Events – Conferences – Seminars
February 26th, 2015
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Apple Throws a Wrench Into Nasdaq’s Gearbox
February 26th, 2015
Shares of tech company slump, helping to end a 10-day winning streak for the index The Nasdaq Composite Index’s longest winning streak in more than five years ended with a whimper at the hands of a surprising culprit: a pullback in ...
International and regional bodies that combat money laundering (Part A)
February 24th, 2015
Introduction Money laundering is a global phenomenon that thrives parasitically on the world’s financial markets. It ignores national boundaries in much the same way that the financial market place does. It has been accepted that this problem requires both ...
Asia Stocks Climb With Dollar Before Yellen, Greek Talks
February 24th, 2015
Asian stocks traded near a five-month high and the dollar strengthened before Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks to lawmakers and as Greece’s creditors review a list of debt-reduction policies. Australian bonds gained and U.S. oil extended declines below ...
Nasdaq nears all-time highs as exuberance yields to reason
February 20th, 2015
As the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index closes in on the all-time high it reached in March 2000, investors are facing a market that barely resembles the go-go era of 15 years ago. Valuations, as measured by what investors are willing to ...
KPMG announces new Centers of Excellence
February 19th, 2015
Aidan Brennan, KPMG International’s Global Head of Management Consulting, has announced the launch of three new Centers of Excellence (CoEs) dedicated to the Customer, Enterprise Performance Management and Supply Chain. These new investments complement KPMG’s well-established centers focused on ...
Oil giant BP predicts Opec comeback as Brent crude price rises
February 18th, 2015
Saudi Arabia and its fellow Opec members are set to make a massive comeback and regain control of the world’s crude oil market, and could be in their previous position of influence as early as next year. The prediction, published by oil giant BP yesterday, ...
Indonesia Stocks Rise to Record as Rupiah Falls After Rate Cut
February 18th, 2015
Indonesian stocks headed toward a record close and government bonds advanced, while the rupiah fell, after the central bank unexpectedly cut borrowing costs. The benchmark rate was lowered to 7.5 percent from 7.75 percent after local markets closed Tuesday, ...
$9 Trillion Question Is How Tighter Fed Will Impact the World
February 13th, 2015
When Group of 20 finance ministers this week urged the Federal Reserve to “minimize negative spillovers” from potential interest-rate increases, they omitted a key figure: $9 trillion. That’s the amount owed in dollars by non-bank borrowers outside the U.S., ...
Asia stocks, euro fall as Greek uncertainty saps confidence
February 12th, 2015
Asian stocks and the euro fell on Thursday as markets erred on the side of caution over the ongoing Greek debt negotiations amid conflicting headlines on progress in the talks. The uncertainty is expected to be highlighted in a ...
