmation vote in the full Senate. With the 19-5 vote, about half of the panel's 11 Republicans opposed Lew's nomination, which could be brought to the Senate floor for a final vote as early as Wednesday.

• UPDATE 1-Einhorn says S&P lawsuit pressures rating agencies Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013 | 11:27 AM ET

  NEW YORK, Feb 20- David Einhorn, hedge fund manager and chairman of reinsurer Greenlight Capital Re Ltd, said Wednesday that the U.S. government's lawsuit against Standard& Poor's has made rating agencies vulnerable.

• WRAPUP 4-U.S. Treasury nominee wins over critics, says tax reform top priority Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 4:18 PM ET

  *Lew: Citigroup bonus was in line with others in industry. WASHINGTON, Feb 13- Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's pick to be U.S. treasury secretary, on Wednesday defused heated questions from lawmakers about his work at Citigroup and managed to find common ground with critics over the need for tax reform.

• Treasury Nominee Lew Denies Conflict of Interest Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 3:38 PM ET

  

  The top Republican lawmaker vetting Jack Lew to serve as Treasury secretary zeroed on his work at Citigroup as a possible conflict of interest.

• WRAPUP 3-U.S. Treasury pick seeks consensus on taxes, deflects Citi barbs Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 1:21 PM ET

  *Lew: Citigroup bonus was in line with others in industry. Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee blasted Lew with questions about his investment in a fund linked to the Cayman Islands and his work at Citigroup, especially a $940,000 bonus he received just before the bank got a taxpayer-funded bailout.

• WRAPUP 2-Lew faces grilling on Citigroup at US Senate hearing Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 11:10 AM ET

  *Citigroup bonus, Cayman Island investments to come up. WASHINGTON, Feb 13- The top Republican lawmaker vetting Jack Lew to serve as the U.S. treasury secretary on Wednesday zeroed in on the nominee's work as an executive at Citigroup as a possible conflict of interest for a job that would make him the nation's chief financial regulator.

• Obama Treasury pick Lew defends Cayman Islands investment Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 11:09 AM ET

  WASHINGTON, Feb 13- Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's Treasury secretary nominee, defended his decision to invest in a fund that was registered in the Cayman Islands, saying on Wednesday that he was not aware it was located in the tax haven when he made the investment.

• WRAPUP 1-Bonus, budgets on agenda for Lew's U.S. Senate grilling Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | 12:59 AM ET

  *Citigroup bonus, Cayman Island investments to come up. WASHINGTON, Feb 13- Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the U.S. Treasury Department, faces a grilling about a big bonus he received from Citigroup and his plans for the government's finances when he testifies before a Senate panel on Wednesday.

• UPDATE 4-HSBC fears US money laundering fines to top $1.5 bln Monday, 5 Nov 2012 | 4:51 PM ET

  LONDON, Nov 5- A U.S. fine for anti-money laundering rule breaches could cost HSBC significantly more than $1.5 billion and is likely to lead to criminal charges, Europe's biggest bank said on Monday.

• UPDATE 2-HSBC fears criminal charges for rule breaches Monday, 5 Nov 2012 | 10:18 AM ET

  LONDON, Nov 5- A U.S. fine for anti-money laundering rule breaches could cost HSBC significantly more than $1.5 billion and is likely to lead to criminal charges, Europe's biggest bank said on Monday.

• INSIGHT-In Syrian sanctions, some gains but much uncertainty Friday, 2 Nov 2012 | 10:37 AM ET

  By Radu Marinas and Sam Cage and Justyna Pawlak and Raissa Kasolowsky. BUCHAREST/ BRUSSELS/ DUBAI, Nov 2- Two months into anti-government protests in Syria last year, as the military crackdown grew more vicious, the European Union and United States introduced sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad, his security chiefs and members of his family.

• REFILE-Tax haven property markets thrive as political scrutiny grows Thursday, 1 Nov 2012 | 1:38 PM ET

  Growing numbers of accountants, banks and consultants are signing lengthy office leases in Luxembourg and the Channel Islands as they flock to serve customers seeking the legal ways to cut their tax bills offered by having a offshore base.

• Tax haven property markets thrive as political scrutiny grows Thursday, 1 Nov 2012 | 11:42 AM ET

  Growing numbers of accountants, banks and consultants are signing lengthy office leases in Luxembourg and the Channel Islands as they flock to serve customers seeking the legal ways to cut their tax bills offered by having a offshore base.

• Study: Flood of money leaving China Friday, 26 Oct 2012 | 1:17 AM ET

  BEIJING-- Chinese investors evaded government controls to move more than $600 billion out of the country last year and the outflow is increasing, fueling economic and political risks as communist leaders prepare for a handover of power, a Washington- based monitoring group says.

• Argentina evacuating navy ship seized in Ghana Saturday, 20 Oct 2012 | 7:31 PM ET

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-- Argentina announced the immediate evacuation Saturday of about 300 crew members from the ARA Libertad, a navy training ship seized in Africa nearly three weeks ago as collateral for unpaid bonds dating from the South American nation's economic crisis a decade ago.

• Activists say Cayman must stop farming sea turtles Friday, 19 Oct 2012 | 8:36 AM ET

  KINGSTON, Jamaica-- Wildlife activists urged the Cayman Islands on Thursday to permanently halt the farming of green sea turtles at a popular government-owned tourist attraction that has released thousands of juveniles into the sea and harvests some for meat.

• Consumer-debt bond volume expected to taper off Friday, 12 Oct 2012 | 2:58 PM ET

  By Adam Tempkin and Charles Williams. Moreover, with frequent issuers Hyundai, Honda, Ally, World Omni and Ford already having tapped the market with large deals in recent weeks, issuance is bound to taper off, potentially focusing more on the so-called off-the run and esoteric sectors, as well as smaller auto issuers.

• TEXT-Fitch Downgrades Corsair (Cayman Islands) No.4 Series 6's Notes; Withdraws Rating Tuesday, 9 Oct 2012 | 12:10 AM ET

  HONG KONG/ SINGAPORE, October 09 Fitch Ratings has downgraded and simultaneously withdrawn the rating on the notes of Corsair No.4 Limited Series 6 due to tranche default. The transaction is a synthetic corporate CDO referencing corporate obligations mainly in the U.S. and Europe.

• Mexico increases size of cat bond issue after strong demand Friday, 5 Oct 2012 | 11:03 AM ET

  Oct 5- Mexico has increased the size of a catastrophe bond issued by MultiCat Mexico Ltd to protect the country in the event of earthquakes and hurricanes during marketing, while reducing pricing from the original guidance due to strong investor demand.