Cyprus bank strikes called off

The militant bank employees’ union, ETYK, has called off a strike that would have crippled strike at all banks Wednesday from 12.30 to 2.30pm to protest its inability to convince the National

Portfolio returns based on alma mater

A new study circulating through U.S. hedge funds and university campuses points to the powerful role that old-school ties play in the world of investing. Mutual fund managers invest more money in

Make way for the ‘Financial Engineers’

Wall Street is looking beyond business schools for its new masters of the universe. In the high-speed, high-stakes world of algorithmic trading, math geeks rule, and universities are churning out scores of