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Putin seeks alliance to rival TPP
December 7th, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to form an economic bloc, as an alternative to the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). He has asked the government to start making contacts with Asian countries. “I suggest that we and other Eurasian Economic ...
Russia Takes Aim at Turkish Economy Amid Fighter-Jet Spat
November 27th, 2015
Turkish officials reject Vladimir Putin’s call for an apology Russia announced plans to impose sanctions on an array of Turkish economic interests in response to Turkey’s shootdown of a Russian warplane, as Ankara called for calm. Russian Prime Minister Dmitri ...
ISDA and IIFM publish Islamic Cross Currency Swap Standard
November 27th, 2015
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) today announced publication of a new Islamic hedging product standard, the ISDA/IIFM Himaayah Min Taqallub As‘aar Assarf (Islamic Cross Currency Swap) for use in Islamic hedging ...
Who Will Be The Biggest Robo-Advisors?
November 26th, 2015
Who will be the largest players in robo-advice? It’s not who you are thinking–venture cap-funded firms like Betterment and Wealthfront, says Chip Roame, managing partner and founder of consulting and research firm Tiburon Strategic Advisors. No, the biggest robos ...
Asia stocks mostly climb on ECB easing prospects
November 26th, 2015
Asian markets were mostly higher on Thursday on the prospect of fresh European stimulus even as new data reinforced expectations for tighter U.S. monetary policy. The euro traded above the $1.06 handle, rebounding after hitting a seven-and-a-half month low of $1.0565 ...
Head of Hong Kong-based brokerage Guotai is missing
November 24th, 2015
Head of Hong Kong-based brokerage Guotai Junan International ‘missing’ in case linked to probe of CSRC vice-chairman Shares hammered, closing down more than 12 per cent, after company says it has been unable to contact chairman since Wednesday The ...
The Financial Regulators of UK and Denmark warn investors for unauthorised financial services firms
November 24th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the financial regulatory authority of UK and the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet) have issued warnings to inform investors and public for unauthorised and clone firms providing financial services. According to FCA, Fraudsters are ...
Why rich Chinese are buying vineyards, islands in cash
November 23rd, 2015
A hundred years ago, Amadeo Modigliani painted a portrait of his wild British mistress splayed across a red velvet throw, nude, her hips arched, her kohl-rimmed eyes shut. The artist was hardly trying to play it safe – Paris ...
Brokers in push for mutual funds to be added on HKEx platform
November 19th, 2015
Mutual fund trading platform would bolster Hong Kong as a hub for financial products, brokers say Brokers have urged the Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing to launch a trading platform targeted at listed mutual fund products. The Hong Kong ...
Foreign investors warn China e-trading proposal could sink Stock Connect
November 13th, 2015
Draft rules to curb high-speed trading blamed for China’s summer stock market crash could kill off billions of dollars of investment into China, global banks and investors have told Chinese regulators in a letter. Industry participants who signed off ...
