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Investors Flee Commodities
July 21st, 2015
The prices of raw materials from oil and gold to copper, cotton and sugar tumbled, underscoring an increasing aversion to commodity investments as the Federal Reserve prepares to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. ...
Satisfaction survey finds majority of junior lawyers feel fulfilled despite career concerns
July 17th, 2015
Most junior lawyers are both fulfilled by their professional lives and enjoy a reasonably healthy work/life balance despite concerns over the quality of management, bonus schemes and career prospects at their firms. These are the headline findings of the ...
EY to build 200-strong data scientist team in Madrid to focus on data in financial services
July 14th, 2015
The Global Innovation Center will launch with 50 data scientists and aims to grow to a 200-strong team in Madrid EY also plans to recruit a further 300 data scientists across Europe Only 7% of financial services firms claim ...
Greek crisis hits international firms
July 7th, 2015
Strict capital controls in place at all Greek banks are preventing the collection of legal fees owed to international law firms, the Gazette has learned as the country’s referendum result sets it on course to leave the euro. The crisis is ...
Big Law Firms Spending More on Technology, Experts Say
June 29th, 2015
U.S. law firms are devoting more of their budgets to technology, investing in practice and financial management systems, network upgrades and other areas, although the activity has been measured, according to legal experts. About half of the 281 law ...
What Would A Saudi-Russian Partnership Mean For World Energy?
June 25th, 2015
What happens when two nations, that together account for more than fourth quarter of global oil production, begin collaborating on future energy projects? Russian President Vladimir Putin met Saudi Prince Mohammad in St. Petersburg on June 18 at a ...
The Bank of Greece Report on Monetary Policy 2014-2015
June 17th, 2015
Today, in accordance with its Statute, the Bank of Greece submitted its Report on Monetary Policy 2014-2015 to the Speaker of the Greek Parliament and the Cabinet. At the time of writing of the present report, news kept unfolding, ...
Interactive Data to Provide Evaluated Pricing Data to Liquidnet’s Fixed Income Dark Pool
June 16th, 2015
Interactive Data has issued a press release to inform that: Will provide Evaluated Pricing Data to Liquidnet’s Fixed Income Dark Pool to Better Support Best Execution Objectives Continuous Fixed Income Evaluated Pricing Will Provide Liquidnet’s Platform Participants with Pre-Trade Transparency and ...
What Lessons from Part-Timers about the US Labor Market?
June 15th, 2015
The US unemployment rate has been in the range of 5.4-5.5% since February, which is clearly a vast improvement from its peak of 10% in October 2009. But of course, no single number will capture the health of the ...
Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards: Winners 2015
May 18th, 2015
Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards have firmly established themselves as a highlight of the region’s legal calendar. The awards, which are now in their fourth year, celebrate legal excellence in the Middle East and are open to in-house legal ...