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Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Cut Chiefs’ Pay
January 25th, 2016
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have both cut the pay packages of their chief executives after a year when Wall Street was challenged by increased regulation and market turmoil. Goldman Sachs, the most closely followed firm on Wall Street, said on Friday ...
First-time access to Israel’s capital market
January 25th, 2016
New ETF: Israeli Equities IShares ETF offers first-time access to Israel’s capital market. A new iShares equity ETF from BlackRock’s product offering is tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt now. The iShares TA-25 Israel UCITS ETF enables investors to ...
Independent broker-dealers facing a number of looming regulatory changes
January 25th, 2016
Coming 12 to 24 months could divide the industry into winners and losers — firms that will be able to adapt, and those that might fall by the wayside Independent broker-dealers are facing a number of regulatory changes over ...
Ukraine’s anti-monopoly committee fines Gazprom $3.4bn
January 25th, 2016
The anti-monopoly committee of Ukraine has fined Russia’s Gazprom $3.4 billion for alleged abuse of its dominant position on the Ukrainian gas transit market, the committee’s head Yuriy Terentyev said Friday. “A decision was just made regarding Gazprom’s abuse ...
Saudi to seek foreign non-oil investors as crude slumps
January 25th, 2016
Saudi Arabia aims to at least double annual inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) over the next 10 years by focusing on new sectors such as mining, health care and information technology, the head of its investment agency said ...
Twitter to Revamp Leadership Under CEO Jack Dorsey
January 25th, 2016
Alex Roetter, head of engineering, and Kevin Weil, product chief, are among the four executives who are leaving Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Jack Dorsey is revamping his top ranks as he tries to find ways to revive the social media company and earn ...
Global Stocks Enter Bear Market: One-Fifth Of All Worldwide Stock Market Wealth Is Already Gone
January 25th, 2016
It’s official – global stocks have entered a bear market. On Wednesday, we learned that the MSCI All-Country World Index has fallen a total of more than 20 percent from the peak of the market. So that means that ...
Google tax deal labelled ‘derisory’, as criticism grows
January 25th, 2016
An agreement for US firm Google to pay £130m in UK back taxes has been labelled as “derisory” and a “sweetheart deal” by critics. The payment covers money owed since 2005 and follows a six-year inquiry by Her Majesty’s ...
Russian Oil: Output Grows as Prospects Shrink
January 25th, 2016
Plummeting prices and U.S.-led sanctions raise questions about Russian oil’s capacity to continue underwriting Putin’s global ambitions In the frosty swamplands of West Siberia, the drilling rigs of oil giant OAO Lukoil are helping raise Russia’s oil output to its highest ...
SEC: Alternative Fund Manager Overcharged Fees, Misled Investors
January 20th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a Denver-based alternative fund manager has agreed to settle charges that the firm overcharged management fees and misled investors about how it valued certain assets. An SEC investigation found that Equinox ...
