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Goldman: “Greece Will Remain In Euro Even If It Votes No”, And How Markets Will React
July 3rd, 2015
The time to negotiate the Greek referendum this Sunday has come and gone and at this point, one can only sit and wait as the vote results start trickling in on Sunday evening. And, as Goldman’s Huw Pill prudently ...
Santander just launched a £20 million fintech fund to stop startups from eating it
July 3rd, 2015
Spanish banking giant Santander is teaming up with mobile payment company Monitise on a joint venture to invest in and build new fintech startups. Monitise, who announced the new company in a statement today, says the as-yet-unnamed joint venture will be “investing in, ...
Why CySec did not report details of the imposed sanctions to Safecap Investments Ltd?
July 3rd, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) announced imposition of Administrative fine to the Cypriot Investment Firm, Safecap Investments Ltd, but in contrast to its usual practice to provide details of the violations with reference to the specific articles ...
Citigroup, HSBC Among Banks Named in Brazil Currency Probe
July 3rd, 2015
Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley, HSBC Holdings Plc and 12 other banks are being investigated for currency manipulation by Brazil’s antitrust agency after similar probes in the U.S. and Europe led to penalties of more than $10 billion. Cade, as ...
IMF warns of huge financial hole as Greek vote looms
July 3rd, 2015
The International Monetary Fund delivered a stark warning on Thursday of the huge financial hole facing Greece as angry and uncertain voters prepare for a referendum that could decide their country’s future in Europe. Days after Greece defaulted on ...
Study: Penalties Levied by Financial Watchdogs Spiked in 2014
July 2nd, 2015
Financial regulators in the United States, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong have decreased their agency expenditures but increased the penalties they’ve levied, according to a new report by regulatory, compliance, and risk consultancy Kinetic Partners. The study, Global Enforcement ...
Merger day at Dentons US and McKenna Long
July 2nd, 2015
Continuing the momentum Dentons has created with the introduction of NextLaw Labs, its innovation platform, the combination with 大成, and the addition of new talent worldwide, the Firm today announced that the merger between Dentons US and McKenna Long & ...
How Investors Should React to the Greek Crisis
July 2nd, 2015
Step one: Don’t panic. Even from afar, it’s hard for U.S. investors to ignore the Greek economic crisis, which continues to roil global markets. After Greece saw its bailout funds expire Tuesday—and became the first developed country to fail ...
Greece crisis: Eurozone rules out talks until after referendum
July 2nd, 2015
Eurozone finance ministers have ruled out any further talks on a fresh bailout for Greece until the country holds its referendum on Sunday. Greeks will be asked to accept or reject proposals made by creditors last week, with Prime Minister Alexis ...
Top Stories of the day July 01
July 1st, 2015
1. Playtech is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, TradeFX Limited (“TradeFX”), has entered into a share acquisition agreement under the terms of which it will acquire the entire issued share capital of Ava Trade, an online B2C CFD ...
