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Magic Circle firms lead on major City broking merger
November 10th, 2015
Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy (A&O) are orchestrating a tie-up between two of the City’s most storied brokers, ICAP and Tullett Prebon, as the market consolidates in response to low trading volumes and tougher regulations. Icap, which was ...
Cross-Border RMB Flows and Capital Market Connectivity Between China and Singapore to Strengthen
November 9th, 2015
Initiatives to strengthen cross-border Renminbi (RMB) flows and a commitment to collaborate on capital market connectivity between China and Singapore were the key outcomes in financial co-operation arising from the recent State Visit to Singapore by the President of ...
Ex-JPMorgan Broker Admits Stealing $22 Million for Gambling
November 6th, 2015
Michael Oppenheim pleads guilty in Manhattan federal court Ex-broker also used investor money to pay bills, trade stocks A former JPMorgan Chase & Co. broker admitted he stole more than $22 million from customer accounts and used the money to gamble ...
The end-point in financial credit
November 6th, 2015
Since the 1980s, markets have had to adapt to a world of infinite credit. Of course, this credit has not been available to everyone: it has been principally deployed in favour of governments, financial markets, and big business. It ...
Egypt can’t rely on cash-strapped Saudi Arabia
November 5th, 2015
Egypt is running low on cash. And this time, oil-rich friends like Saudi Arabia may not be able to come to its rescue. Egypt‘s lack of cash is threatening its ability to mount an economic comeback from the turmoil ...
Moscow Exchange reports FX Market turnover grew 41.3%
November 4th, 2015
Moscow Exchange (ticker: MOEX) announces trading volumes for October 2015. The Derivatives Market and FX Market posted the strongest growth, with volumes increasing 61.8% and 41.3% YoY, respectively. Equity trading volumes rose 24.2% YoY. Equity & Bond Market Secondary market turnover ...
Asian Stocks Track S&P 500 Gains; Aussie Rises as RBA Stays Put
November 3rd, 2015
Stocks rise from Sydney to Seoul as holiday closes Tokyo S&P 500 topped 2,100, back to pre-yuan devaluation levels Asian stocks climbed after signs of stabilization in global manufacturing activity helped drive the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to ...
Mario Draghi Interview: We must propose a way forward to Europeans
November 2nd, 2015
Interview with Il Sole 24 Ore Interview with Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, conducted by Alessandro Merli and Roberto Napoletano, published on 31 October 2015 President Draghi, in Malta last week, you stressed the downside risks for both ...
Saudi Arabia reacts sharply to S&P downgrade of kingdom’s debt rating
November 2nd, 2015
Saudi Arabia yesterday reacted sharply to Standard & Poor’s move to downgrade the kingdom’s debt rating. The debt rating agency said it would downgrade Saudi Arabia’s long-term rating a notch, from AA- to A+ with “a negative outlook”, citing ...
KCG reports consolidated revenues of $377.0 million for the Third Quarter
November 2nd, 2015
KCG reports consolidated revenues of $377.0 million and pre-tax earnings of $35.4 million for the quarter KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) today reported consolidated earnings of $21.9 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2015. Included in ...
