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Yen at around 110 to the dollar a key pain point for Japan firms
October 20th, 2014
Nearly half of Japanese firms think the government should start defending the yen at this month’s dollar high of 110, a Reuters survey shows, underscoring the threat that rising fuel and other import costs pose to a fragile economy. ...
Guernsey Welcomes Latest Financial Center Rankings
October 17th, 2014
Guernsey has taken third place in this year’s global rankings of specialist financial centers issued by trade publication The Banker. Guernsey was once again ranked third behind the Cayman Islands and Jersey, however the figures this year show that ...
The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect holds profits for sharp-eyed investors
October 17th, 2014
CapitalVue’s Elias Glenn explains how to own a piece of a Communist Party Newspaper or Zhou Enlai’s favorite liquor with the SH-HK Stock Connect Baijiu is going global: Under a program to be launched in October, individual investors in ...
French bank turns to Twitter for money transfers
October 14th, 2014
One of France’s largest banks,Groupe BPCE, launched a service on Tuesday to allow its customers to transfer money to other people via tweets on social network Twitter Inc. (TWTR.N). Groupe BPCE , France’s second largest bank by customers, is an ...
Gold – Eyes on Previous Key $1240 Level
October 14th, 2014
Gold for Tuesday, October 14, 2014 For the last few weeks Gold has enjoyed solid support at $1215 after falling strongly a couple of weeks ago from $1240 to just below $1215, however a couple of weeks ago it ...
Surveys Confirm FATCA Compliance Burden
October 10th, 2014
Both the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and Mindtree, a global technology services company, have pointed out the immense global compliance costs and issues posed by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) to the financial services ...
ADS Securities eyes investment banking move
October 10th, 2014
Abu Dhabi’s ADS Securities is expanding into new services including investment banking and asset management following its acquisition of a London brokerage firm, its vice chairman and executive managing director said on Tuesday. Privately owned ADS, which started operations ...
Accountants unhappy about career development, survey
October 9th, 2014
Almost two thirds of UK accountants are set to actively pursue their next job opportunity within the next six-to-12 months, new research reveals. Many of those quizzed by CareersinAudit.com said they feel despondent that their bosses will not make ...
Kobre & Kim Adds Hong Kong Law to Follow the Money
October 6th, 2014
Kobre & Kim LLP, a law firm that secured an acquittal for one of the defendants in the U.S.’s first foreign bribery sting operation, added a local legal practice to its Hong Kong office this month according to latest ...
Draghi’s Trillion-Euro Journey Starts Today
September 18th, 2014
Mario Draghi’s trillion-euro journey is under way. The European Central Bank will announce the result of its first targeted lending program today as part of its effort to stave off deflation in the euro area. Draghi’s first step may ...
