Using a similar tactic, Travelers Group Chief Executive Sanford Weill was in Tokyo in June to pen a deal with Nikko Securities and said his next target may be a Japanese insurer.

FORBES: Japan is changing

Mark Meland, a lawyer representing the bondholders, said in May the deal had led to a 20.0% drop in the value of the debt securities, while equity investors had been offered a premium.

FORBES: BCE Deal Passes One Hurdle

Glass-Steagall was enacted in 1933 to create a firewall between commercial and investment banks: commercial banks could not underwrite or deal in securities, and investment banks could not accept deposits.

FORBES: Why The Glass-Steagall Myth Persists

The SEC alleges that Goldman failed to tell investors of the role of Paulson in choosing mortgage securities underlying the Abacus deal.

WSJ: Tourre Testimony Raises Legal Questions

It also allowed banks, securities brokers and jobbers (market-makers in securities), which had previously been separated by law, to deal under one roof.

ECONOMIST: Investment banks

P. growth faltered, the fund made a great deal of money betting on Treasury bonds and other securities that tend to do well in a weak economy.

NEWYORKER: Mastering the Machine

Mark Meland, a lawyer representing the bondholders, said the deal has led to a 20.0% drop in the value of the debt securities, while equity investors have been offered a premium.

FORBES: BCE's Block Is Bondholders' Gain

One sure thing is that Yeung has a good relationship with Pollyanna Chu, chief executive of Golden Resorts casino in Macau and Kingston Securities, which financially backed Yeung's deal to buy the team.

FORBES: Magazine Article

One sure thing is that Yeung has a good relationship with Pollyana Chu, chief executive of Golden Resorts casino in Macau and Kingston Securities, which financially backed Yeung's deal to buy Birmingham City.

FORBES: Market Scan

In January, he signed a deal with Web Street Securities, an American stockbroker, to give his customers cheap access to American shares.

ECONOMIST: Online stockbroking