The following articles have been tagged with "Carnegie":
Business & Money: 4 Jan 13
US-based Brooklyn Brewery will help set up a microbrewery in an upscale Stockholm neighbourhood, in a business drive with Swedish brewers Carlsberg and Carnegie.
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National: 23 Sep 12
Swedish financier Maths O Sundqvist, whose risky deals led to the 2008 demise of the Carnegie investment bank, was found dead near an all-terrain vehicle in northern Sweden on Sunday morning.
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Business & Money: 16 Nov 11
Sven Hagströmer and long-term business partner Mats Qviberg have announced that their holding firm Öresund is to be divided in the wake of a scandal involving the now defunct HQ bank.
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Business & Money: 28 Feb 11
Swedish investment bank HQ said on Monday it plans to sue former board members and top executives thought to have played a role in the bank's liquidation last year.
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National: 14 Jan 11
An increasing number of Sweden's top business executives are hiring bodyguards as the threat and risk of robbery and extortion grows in the country.
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Business & Money: 15 Dec 10
Three former traders at investment bank Carnegie have been acquitted by Stockholm District Court on charges of illegal price manipulation.
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Business & Money: 11 Oct 10
Three researchers were awarded the the 2010 Nobel Prize in Economics "for their analysis of markets with search frictions", work which is often applied to the study of labour markets.
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Business & Money: 30 Sep 10
A late-19th century castle with more than 3,000 square metres of living space located just a stone’s throw from central Gothenburg, is now on the market.
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Business & Money: 28 Sep 10
Fighting back tears, outgoing HQ Chairman Mats Qviberg admitted on Tuesday that he was briefed daily on the trading operations of the now-defunct HQ Bank.
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Business & Money: 24 Sep 10
The board of embattled Swedish financial concern HQ, helmed by CEO Mats Qviberg, was cleared on Friday of all liability regarding the company's collapse following an audit.
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Business & Money: 15 Sep 10
HQ Bank’s previous parent company, publicly listed HQ AB, has reported a former manager to the police for what it sees as partial responsibility for the bank’s collapse.
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Business & Money: 6 Sep 10
Fears of widespread withdrawals at HQ Bank proved unfounded when it reopened its doors on Monday morning.
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Business & Money: 3 Sep 10
The Swedish Economic Crime Authority is launching an investigation into suspected fraud and accounting crimes at HQ Bank.
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Business & Money: 3 Sep 10
Investment bank Carnegie has signed a deal to take over crisis-hit sector colleague HQ Bank, with payment amounting to 268 million kronor ($36.8 million) to settle employee stock options and client obligations.
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Business & Money: 30 Aug 10
Swedish investment bank HQ has failed to find a solution to enable it to continue trading and the process of involuntary liquidation has been set in motion, the bank has confirmed in a statement.
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National: 15 Jun 10
There’s rather a British feel in 'Little London' this week, as the UK celebrates its historic ties to Sweden's second city.
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Business & Money: 20 May 10
The former owners of Carnegie Investment Bank are suing the Swedish state for 8.4 billion kronor ($1.1 billion) over the enforced takeover of the bank during the financial crisis in 2008.
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Business & Money: 14 May 10
The Swedish National Debt Office's (Riksgälden) controversial takeover of investment bank Carnegie in 2008 has been given the green light by the European Commission.
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Society: 27 Apr 10
A Stockholm pub has been voted the "Best pub in the World" in the 2010 Best of British awards for establishments outside of the UK, organized by the Daily Telegraph and British Airways.
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Business & Money: 16 Mar 10
Three former traders at Carnegie have been charged with illegal price manipulation carried out in the years before the Swedish investment bank's forced nationalization.
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Lifestyle: 15 Feb 10
Folk music impresario Izzy Young went from organizing Bob Dylan’s first concert to promoting small acts in Stockholm. Gabriel Stein charts the unusual journey of a man who dedicated his life to folk music.
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Travel: 15 May 09
Sponsored article: Having long been defined by its industrial and maritime history, Göteborg has since reinvented itself. The old ports and warehouses have been replaced by cafes, bars, and one of the liveliest cultural scenes in the region.
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Business & Money: 17 Mar 09
Swedish financier Maths O Sundqvist has reached an agreement with his main creditor, investment bank Carnegie, which will now assume control of his business empire.
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Politics: 11 Feb 09
Sweden’s National Debt Office has agreed to sell the Carnegie investment bank for a total of 2.28 billion kronor ($276 million), the agency announced on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 9 Feb 09
Sweden is reported to have found a buyer for Carnegie, the embattled investment bank that was nationalized towards the end of last year.
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Business & Money: 8 Jan 09
The stock deals by finance and real estate tycoon Maths O. Sundqvist which brought down the Carnegie investment bank may also end up costing Handelsbanken close to one billion kronor ($127 million).
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Lifestyle: 31 Dec 08
As 2008 draws to a close, The Local takes a look back at some of the stories that caught our attention over the last twelve months.
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Business & Money: 16 Dec 08
Sweden on Tuesday received approval from the European Commission to move forward with its planned bailout of the troubled Carnegie investment bank.
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Business & Money: 21 Nov 08
Sweden's National Debt Office said on Friday it plans to sell Carnegie's investment banking arm and insurance broker Max Matthiessen as separate units.
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Lifestyle: 17 Nov 08
Sweden is not a country renowned for its beers. But when Darren Packman has a nose around, he finds there's more to the country's brewers than meets the gut on a typical night out.
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National: 14 Nov 08
Finance minister Anders Borg has surpassed prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt as Sweden’s most influential powerbroker, according to a new ranking.
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Business & Money: 11 Nov 08
The new chair of recently nationalized Carnegie said on Tuesday he hopes the beleaguered Swedish investment bank can be sold in one piece, but that other alternatives are also under consideration.
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Business & Money: 10 Nov 08
Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority announced on Monday afternoon that it was revoking the licence of the embattled Carnegie investment bank and that the bank was to be taken over by the National Debt Office.
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Business & Money: 10 Nov 08
Beleaguered Swedish investment bank Carnegie announced on Monday it planned to issue 1.2 billion kronor ($153 million) in new shares to help keep the bank alive.
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Business & Money: 31 Oct 08
Sweden’s finance minister Anders Borg lashed out at the country’s major banks and financial institutions on Friday for their hesitation to participate in the government’s financial sector support programme.
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Business & Money: 30 Oct 08
Sweden's recently approved financial sector support package calls for institutions which borrow money from the state to pay a fee of 0.5 percent of the loans or more, according to details published on Wednesday.
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Politics: 29 Oct 08
The Swedish parliament has passed a 1.5 trillion kronor ($194.1 billion) plan to aid the country's financial sector as it struggles to weather the global credit crisis.
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Business & Money: 29 Oct 08
The Stockholm stock exchange rebounded from a shaky start to the week with a 5 percent jump in early Tuesday trading.
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Business & Money: 28 Oct 08
Sweden's central bank has agreed to extend a five billion kronor loan ($609 million) to the troubled Carnegie investment bank.
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Business & Money: 27 Oct 08
Shares in Sweden's Carnegie investment bank shed more than half their value on Monday following news that the bank was under investigation by financial authorities and had received an emergency loan from the Riksbank.
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Business & Money: 27 Oct 08
The Stockholm stock exchange saw a turbulent opening to the new week on Monday with stocks down 5 percent after just 15 minutes of trading.
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Business & Money: 24 Oct 08
The Stockholm stock exchange took a tumble in early trading on Friday, with the OMXS index dropping 5 percent by 9.15am. Shares in Volvo shed 19 percent of their value.
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Business & Money: 1 Oct 08
Swedish investment bank Carnegie announced plans on Tuesday to trim staff and operations in hopes of achieving a 10 percent reduction in costs.
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Business & Money: 29 Sep 08
The Stockholm stock exchange suffered a sharp slide on Monday, dragged down by steep share price drops for bank stocks, while the Riskbank took further measures to shore up liquidity.
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Business & Money: 4 Jan 08
The appeals court has doubts about whether inside information led to a man's 700,000 kronor windfall from the sale of Biacore stock.
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Business & Money: 17 Oct 07
An employee of scandal-hit Swedish investment bank Carnegie has been jailed for six months for insider trading. Another man was jailed for involvement in the same illegal share deal.
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Business & Money: 5 Oct 07
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority said it will investigate seven other Swedish financial services companies in the wake of the valuation scandal at Carnegie.
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Politics: 3 Oct 07
Carnegie Investment Bank has announced that it will relinquish its position as financial advisor to the state. Secretary of State Urban Funered has also announced his resignation.
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Politics: 1 Oct 07
A top Swedish government advisor has quit her job over her links to crisis-hit investment bank Carnegie. But Karin Forseke pointed out that her running of the bank had not been criticized.
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Politics: 30 Sep 07
The government's close relationship with people linked to investment bank Carnegie has come under fire from opposition politicians. The bank, which this week was fined 50 million kronor and forced to sack its CEO, has supplied two close aides to Finance Markets Minister Mats Odell.
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Business & Money: 28 Sep 07
Carnegie Investment Bank, one of Sweden's oldest and most respected investment banks, has been fined 50 million kronor by authorities and ordered to replace its CEO, chairman and many members of its board.
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Business & Money: 13 Sep 07
An employee at Swedish investment bank Carnegie has been questioned by police and named as a suspect in an insider trading investigation.
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Business & Money: 10 Sep 07
The Swedish government is to appoint a new committee to oversee the sale of shares in state-owned companies, Finance Markets Minister Mats Odell has announced.
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Business & Money: 23 Aug 07
An extraordinary general meeting of Swedish investment bank Carnegie has allowed staff to keep their bonuses for 2007, after objections by a number of shareholders were rejected.
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Business & Money: 11 May 07
Stockholm District Court has ordered the detention of two further suspects in Sweden's ongoing insider trading scandal. Both were absent from Friday morning's detention proceedings.
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National: 14 Jan 07
Times are good in the Swedish finance sector, thanks to a surging stock market and numerous major deals over the last twelve months. This spring, bonuses worth 2.5 billion kronor will be dished out.
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Business & Money: 27 Feb 06
The resignation of the managing director of investment firm Carnegie means that only five Swedish listed companies are led by women.
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Business & Money: 21 Jun 05
Sweden's central bank has cut interest rates to 1.5 percent, in a bid to stimulate growth. The Riksbank's move comes after growth forecasts were cut.
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Smörgåsbord: 8 Feb 05
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Smörgåsbord: 21 Jan 05
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Smörgåsbord: 21 Dec 04
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Smörgåsbord: 19 Dec 04
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Smörgåsbord: 2 Dec 04
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Smörgåsbord: 1 Dec 04
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