Treasury Management

• Apple Returning $55 Bln to Investors

  By Adam Satariano and Peter Burrows, Bloomberg  |  April 24, 2013

  Company boosts dividend and plans to borrow to finance share-repurchase program.

• ISDA Rolls Out Standardized Interest-Rate Swap Contract

  By Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  April 24, 2013

  Group seeks to standardize OTC market in the wake of Dodd-Frank.

• Gensler Expresses Renewed Doubt Over Libor Integrity

  By Liam Vaughan, Bloomberg  |  April 23, 2013

  Libor and similar benchmarks ‘unsustainable in the long run,' CFTC head says.

• Yen Drops Toward 100 Per Dollar

  By John Detrixhe and Lukanyo Mnyanda, Bloomberg  |  April 22, 2013

  Currency weakens on BOJ governor’s comments and G-20’s lack of opposition to Japanese policies.

• Lukoil, Softbank Lead $24.6 Bln of Bond Sales

  By Sarika Gangar, Bloomberg  |  April 19, 2013

  Credit spreads widen slightly this week.

• Dish Bid Divides Sprint Lenders, Owners

  By Charles Mead and David Holley, Bloomberg  |  April 19, 2013

  Investors praise takeover offer, while bondholders worry about hike in leverage.

• Treasury’s Miller Says Too-Big-To-Fail Bailouts Are Over

  By Ian Katz, Bloomberg  |  April 19, 2013

  U.S. is finished rescuing financial institutions, no matter how big, she says.

• U.K. Among Nations Raising Alarm on U.S. Swap Rules’ Reach

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  April 19, 2013

  Overseas finance officials urge U.S. Treasury to limit the cross-border reach of derivatives regulations.

• Global Insurance Rates Continue to Firm: Marsh

  April 18, 2013

  Broker says first-quarter hardening led by major lines in the U.S.

• U.S. Bond Market Needs Better Access, Says SEC’s Walter

  By Matthew Leising, Bloomberg  |  April 16, 2013

  Walter cites concerns about fairness, but says SEC won’t impose an equity-market structure on bonds.