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	Click to View in Browser 12/23/2013 Three ways to fix financial aid form flaws (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) Hedge funds lose out to equities, again LONDON (Reuters) - For hedge funds that made money this year there was only one strategy that really mattered - latching onto the stockmarket rally. Investors push companies to flex M&A muscle ... carefully LONDON (Reuters) - Investors have received billions of euros from European companies so cautious about the economic outlook they could find nothing better to do with spare cash, but many now want boards to snap up rivals instead - and are rewarding them when they do. Grand travel in retirement doesn't come cheap NEW YORK (Reuters) - When it comes to dreaming about retirement, travel is often at the top of the agenda. And by this, people don't just mean a trip or two over what could be a span of 30 or more years. Swiss private bank EFG says will join US tax deal ZURICH (Reuters) - EFG International on Friday became the latest Swiss bank to say it would work with U.S. officials in a crackdown on wealthy Americans evading taxes through hidden offshore accounts. Ally to pay $98 million over U.S. auto lending bias charges (Reuters) - Ally Financial Inc agreed to pay $98 million to settle claims by U.S. regulators that it discriminated in auto lending by charging minority borrowers higher interest rates than white borrowers. U.S. fund firms raise cash levels to near six-year high in December: Reuters poll NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the stock market at record highs, U.S. fund managers increased their average cash positions in December to the highest level in nearly six years and slightly cut their equity holdings, a Reuters poll showed. Analysis: After market surge, investors switch focus to unloved stocks NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the U.S. stock market on pace to end the year with a gain of almost 30 percent, including dividend payouts, fund managers are finding themselves searching for stocks that have been largely ignored as they head into 2014. Private bank Union Bancaire Privee says joins U.S. tax deal ZURICH (Reuters) - Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) on Friday became the latest Swiss bank to say it would work with U.S. officials in a crackdown on wealthy Americans evading taxes through hidden offshore accounts. Tap your home equity line of credit before rates spike NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you are one of the millions of Americans who took out a home equity line of credit (HELOC) in the midst of the housing bubble, there is a good chance you need to start paying it back soon -- and at a higher interest rate. Related Video Bette Midler: Cleaning and greening New York Facial recognition brings new look to shopping Business News Wall Street opens higher, boosted by Apple deal Consumer spending brightens economic outlook The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend