WASHINGTON, May 22- Pension funds- those old guaranteed-benefit retirement plans your grandma might have told you about- outperform those in 401 plans year after year, according to new research from consulting company Towers Watson.
Bloomberg said last week that its reporters had limited access to some data considered proprietary, including when a customer logs in or looks for information on assets such as equities or bonds. Since then, other Bloomberg clients, including JPMorgan Chase& Co and government agencies across the globe, have said they were looking into the issue.
NEW YORK, May 17- Wall Street bonuses and staff levels are expected to rise this year as trading and dealmaking activity pick up, according to a closely watched report released on Friday by a compensation consulting firm.
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-- Optimer Pharmaceuticals said Monday that it has named Eric Sirota as its chief operating officer. He has also previously worked as president of commercial services of inVentiv Health Inc., a provider of clinical, commercial and consulting services to the health care industry.
NEW YORK-- Clearwire Corp., which operates a wireless data network, on Monday said a second shareholder advisory firm, Egan-Jones, has endorsed the buyout of minority shareholders by Sprint Nextel Corp..
May 6- Fidelity National Information Services Inc:. For a summary of rating and price target changes on U.S. companies: Reuters Eikon users, click on RCH/US Reuters 3000 Xtra users, double-click RCH/US Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
May 2- Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis told Hess Corp's shareholders late on Tuesday they should vote to elect five new board members nominated by activist hedge fund Elliott Management.
*Shares in Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. gain 3.2 percent on short covering in its May futures. *TCS fell 12.5 percent in April compared with a 3.6 percent rise in India's benchmark index.
May 2- Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis told Hess Corp's shareholders late on Tuesday they should vote to elect five new board members nominated by activist hedge fund Elliot Management.
NEW YORK, May 1- The shareholder advisory firm Glass Lewis on Wednesday told Morgan Stanley shareholders in a note they should vote against the investment bank's executive pay plan, Bloomberg News reported.
May 1- Fidelity National Information Services Inc:. *Raymond James raises target price to $45 from $39; rating outperform. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
May 1- Fidelity National Information Services Inc:. *UBS raises target price to $48 from $42; ratig buy. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
LONDON, May 1- More money was invested in shops and offices in central London than the rest of Britain combined last year, a regular report by property consultancy DTZ showed on Wednesday.
April 30- Fidelity National Information Services Inc:. *Credit Suisse raises price target to $41 from $35; rating underperform. Reuters Station users, click. 1568.
The pace of outflows, however, declined to $93.4 million from a one-year high of $268,550 million in the previous week. "People realise how fragile the market is right now," says Tom Roseen, head of research services at Lipper. "
LONDON, April 11- Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz is suing his former London- based business advisers and a British ex-minister in a battle over Guinea's mineral wealth. Steinmetz and BSGR accuse their own former communications and business advisory firm, FTI Consulting, of breaching its contract with BSGR by colluding with Soros in the alleged campaign.
LONDON, April 11- Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz is suing his former London- based business advisers and a British ex-minister in a battle over Guinea's mineral wealth. Steinmetz and BSGR accuse their own former communications and business advisory firm, FTI Consulting, of breaching its contract with BSGR by colluding with Soros in the alleged campaign.