TheStreet seeks financial news editor
TheStreet Inc., an award-winning financial media company, is seeking an experienced financial news editor in its New York bureau. The editor will work with TheStreet.com editors and contributors to produce clear, engaging columns and news stories on a variety of business and general interest topics. Responsibilities: • Will be able to write compelling, provocative headlines […]
Coverage: HSBC executives facing criminal charges
Two senior executives of global banking giant HSBC have been accused of a currency manipulation scheme that federal prosecutors say generated $8 million in profits and fees. Alexandra Stevenson of the New York Times has the news: The global head of HSBC’s foreign exchange cash trading desk, Mark Johnson, a Briton, was arrested by federal agents Tuesday […]
Credit Union Times seeks executive editor
The Credit Union Times, an ALM publication, seeks an executive editor to run the publication. Responsibilities: The executive editor carries out the strategy set forth in collaboration with the publisher/editor-in-chief. CU Times’ primary content objective is to create content that will help credit union executives and professionals do their jobs better and advance their careers. […]
Asset TV boosting coverage of hedge funds, private equity, sports biz
Asset TV, which provides video content on a number of business and financial topics, is expanding its coverage of hedge funds and private equity under former Absolute Return reporter Gillian Kemmerer. Kemmerer, who was hired in April as head of institutional and alternatives programming, has boosted Asset TV’s programs in hedge funds, private equity, institutional investment […]
NY Post hires English to cover hedge funds
The New York Post has hired Carleton English, previously of TheStreet.com, to cover hedge funds. In an email to Talking Biz News, English said she was “very excited” about her new job. English started at TheStreet in April 2015 as a reporter covering banking and Wall Street before joining Premium Service as a writer and analyst […]
Coverage: Most big banks pass stress test
The Federal Reserve Board announced Wednesday that 31 out of 33 big banks operating in the United States passed its stress tests, which are conducted to see how they would fare in a financial crisis, allowing them to raise dividends and buy back stock. Ryan Tracy and Donna Borak of The Wall Street Journal had the news: Big […]
WSJ seeks regulatory/compliance reporter for wealth group
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an ambitious reporter for its Wealth group, focusing on regulatory and compliance news that matters to financial advisers as well as individual investors. Over the past year, this has included in-depth coverage of the U.S. Labor Department’s new conflict-of-interest rule for retirement-account advice and its wide-ranging implications. Our content […]
Nashville Business Journal seeks money reporter
The Nashville Business Journal is seeking an aggressive reporter to follow those who hold the purse strings in Music City, from Nashville’s white-hot banking scene to Nashville’s city hall to the state Capitol. This reporter will cover the intersection of business and government, following Metro Nashville and the state Legislature with an eye toward policies and politics […]
Reuters names team leader for funds team
Carmel Crimmins, financial services editor for the Americas at Reuters, sent out the following staff announcement on Wednesday afternoon: I am pleased to announce that Tim McLaughlin aka @MacMutual has been appointed Team Leader for the funds team in Boston. Tim will help shape our coverage of the mutual fund sector and the hedge fund […]
Coverage: LendingClub reschedules annual meeting
San Francisco-based LendingClub Corp. took the unusual step Tuesday of rescheduling its annual shareholders’ meeting, calling into question whether the online lender’s business is in order. Peter Rudegair and Telis Demos of The Wall Street Journal had the news: LendingClub’s executive chairman, Hans Morris, announced the postponement during what many investors assumed would be the first update from […]
