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Greece crisis: PM Tsipras tells creditors to ‘get real’
June 15th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said his government will wait patiently for international creditors to become “realistic”, after talks on a debt deal in Brussels failed. Mr Tsipras rejected demands for pension cuts, citing his country’s dignity. Time ...
Ericsson and VeriFone Mobile Money announce global partnership
June 15th, 2015
VeriFone Mobile Money Retail Enablement software suite integrated with Ericsson Wallet Platform to expand payment options, including in emerging markets Ericsson customers gain capability to offer contactless near field communication (NFC) and tap-and-pay services at retail locations Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) ...
Advanced Markets Teams with Fortex in Joint Venture
June 15th, 2015
FAM Clearing, LLC to Deliver Prime-of-Prime Service and End-to-End Trading Technologies to FX Market Lacking Access to Bank Prime Services Advanced Markets, a wholesale provider of liquidity, technology, and credit solutions to banks and brokers and Fortex, Inc., a leading ...
Saxo Bank gets more personal with clients amid trend to go digital
June 15th, 2015
As banks push ahead with digital services and scale back their branch networks, one investment bank says its retail brokerage business is growing in part because of the human touch. Fadi Mehdi, the head of Saxo Bank’s representative office ...
Fast Facts about the Debt Crisis in European Countries
June 11th, 2015
Here’s a look at the European Debt Crisis which has affected the countries of Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Cyprus: July 11, 2011 – A munitions explosion at a naval base kills 13 people and destroys the ...
Deutsche Bank’s grip on Asia FX market may slip on Jain’s exit
June 11th, 2015
The exit of Deutsche Bank co-chief executive Anshu Jain may see the lender surrender its strong position in Asia’s fast growing foreign exchange and fixed income markets, with incoming CEO John Cryan expected to cut some of the capital-intensive ...
RBS Stake Sale by U.K. Government to Begin in Coming Months
June 11th, 2015
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said he’ll start returning Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc to private ownership in the “coming months,” even though it may cause a loss for U.K. taxpayers. Shares will be sold to institutional ...
Saxo Payments to fulfill cross-border transactions for First Data clients
June 10th, 2015
Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider, is collaborating with First Data, the global leader in payment technology and services solutions to reduce the costs – and improve the speed – of global transactions carried out by First Data’s ...
Swiss to Vote on Federal Inheritance Tax
June 9th, 2015
Opponents say the measure could cripple hundreds of Switzerland’s small and midsize companies Switzerland will vote this month on introducing a federal inheritance tax, a levy that opponents say could threaten the small and midsize companies that employ roughly ...
HSBC to Sell Units in Brazil and Turkey and Shrink Investment Bank
June 9th, 2015
HSBC will take an axe to its investment bank and seek to cut up to $5 billion in costs in an effort to improve its sluggish performance, Europe’s biggest bank said on Tuesday. The announcement to the Hong Kong ...
