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Four HKEx Clearing Houses Receive Third-country CCP Recognition from ESMA
May 4th, 2015
The Board of Supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on 27 April 2015 adopted a decision to recognise all of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEx) clearing houses (CCPs) for securities, stock options, futures and ...
Asian shares rise as weak China data spurs stimulus bets
May 4th, 2015
Asian stocks bounced off lows on Monday and the Australian dollar pared early losses as weak China factory activity reinforced views that Beijing will roll out fresh support measures soon for the world’s second-largest economy. Spreadbetters expected the equity ...
ESMA recognises third-country CCPs
April 30th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today recognised ten third-country CCPs established in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. The recognition by ESMA allows third country CCPs to provide clearing services to clearing members or trading venues established in ...
Cutting Russia off SWIFT banking network would be catastrophic — UniCredit representative
April 30th, 2015
In case of a cut-off, Russia will be much more effective in adopting a different system of payments, maybe in cooperation with China, and many Western banks will collapse The idea of cutting Russia off the SWIFT international banking ...
China Rate Swap Has Biggest Monthly Drop Since ’08 as PBOC Eases
April 30th, 2015
China’s interest-rate swaps were headed for the biggest monthly drop since 2008 as the central bank steps up monetary easing in support of the economy. The People’s Bank of China lowered lenders’ reserve requirements in April by the most ...
Bank of America to Pay $180 Million to Settle Investors’ Forex Lawsuit
April 30th, 2015
BofA says cost of settlement will be covered by existing reserves Bank of America Corp. has agreed to pay $180 million to settle a lawsuit by private investors who accused the bank and others of manipulating foreign-exchange rates. The bank’s decision ...
The Financial Markets Now Control Everything
April 29th, 2015
The entire economic and political structure is now dependent in one way or another on the continued expansion of financial markets. The financial markets don’t just dominate the economy–they now control everything. In 1999, the BBC broadcast a 4-part ...
LMAX Exchange widens distribution of its TY3 liquidity by adding access via PrimeXM
April 29th, 2015
LMAX Exchange, the FCA regulated MTF for global FX and the UK’s fastest growing technology firm, announced that it will widen the distribution of liquidity from its Tokyo-based matching engine via PrimeXM. The announcement comes after PrimeXM has completed ...
Accounting threshold shifts risk lasting damage to audit profession
April 29th, 2015
Earlier this month, on 6 April, a new EC directive quietly slipped into force. The less than snappily titled Companies, Partnership and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2015 – the UK’s implementation of the EU Accounting Directive – passed onto the ...
Riksbank purchases government bonds for a further SEK 40-50 billion
April 29th, 2015
Riksbank purchases government bonds for a further SEK 40-50 billion, lowers the repo-rate path significantly and holds the repo rate at −0.25 per cent The expansionary monetary policy is having a positive impact on the Swedish economy and inflation ...
