The Puerto Rico Senate approved late Monday the Teacher's Pension System reform bill submitted by Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla last week. The Senate's approval follows Saturday night's passage by the House of Representatives. The bill now goes to the governor's desk to be signed into law.
The Office of the Financial Institutions Commissioner announced it has entered into an agreement with Utah-based UBS Bank USA through which the latter will transfer a securities-backed loan portfolio worth $562 million to UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is said to have one of the longest Christmas holiday seasons on the planet, and for the next two weeks many businesses and government offices will operate on special schedules in observance of those days.
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