Search Results for: Swiss Banks
Deutsche Bank to launch three tech startup labs in 2015
June 3rd, 2015
Deutsche Bank aims to launch three technology innovation labs in Berlin, London and Silicon Valley this year designed to accelerate development of so-called “fintech” companies which could aid the banking sector and its clients. Germany’s largest lender, grappling with ...
CMC Markets profits surge 61 per cent
May 28th, 2015
CMC Markets Group reports underlying profits before tax increase by 61 per cent to £51.9 million The Group capital ratio stands at 24 per cent (301 per cent pre CRD IV) with minimal debt and own funds of £141 ...
Top news of the day, May 20
May 20th, 2015
1. As Greek government officials expressed their confidence that a deal with the country’s creditors is close, top European officials indicated Tuesday that although there has been progress in negotiations, an agreement is unlikely before the end of the ...
UBS to Plead Guilty on Libor, Fined by Fed in Currency Probe
May 20th, 2015
UBS Group AG said its main unit will plead guilty to fraud in the U.S. for manipulating benchmark interest rates and pay $203 million in fresh fines after the Swiss bank violated an agreement that had allowed it to ...
Top news of the day
May 12th, 2015
1. Greece made a repayment of 750 million euro to IMF. Progress is made but work needs to be done. The move came after a what seemed a rare good news day in terms of talks between Greece and its lenders ...
Bank parents or main units seen pleading guilty over FX: sources
May 12th, 2015
The parent companies or main banking units of as many as five major banks, rather than their smaller subsidiaries, are expected to plead guilty to U.S. criminal charges over manipulation of foreign exchange rates, people familiar with the matter ...
UBS Sets Sights on U.S. Investment Banking Again
May 8th, 2015
UBS AG, which stumbled badly the last time it pushed to expand in the lucrative U.S. investment-banking market, is again seeking to build its business here—though this time with more modest ambitions. UBS AG, which stumbled badly the last time ...
Europe’s Plunging Borrowing Costs Mark Two New Milestones
April 8th, 2015
Switzerland is first with 10-year bond at negative yield as Mexico lines up 100-year euro bond Europe’s plunging borrowing costs marked two new milestones on Wednesday, with Switzerland becoming the first country ever to issue 10-year debt that gives ...
Bankers: Lebanon won’t drop banking secrecy
March 27th, 2015
Lebanon will not abandon its banking secrecy law but will continue to cooperate with the United States and other nations in the exchange of tax information and the fight against money laundering, leading bankers said Thursday. “Lebanon has no intention to abandon ...
UK Offshore Tax Disclosures – Use The LDF while you can [Update]
March 24th, 2015
Tax authorities around the globe are increasingly working together to fight tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance to collect more tax. In the UK, HMRC is geared up to take full advantage: anyone who needs to put UK tax ...
