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J.P. Morgan Executives Say Regulators Should Approve IEX as Exchange
March 23rd, 2016
The country’s largest bank is siding with upstart market IEX Group Inc. in its effort to create a new stock exchange that pledges to be a haven for long-term investors. Executives at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. say regulators should approve IEX’s ...
Dollar rises as Brussels attacks weaken European currencies
March 23rd, 2016
Dollar rises as euro weakens; yen rises on risk aversion Sterling off 1 pct on fears of rising ‘Brexit’ possibility Dollar index extends rebound from five-month trough The dollar rose on Tuesday as the euro and sterling weakened following ...
HMRC Welcomes Bank Bonus Tax Scheme Ruling
March 22nd, 2016
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has welcomed a court ruling against a major tax avoidance scheme used by banking giants UBS and Deutsche Bank, in which the agency successfully argued that the scheme had been designed to avoid around ...
Saudis to take control of largest U.S. refinery
March 22nd, 2016
The crown jewel among America’s oil refiners may soon be owned by Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco, the state oil company of OPEC’s most powerful player, recently announced plans to take full control of the sprawling Port Arthur, Texas refinery. ...
FINRA and Nasdaq Fine Wedbush Securities Inc. $675,000 For Supervisory Violations Relating to Chronic Fails to Deliver by a Client in Multiple Exchange-Traded Funds
March 22nd, 2016
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) announced today that they jointly censured and fined Wedbush Securities Inc. $675,000 for supervisory violations in connection with its handling of a client’s redemption activity and ...
IHS and Markit to merge, creating a global leader in critical information, analytics and solutions
March 22nd, 2016
IHS (NYSE: IHS) and Markit (NASDAQ: MRKT) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-share merger of equals to create a global leader in critical information, analytics and solutions. Based ...
Asia mixed in quiet trading session, with Nikkei up 1.9%
March 22nd, 2016
Asia markets were mixed in a quiet session on Tuesday, with a weaker yen buoying Japanese stocks while Chinese stocks gave up some of their Monday gains. Japan’s Nikkei 225, which reopened after a public holiday Monday, closed up 323.74 ...
The ECB and John Law
March 21st, 2016
Last week, the ECB extended its monetary madness, pushing deposit rates further into negative figures. It is extending quantitative easing from sovereign debt into non-financial investment grade bonds, while increasing the pace of acquisition to €80bn per month. The ...
London Stock Exchange intra-day auction to go live Monday 21 March
March 21st, 2016
Innovation provides new benchmarking opportunities for fund managers and mechanism for managing MiFID II volume caps Auction will see continuous trading of stocks pause for 2 minutes every day at 12:00 Introduction follows comprehensive, market-wide consultation and comes with ...
UBS publishes Annual Report 2015
March 21st, 2016
UBS has issued an announcement to make publish the Annual Report 2015. According to UBS, the Annual Report 2015 provides comprehensive and detailed information on the firm, its strategy, business, governance, financial performance and risk, treasury and capital management, ...
