Reuters Money: Singapore's DBS agrees to buy SocGen's Asian private bank: sources

	Click to View in Browser 03/14/2014 Singapore's DBS agrees to buy SocGen's Asian private bank: sources HONG KONG (Reuters) - Singapore's DBS Group Holdings has agreed to buy Societe Generale's (SocGen) Asian private bank for about $250 million, with an announcement expected as early as Monday, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. U.S. boosts millionaire ranks, especially ultra-rich NEW YORK (Reuters) - The richest Americans are increasing their ranks and putting the recession of 2008 and 2009 behind them, according to an annual study by the Chicago-based Spectrem Group. U.S.-based stock funds attract $9.2 billion in latest week: Lipper NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in U.S.-based funds poured $9.2 billion into stock funds in the week ended March 12 after a strong U.S. jobs report revived hopes of stronger U.S. economic growth, data from Thomson Reuters' Lipper service showed on Thursday. Candy Crush and the moat fallacy: James Saft (James Saft is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own) TD Bank hopes to expand U.S. wealth management unit TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank hopes to expand its U.S. wealth management business, targeting a million people with at least $100,000 in liquid assets who already are customers of its growing U.S. retail bank, said a senior executive of Canada's second-largest lender. SEC charges brokers in scheme to profit from terminally ill WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators filed civil charges against two brokers and seven others, saying they were involved in a scheme to profit from the death of terminally ill patients through variable annuity sales. Computers dethrone humans in European stock trading LONDON (Reuters) - European equity investors are placing more orders via computers than through flesh-and-blood traders for the first time as new market rules drive more money managers to go high-tech and low cost. Ohio is the place to buy, not rent, a home LOVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - When Kathleen Quinn and her husband recently moved from New York City to the Cleveland area, they never even considered renting. Lions Gate admits fault over Icahn hostile bid in SEC pact WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp admitted on Thursday it failed to disclose to investors in 2010 the steps it took to thwart a hostile takeover bid by billionaire Carl Icahn, as part of a settlement with U.S. regulators. Defense for Madoff aides claims ignorance of fraud in closing arguments NEW YORK (Reuters) - Attorneys for five former aides of convicted swindler Bernard Madoff wrapped up nearly 20 hours of closing arguments on Wednesday, capping their courtroom campaign to convince a federal jury that their clients never knowingly joined in their boss's Ponzi scheme. Related Video Amazon price hike won't lose customers-Morningstar's Hottovy Prime time gets more pricey at Amazon Business News U.S. producer prices fall; little sign of price pressures for Fed Wall Street opens flat on Ukraine jitters 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