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Bank of England turns up the heat on accounting firms
March 2nd, 2015
The Bank of England would have the power to fine or ban accounting firms from working in financial services under proposals setting out how the UK central bank’s regulation arm will monitor the accounting industry. The proposals from the ...
European Banks’ Reciprocity Draws Scrutiny
March 2nd, 2015
When Deutsche Bank AG hired 25 banks last summer to help it raise about $9 billion of new capital, it made some unusual selections. In addition to a handful of Wall Street stalwarts, three Italian banks made the cut. ...
Saudis’ Oil Price War Is Paying Off
February 27th, 2015
Three months after Saudi Arabia made clear it was going to let oil prices keep tumbling, the strategy is showing signs of working. U.S. drillers are idling rigs at a record pace, gutting investment plans and laying off thousands ...
Swiss Banks Try to Keep Italian Clients After Tax Deal Is Signed
February 26th, 2015
Swiss asset managers, faced with the prospect of an exodus of Italian funds, have won a reprieve. An agreement to share tax information among the two nations signed Monday means Italy will remove Switzerland from a black list, enabling ...
Asian stocks higher on earnings, China factory
February 26th, 2015
Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday on upbeat corporate earnings and rising Chinese factory output after the chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Reserve said it will be patient about increasing interest rates. Keeping score: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.6 ...
Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis: We didn’t u-turn on reforms (Video)
February 25th, 2015
Greece’s latest deal with its fellow euro zone countries to secure an extension of its bailout program doesn’t mean the country’s new government has bowed to pressure, the country’s finance minister told CNBC. “We didn’t get elected in order ...
Are Conditions Setting The Market Up For A Summer Washout?
February 24th, 2015
Here is what we can quite confidently depend on. The stock market makes most of its gains each year in a favorable period of November to May, and if there is a serious correction it usually takes place between ...
Asia Stocks Climb With Dollar Before Yellen, Greek Talks
February 24th, 2015
Asian stocks traded near a five-month high and the dollar strengthened before Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks to lawmakers and as Greece’s creditors review a list of debt-reduction policies. Australian bonds gained and U.S. oil extended declines below ...
Internal and External Risks to the Cyprus Economy
February 20th, 2015
Despite the tragic events of March 2013, Cyprus economy has showed resilience and the country was able to return back to stability and regain some of the lost confidence from international markets and investors rather quickly, which is necessary ...
Crédit Agricole to Unveil New Chief Executive Next Week
February 18th, 2015
Bank’s fourth-quarter profit rises 13% from a year earlier Crédit Agricole SA on Wednesday said it would announce the name of its new chief executive next week, as the French bank seeks to return to its roots and reorganize around ...
