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How to Buy Real Estate in Mexico’s Restricted Zone – The Mexican ...

When buying property in Mexico’s “Restricted Zone,” it is necessary for investors to use one of two vehicles – a bank trust (“fideicomiso”) or a Mexican corporation. While the bank trust is the most common choice with some extra advantages, ownership through a Mexican corporation has its own benefits. Here we will review these benefits.The…

Goldman Sachs to shed up to 1000 jobs

Goldman Sachs announced late on Tuesday that it will lay off around three percent of its workforce, an estimated 1,000 staff, amid disappointing 2Q11 results. The news by the investment bank comes following lower than anticipated 2Q11 net earnings of $1.09bn after fixed income revenue dropped significantly due to a fall in trading activity. The…

IBM 2Q earnings beat estimates

IBM reported growth in all of its key product areas and raised its income guidance for 2011 as net earnings for 2Q11 increased by eight percent to $3.7bn compared to $3.4bn in 2010, the company said late on Monday. The technology giant, which lifted its full 2011 year forecast to $13.25 a share following results,…

US investigates Credit Suisse

Banking giant Credit Suisse said Friday it had received notice that it is being investigated by the US Department of Justice and other authorities regarding private banking services provided on a cross-border basis to US taxpayers. The bank said in a statement it will continue to cooperate with US authorities to resolve these matters, and…

Moody’s downgrades US

US treasuries futures fell late on Wednesday after Moody’s Investors Services placed the US government on review for a possible downgrade, which could see it stripped of its AAA rating. The ratings agency upped the likelihood of the US defaulting on loan obligations, saying that the possibility was higher than a month ago when it…

Phone hacking may have included Downing Street

The attention surrounding News International – Rupert Murdoch’s media empire – intensified as allegations emerged that former Prime Minister Gordon Brown had personal data targeted by several News International publications. Brown on Tuesday accused Murdoch’s newspapers of employing criminals to obtain confidential details about him and his family. The former prime minister believes, while in…

JPMorgan Chase agrees record $211.2m settlement

JPMorgan Chase reached a record $211.2m settlement late on Thursday with federal and state regulators on charges it manipulated a bidding process to gain business from municipalities. The agreed settlement by the bank’s Wall Street division with 25 states and various federal regulators will see the bank paying, among others, the SEC, the Justice Department…