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Visa Said in Talks to Buy Visa Europe for Up to $20 Billion
May 11th, 2015
Visa Inc., the world’s largest payments network, is in preliminary talks to buy former subsidiary Visa Europe Ltd. in a deal that may be valued at as much as $20 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. The ...
SST Awards 2015: All the Winners and Why they Won
May 11th, 2015
This year’s Sell-Side Technology Awards dinner, held on the evening of April 21 at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, witnessed a number of new firms in the winners’ circle, four new categories, and the appearance by a genuine ...
Moody’s: New Spanish securitisation law aims to boost domestic financial sector
April 28th, 2015
Spain’s new securitisation law, which aims to stimulate the country’s financial sector, will provide a more flexible framework for securitisation transactions and, as such, will be beneficial for new Spanish securitisations across the asset-backed securities and covered bond markets, ...
Deutsche Bank announces next phase of strategy
April 27th, 2015
Reaffirming commitment to being a leading global bank based in Germany Key decisions Deleveraging CB&S to build a more focused investment bank, with planned gross leverage reduction of approximately EUR 200 billion and redeployment of EUR 50-70 billion in ...
Plus500 – Israel’s most profitable Internet company
April 20th, 2015
The online contracts for difference (CFD) company, which deals in capital market assets, has outperformed forecasts. Plus500 Ltd. (AIM: PLUS) whose share is traded at a $1.3 billion market cap, has reported partial results for the first quarter of ...
China’s taxman is coming for Alibaba
April 8th, 2015
China stands to collect billions of dollars in taxes as Alibaba insiders unload shares held under lock-and-key since the tech firm’s record-breaking market debut last year. Two of the company’s “lock up” agreements have now expired, releasing an additional ...
Long-awaited new UAE companies law issued by Sheikh Khalifa, boon for markets
April 3rd, 2015
The long-awaited new companies law will be a boon to IPO activity in the UAE and boost corporate governance, lawyers have said. The Commercial Companies Law No 02 for the year 2015 was issued by Sheikh Khalifa, President of ...
We’re All Hedge Funds Now, Part 2: Tech Startups and Nigerian Bonds
March 27th, 2015
Watching formerly risk-averse investors adapt to a negative interest rate world is almost as much fun as watching Europe try to keep Greece and Germany in the same financial family. In each case, success depends on all the parties ...
Kuwait opens door for foreign operator to own part of stock market
March 27th, 2015
The Kuwait Stock Exchange may offer up to 44 percent of its shares to a company that has experience in operating bourses when it goes public, a senior government official told Reuters on Thursday. Such a move, which still ...
China to reap Alibaba windfall as tightens up on tax
March 23rd, 2015
China could make billions of dollars from taxing gains made by employees of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group BABA.N who are free to sell their shares for the first time since its IPO, as the country tightens up its leaky ...
