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The Big Four’s push to become the little guy’s friend
May 16th, 2016
Servicing the needs of large corporates remains the Big Four’s heartland. But the top four firms are increasingly attempting to disrupt the smaller reaches of the business market. In the 18 months since KPMG made a £40m sally into the ...
EY to be replaced as BBC auditor
May 16th, 2016
National Audit Office set to replace EY as BBC auditor The current auditor is Big Four firm, EY, who took over the audit from KPMG in 2015. At the time, the BBC signed a three-year contract with EY, with ...
Dollar hits two-week high on rate hike bets
May 13th, 2016
The dollar hit a two-week high against a basket of currencies on Friday, posting its best fortnightly performance since February, bolstered by the view that the U.S. Federal Reserve is still on track to raise rates before any other ...
Bloomberg Confirms its FX Benchmarks Comply with IOSCO Principles
May 12th, 2016
Bloomberg announced today the successful completion of an independent assessment confirming the alignment of the BFIX family of benchmarks with the International Organization of Securities Commissions’ principles for financial benchmarks. The assessment was conducted by Ernst & Young LLP ...
Exit from the MoU: What does it mean for Cyprus?
May 12th, 2016
On March 31st, 2016 the Cyprus government has officially exited the MoU with Troika after a three-year period. During this time, Cyprus has received around €7.2 billion (out of a total of €10 billion available) with a very low ...
FXSpotStream commences publication of supported volumes – April ADV at USD18 Billion representing a 41% increase year on year
May 11th, 2016
FXSpotStream LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LiquidityMatch LLC, today announced that it will start publishing monthly supported volumes on its website at www.fxspotstream.com/volumes. With liquidity from 12 leading global banks – BofA Merrill Lynch, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, ...
Credit Suisse announces 1Q16 results
May 11th, 2016
Significant cost savings across the bank, and profitable growth and net asset inflows in APAC, IWM and Swiss UB. Stable capital position at 11.4% Highlights 1Q16 financial performance Group reported pre-tax loss of CHF 484 million (adjusted*: CHF 173 ...
Russian Ministries Question Bitcoin Criminal Liabilities
May 10th, 2016
The Ministry of Justice and the Interior Ministry in Russia have – according to reports – questioned the “public danger” that Bitcoin supposedly brings, as proposed by the Russian Ministry of Finance. Unsubstantiated reports from Russian news outlets quoting ...
China Stops Trying To Fool The World; World Is Sorry
May 10th, 2016
Something interesting has happened. China earlier this year responded to falling stock prices by borrowing a trillion dollars and spending it on commodities, boosting the prices of iron ore, oil, copper, etc., and giving the global economy a patina ...
GMO CLICK released its monthly preliminary report for April
May 9th, 2016
GMO CLICK Holdings, Inc. today released the following monthly preliminary report of its subsidiaries for April 2016. Source: GMO CLICK
