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Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Jonathan Finger, managing partner at Finger Interests Number One Ltd., talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker about Bank of America Corp.'s search for a new chief executive officer to replace Kenneth Lewis, who is stepping down Dec. 31. Finger's family, which controls more than 1 million shares of Bank of America, helped lead a shareholder revolt that stripped Lewis of the chairman’s title in April. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Simon Hayes, head of financial services at Odgers Berndtson, talks with Bloomberg's Rishaad Salamat about changes to U.K. bank bonus rules and corporate governance proposed by David Walker in a government-commissioned report. Walker, a senior adviser to Morgan Stanley & Co., today said banks should delay bonus payments for as much as five years and have the power to “claw back” awards. Hayes speaks in London. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Jan Randolph, head of the sovereign risk group at IHS Global Insight, talks with Bloomberg's Mark Barton about Dubai's proposal to delay debt payments and the role neighboring emirate Abu Dhabi may play in easing the crisis. The state-controlled Dubai World, with $59 billion of liabilities, will ask creditors for a “standstill” agreement as it negotiates to extend maturities, including $3.52 billion of Islamic bonds due Dec. 14 from its property unit Nakheel PJSC, Dubai’s Department of Finance said yesterday. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Nick Salter reports on a government-commissioned study into the links between pay and risk-taking in the banking industry and its recommendations on regulating bonus payments. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Mortimer Zuckerman, chairman of Boston Properties Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller about the outlook for financial regulation. Zuckerman said U.S. lenders need "systemic regulation" and that the Federal Reserve did "brilliant work" under chairman Ben S. Bernanke. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Jason Goldberg, a senior analyst at Barclays Capital, talks with Bloomberg's Betty Liu about banks' loan losses the outlook for more failures in the industry. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation had 552 banks with $345.9 billion in assets on the confidential problem list as of Sept. 30, a 33 percent increase from 416 lenders with $299.8 billion in assets at the end of the second quarter. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- James Chessen, chief economist at the American Bankers Association, talks with Bloomberg’s Peter Cook and Deirdre Bolton about the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s report on banks and the outlook for the U.S banking industry. The FDIC had 552 banks with $345.9 billion in assets on its confidential problem list in the third quarter, a 33 percent increase from 416 lenders with $299.8 billion in assets at the end of the previous quarter. Chessen also discusses the prospects for consolidation within the industry and the FDIC's reserves. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Jason Tyler, senior vice president of portfolio management at Ariel Investments LLC, talks with Bloomberg's Peter Cook about Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair's remarks on the state of the banking industry and the outlook for more bank failures. (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al-Nahayan, the minister of higher education and scientific research for the United Arab Emirates, talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan about the UAE's education policies. Al-Nahayan also discusses efforts to attract business investment to the UAE and the impact of the financial crisis on Dubai. Al-Nahayan is also chairman of Abu Dhabi Group, Union National Bank, and United Bank Ltd. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Arif Naqvi, chief executive officer of Abraaj Capital Ltd., talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan about the outlook for private equity in the Persian Gulf region. Abraaj Capital, a Dubai-based buyout firm, boosted its capital to $1.5 billion today through a $375 million rights offer. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Daniel Clifton, director of policy research at Strategas Research Partners, talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker about the prospects for a resolution fund for large financial firms as part of an overhaul of U.S. financial regulation. Clifton also discusses the outlook for a consumer financial protection agency and derivatives legislation. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp.’s board may extend its search for a permanent new chief executive officer into 2010 if directors can’t settle on a candidate in the next three days, according to people familiar with the matter. The directors, who met Nov. 20, may be willing to go past their Nov. 26 target and the Dec. 31 retirement of CEO Kenneth Lewis if it means getting a better choice. Options include an interim chief or a delay in Lewis's retirement. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Steve Begleiter, who headed corporate strategy at Bear Stearns Cos. before its 2008 collapse, talks with Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton and Lori Rothman about playing in the World Series of Poker and parallels between Wall Street and poker. Begleiter earned $1.59 million at the World Series of Poker's main event on Nov. 10 with a sixth-place finish. Joe Cada, 21, became the youngest champion claiming the $8.55 million top prize in Las Vegas. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Group Ltd., talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller about the U.K. banking industry and Virgin's plans to create a new bank. Branson, speaking yesterday in New York, also discusses the state of the global economy. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- William Cohan, author of "House of Cards" and a Bloomberg Television contributing editor, talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker about the Federal Reserve's scrutiny of the biggest U.S. banks to ensure the lenders can withstand a reversal of soaring global-asset prices. Cohan also discusses the Fed's regulatory authority and bank bonuses. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Dick Grasso, former chief executive officer of the New York Stock Exchange, talks with Bloomberg's Pimm Fox about executive compensation in the financial industry. (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Douglas Elliott, a fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington and a former investment banker, talks with Bloomberg Television about the proposed overhaul of U.S. financial regulation. (This is an excerpt of the full interview. Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Gene Sperling, counselor for domestic policy issues at the Treasury Department, talks with Bloomberg's Matt Miller and Carol Massar about the outlook for the U.S. economy. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged U.S. banks to boost lending to small businesses and consumers who still face “very challenging” credit conditions and rising unemployment. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Mehmet Sami, executive board member at Ata Invest, talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan about investment opportunities in Turkey. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Pavel Savor, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, talks with Bloomberg's Mark Crumpton about the outlook for private equity investment. The California Public Employees' Retirement System doled out 62 percent less cash to buyout companies in the first seven months of the year and pressed for fee cuts as firms, including Apollo Management LP, struggled to revive dealmaking. Bloomberg's Jonathan Keehner also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg)