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Where Are Oil Prices Headed In The Long Run?
December 18th, 2014
Global benchmark crude oil prices have declined sharply this year on slower demand growth and rising supplies. The growth in demand for crude oil has slowed down significantly this year due to moderating economic growth in emerging markets, such ...
Financial adviser among four jailed for ‘dizzying’ £5m mortgage fraud
December 18th, 2014
An estate agent and financial adviser are among four fraudsters due to be jailed in Wales today after perpetrating a complex web of mortgage and ID fraud. Targeting unidentified lenders known to ‘ask less questions than others,’ according to ...
Swiss National Bank introduces negative interest rates
December 18th, 2014
Minimum exchange rate reaffirmed, and target range for threemonth Libor lowered into negative territory The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is imposing an interest rate of –0.25% on sight deposit account balances at the SNB, with the aim of taking the three-month ...
All EU member states told to release tax ruling information
December 18th, 2014
All EU member states have now been drawn into the European Commission’s investigation into the use of tax rulings to offer preferential tax treatment to multinationals The Commission has extended the scope of its enquiry into tax rulings practice ...
Thursday December 18: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
December 18th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 18, 2014 The S&P broke higher on Wednesday pushing towards the 2020 handle resistance which is still a push from here. The S&P correction likely bottomed for now with possible change in sentiment ...
Union Investment adds OtasTechnologies to its trading processes
December 18th, 2014
Union Investment, one of Europe’s leading asset managers, has successfully added the OTAS platform to its portfolio management process. OTAS Technologies is a decision support partner to the world’s largest global institutions. OTAS delivers intelligent decision support through a ...
Putin predicts rouble recovery and blames ‘external factors’
December 18th, 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the country’s uncertain economic situation has been provoked by “external factors”, and believes it may take two years for the country to return to growth. Making an annual address in Moscow, he said he ...
Brent steady above 61 dollars
December 18th, 2014
Brent crude held steady above $61 a barrel on Thursday, bringing a sharp drop in prices to a temporary halt as companies are forced to cut upstream investments around the world. Chevron Corp has put a plan to drill ...
Hong Kong-based audit firm and two accountants charged by SEC
December 18th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission imposed sanctions against a Hong Kong-based audit firm and two accountants for failing to properly audit year-end financial statements of a company that the SEC has charged with fraud. An SEC investigation found that Baker ...
Ultimate owners of companies would have to be listed in central registers in EU countries
December 18th, 2014
The ultimate owners of companies would have to be listed in central registers in EU countries, accessible to people with a “legitimate interest”, such as investigative journalists and other concerned citizens, under a deal struck by Parliament and Council ...