KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the global financial crisis, Islamic banking and finance is expected to continue expanding next year, with Malaysia-based players ready to lead the pack regionally and internationally. The flaws in conventional finance have created great interest in the Islamic financial model, and this provides the basis for the industry to sustain a period of strong growth for the rest of …

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Islamic banking and finance to continue expanding in 2012

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My favorite bond guru, Robert Smith of Smith Capital, has been pounding on   about the risks attendant  with  the weak underbelly of  American finance — the shadow banking system of unregulated hedge funds,  money market mutual funds, family investment offices, sovereign wealth funds, exchange traded funds and the dealers involved in the very murky business of finding and lending …

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The $18 Trillion Threat Of The Unregulated Shadow Banking System

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Investors clamored for Treasurys in 2011, giving the market its best return since 2008, even after the US government lost its sterling AAA credit rating. The turmoil in global markets only seemed to increase …

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Treasurys end year as one of best 2011 investments

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Those U.S. savings bonds that have been popular gifts for graduations, birthdays and Christmas will no longer be sold at banks and credit unions after Saturday.

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Savings Bonds to Go Paperless After Saturday

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Somalis caught off guard when more than a dozen Minnesota businesses stopped accepting wire transfers said Friday they were scrambling to find a way to get money to relatives in East Africa and options mentioned by the U.S. Treasury weren’t realistic.

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Somalis scramble for way to send relatives money

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NEW YORK — Total U.S.

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Money fund assets rise $2.57 billion to $2.695 trillion in latest week

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By Lennox Chase, Founder, MyBarPrep Boston is the backdrop for some of the most prestigious financial companies in the world….

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Three 2012 trends for Community Banking

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Calendar 2011 has been marked by a high number of investments and low volumes of exits for the private equity industry as compared with last year. Although the year saw good valuations on offer for private equity investors, it was difficult to exit from existing investments, say analysts’ reports.

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PE investments see good valuations with narrow exit route

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Where will Mr. Ed stash his cash now

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Treasury offers a memory lane trip as savings bonds go electronic

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U.S. savings bonds go paperless in 2012 HOUSTON CHRONICLE Copyright 2011 HOUSTON CHRONICLE. All rights reserved

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U.S. savings bonds go paperless in 2012

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