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Telecom Italia Delays Sale of Stake in Argentine Business
September 2nd, 2014
Telecom Italia said on Tuesday that it had extended the deadline to Sept. 25 to complete the sale of its controlling stake in Telecom Argentina to the investment firm Fintech Advisory. The deadline, which had been set for Sept. ...
Asian stocks dip, euro stuck near one-year lows
September 2nd, 2014
Asian shares slipped on Tuesday as a U.S. holiday robbed markets of momentum, while the euro hit a fresh one-year low on uncertainty over the European Central Bank’s policy decision later this week. Spreadbetters expected an effectively flat open ...
Swedish regulator warns for unauthorised firm
September 1st, 2014
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) has published a statement in order to warn investors against dealing with unauthorised firms. More precisely, the New York-based firm, Myers and Baker Associates has not received authorisation from Finansinspektionen and therefore is not ...
ASIC charges Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd with $35,000 penalty
September 1st, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commisions (ASIC) has charged Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd (Goldman Sachs) with a penalty of $35,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP). The penalty was ...
Citi to pay allowance to compensate for limited bonuses
September 1st, 2014
Citigroup Inc (C.N) has told senior staff in Europe that they would receive fixed monthly pay in addition to their salaries in an attempt to compensate for rules that limit bonuses to up to twice the level of base ...
Fed Chair Yellen’s assets up 8% during 2013
August 29th, 2014
Value of portfolio totals between $5.3 million and $14.1 million, latest financial disclosure shows. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s assets rose in value by at least 8% during 2013, raising their total to between $5.3 million and $14.1 million, ...
Telecom Italia bids $9.25 billion for Vivendi’s GVT
August 28th, 2014
The battle over Brazil’s telecoms market intensified on Thursday as European competitors Telecom Italia and Telefonica made rival offers for Vivendi’s Brazilian broadband business GVT. Vivendi, which will examine the bids at a Thursday board meeting, must now choose ...
Gold Up Again to $1285 on Softer U.S. Dollar
August 28th, 2014
Gold rose for the third straight day on Thursday on softening dollar and increased tensions between Ukraine and Russia, but the precious metal was under pressure from rallies in equities and the prospect of a U.S. interest rate hike. ...
ECB speculation drives down yields, weighs on euro
August 27th, 2014
Euro zone government bond yields plumbed record lows on Wednesday and the euro fell to its weakest in a year against the dollar on expectations the European Central Bank will act soon to counter low growth and slowing inflation. ...
SEC Announces Pilot Plan to Assess Stock Market Tick Size Impact for Smaller Companies
August 27th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced that the national securities exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed a proposal to establish a national market system plan to implement a targeted 12-month pilot program that will ...
