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Greece plays down referendum option, economy stutters
May 14th, 2015
Greece‘s government on Wednesday ruled out rushing to a referendum to secure public support for unpopular reforms, opting instead to make a final push for a compromise with lenders by the end of the month. Running out of both ...
Forex Probes Caused by Isolated Traders’ Misbehavior, Task Force Chief Says
May 14th, 2015
A few individuals are responsible for a scandal that is costing banks billions A few traders are responsible for the foreign-exchange scandal that is costing banks billions in fines, said the central banker assigned to help restore confidence in ...
U.S. contacts UK FX trader over Bank of England meeting – source
May 14th, 2015
London The U.S Department of Justice has requested an interview with a senior London-based currency trader who attended a meeting with Bank of England officials three years ago that ultimately became pivotal to a global investigation into allegations of ...
Why law graduates are being taught to think like MBAs
May 13th, 2015
Lawyers Don’t Know Enough About Business. Law Schools Are Trying to Fix That The popularity of an American legal education is dwindling in the face of disappointing job prospects for graduates. To rescue themselves from oblivion, some law schools are fashioning themselves after ...
Alpari: Advantages of the Unique ECN Account in Demo Mode
May 13th, 2015
On 13th April Alpari announced the launch of a radically overhauled ECN account, developed by Alpari in partnership with AMTS Solutions. From 11th May, 2015, you can try out the advantages of this new account in demo mode: instantaneous order fulfilment; minimal spread; ...
Intermediaries reminded full compliance with Know Your Client and account opening procedures
May 13th, 2015
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued a Circular reminding intermediaries on the importance of appropriate account opening procedures for investors in and outside Hong Kong in order to fully comply with the Know Your Client (KYC) and ...
EBA explores digital interfaces and crypto-technologies
May 13th, 2015
The Euro Banking Association (EBA) has published two ‘hot topic’ reports on Digital Customer Service Interfaces (DCSI) and crypto-technologies at its EBA day payments conference today in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with the intention of detailing the electronic payments landscape ...
Asia shares rise before China data, more stimulus seen
May 13th, 2015
Asian shares firmed on Wednesday, shrugging off weakness on Wall Street as investors bet that a batch of economic data from China due later in the day would bolster the case for more stimulus in the world’s second-largest economy. ...
Ericsson Sues Apple in Europe Over Phone Patent Royalties
May 8th, 2015
Ericsson AB said it sued Apple Inc. in three countries as it ratcheted up a global licensing battle between the companies. The suits in Germany, the U.K. and the Netherlands add to U.S. filings seeking a patent-licensing agreement for technologies fundamental ...
Greece makes IMF payment but hopes of quick deal dashed
May 6th, 2015
Greece made a small interest payment to the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday but European lenders dashed hopes for a cash-for-reforms deal before a more crucial, bigger installment Athens must pay next week. Leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras‘ government ...
