BlueBay founders expect £82m windfall from Royal Bank of Canada sale
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BlueBay shares soar after asset manager agrees to be taken over by RBC
September 2010
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Investors rush into gold as equity markets remain subdued on economic woes
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BlueBay soars 5% as investors pour $10bn into its bond funds
February 2010
Hedge fund manager banned and fined for inflating trading positions
Simon Treacher, a senior hedge fund manager at BlueBay, has been banned from working the City and fined £140,000 by the Financial Services Authority
September 2009
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FTSE touches new high despite cash call worries
Shares in London hit a new intraday high for 2009, although Severn Trent has pushed the utilities sector down
November 2008
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Royal Bank of Scotland rises ahead of investor vote
Royal Bank of Scotland is seeing a bit of a revival ahead of its shareholder meeting this afternoon
July 2008
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Now for the brighter news
Moving away from the gloom for a moment - admittedly difficult since the FTSE 100 is now 98.2 points lower at 5073.7 - there are some bright spots.
October 2007
Merrill Lynch files biggest loss in 93 years
The investment bank Merrill Lynch has slumped to the biggest loss in its 93-year history as its finances were pummelled by $7.9bn (£3.9bn) of liabilities from the summer's credit crunch, prompting an apology from its chief executive.
