European debt crisis: MF Global files for bankruptcy protection
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MF Global files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection over $6.3bn of eurozone exposure
11.08am: The latest news on MF Global – the US brokerage brought to the brink of collapse by the eurozone debt crisis – is that trading in its shares has just been halted in New York ahead of the start of trading on Wall Street (which comes at 1.30pm UK time, following our return to GMT) [...]
MF Global, the business once owned by London-listed hedge fund Man Group, seems to be edging closer to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The firm, which has taken on more risk since being run by ex-Goldman banker Jon Corzine, is also thought to be hoping to sell some its businesses to Interactive Brokers.
If it does end up seeking protection from the courts, MF Global will become one of the unexpected casualties of the eurozone debt crisis where until now the French-Belgium bank Dexia has been regarded as the symbol of the problems facing financial firms [The Guardian Business blog ...]
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