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Europe Index Futures Rise With Asia Stocks as Kiwi Drops
May 26th, 2014
European stock index futures rose as Asian stocks headed for their highest close this year after China’s premier said policy will be fine-tuned as needed to support the economy. New Zealand’s dollar fell with crude futures as copper and ...
Know the Roth 401(k) Rules—Or Get Left Behind
May 23rd, 2014
Behold the Roth 401(k), the retirement savings tactic growing in popularity among younger and more affluent employees, and offered by ever-increasing numbers of employers. Driving the boom are legislative changes in 2006, 2011 and 2012 that expanded use of ...
ASIC bans convicted Victorian finance broker from credit activities
May 23rd, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has permanently banned Victorian finance broker, Ms Kieu Thi-Thanh Huynh, from engaging in credit activities after she was convicted of serious fraud offences. Ms Huynh has also been disqualified her from managing ...
ESMA adds CC&G and LCH.Clearnet SA to list of authorised CCPs under EMIR
May 23rd, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its list of Central Counterparties (CCPs) that have been authorised to offer services and activities in the Union in accordance with the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation EMIR (EMIR). With the ...
German lawmakers back early retirement plan
May 23rd, 2014
German lawmakers have approved a pension-reform package including a much-criticized provision for some people to retire early on full pensions. Germany is raising the retirement age to 67 from 65 but plans, at the insistence of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ...
AMF updates the list of unauthorised websites offering binary options trading
May 23rd, 2014
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is publishing a new updated list of websites offering binary options trading, for which no authorised investment services provider could be clearly identified. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is once again warning ...
Soft Futures market outlook
May 23rd, 2014
Wheat futures once again started firm, but whether they will end that way… There may be some cause to hope that the trend which set in on Tuesday, of strong starts followed by weak closes, may come to an ...
German Business Confidence Declines as Economy Seen Slowing
May 23rd, 2014
German business confidence declined more than economists forecast amid signs that growth in the euro area’s largest economy will slow this quarter. The Ifo institute’s business climate index, based on a survey of 7,000 executives, fell to 110.4 in ...
Euro hits three-month low after German data surprise
May 23rd, 2014
Asian shares hit one-year highs on Friday and bond yields were on track to notch up a broad-based rise on the week, but European markets softened after a closely watched measure of German business confidence came in weaker than ...
USD/CHF preserves strong upward momentum
May 23rd, 2014
Pair’s Outlook USD/CHF continues to advance and looks ready to jump over the 200-day SMA, as suggested by the daily technical indicators. This is going to be an important accomplishment for the currency pair and will most likely imply ...
