Dashed Ikea Dreams Show Decades Lost to Bribery in Ukraine
March 31st, 2014
Almost half of Ukrainians say they desire Ikea products more than any other global brand, yet the largest home-furnishings retailer hasn’t been able to crack the market in a decade of trying. The reason: it won’t pay a bribe. ...
CySec: warning
March 21st, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has issued a press release warning the investors that the companies: ‘Mercuria Technologies Ltd’ (http://www.optionsmarter.com) ‘Frontiers Group Investment Ltd’ (http://frontierforex.com/) Are not permitted to provide investment and ...
Harris Georgiades, Minister of Finance
March 12th, 2014
Cyprus is striving to get back to business as usual after securing a financial bailout package, what are the immediate priorities of the Ministry of Finance? After the recent Eurogroup decisions on financial assistance, Cyprus aims to restore confidence ...
As talk of sanctions on Russia heats up, business groups draw cautionary line
March 10th, 2014
Business groups are pushing to ensure that any economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States are joined by as much of the rest of the world as possible, warning Congress and the Obama administration that unilateral U.S. ...
Hedge Funds
March 6th, 2014
A Hedge fund, usually used by wealthy individuals and institutions, is allowed to use aggressive strategies that are unavailable to mutual funds, including short selling, leverage, swaps, arbitrage, and derivatives. Hedge funds are exempt from many of the rules ...
Market Regulation
February 4th, 2014
A “regulated market” or “organized market” as defined by Directive 2004/39/EC means the multilateral system managed or operated by a market operator and which brings together or facilitates the bringing together of multiple third-party buying or/and selling interests in ...
