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CySec imposes administrative fine of €100.000
November 3rd, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an announcement to inform investors that, in its meeting held on October 20, 2014, decided to impose a total administrative fine of € 100.000 to Hellenic Bank Public Company Limited ...
German manufacturing sector rebounds in Oct after Sept dip – PMI
November 3rd, 2014
German factory activity rebounded in October after shrinking slightly in September for the first time in over a year, although there are signs of weak domestic demand in Europe’s largest economy, a survey showed on Monday. Markit’s Purchasing Manager’s ...
Dell’s Life After Wall Street
November 3rd, 2014
A year after spending $24.9 billion taking his computer company private, Michael S. Dell is gleeful to have his namesake firm to himself. And to be done with Wall Street. On Tuesday, Mr. Dell will show what he has ...
Hedge funds pursue alternative lending
November 3rd, 2014
Sharp-suited hedge fund managers used to look down with disdain at the humdrum world of commercial banking. Now, this low-octane finance is being viewed by some as the biggest opportunity in a generation. In the past year some of ...
Japan economy minister calls for fiscal stimulus
November 3rd, 2014
Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari said on Monday that the government should deploy fresh fiscal stimulus to prop up the economy if third-quarter preliminary gross domestic data due on Nov. 17 turns out weak, public broadcaster NHK reported. Amari ...
MetLife to meet skeptical regulators in bid to escape rules
November 3rd, 2014
MetLife, the largest U.S. insurer, will make a final plea on Monday to a group of U.S. regulators determined to subject it to tougher oversight as they probe which firms could pose a risk to the larger financial system. ...
Bitcoin Startups May Get Transitional License in New York
November 3rd, 2014
New York may grant transitional licenses to small virtual-currency firms and startups to let them grow before facing the full burden of new regulation, the state’s top financial watchdog said. Benjamin Lawsky, New York’s superintendent of financial services, has ...
China Expands Access to $4.3 Trillion Interbank Bond Market
November 3rd, 2014
China is opening its 26.31 trillion yuan ($4.3 trillion) interbank bond market to non-financial firms after tightening trading rules following a crackdown on illegal transactions. Qualifying participants will require minimum net assets of 30 million yuan and use a ...
Gulf economies edge toward reform as oil price slides
November 3rd, 2014
When Kuwait’s government said last month that it planned to raise domestic prices of diesel fuel and kerosene, some angry Kuwaitis took to Twitter to denounce the move as unfair. The austerity measures are small compared to the tens ...
FCA warning against clone firm
November 3rd, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert all recipients that: Pritchards Stockbrokers (clone of FCA authorised firm) Address: Roddis House, Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1LG Tel: 01202297035 Fax: 01202555177 ...
