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Caribbean Association of Banks endorses SWIFT’s KYC Registry
September 28th, 2015
SWIFT’s KYC Registry gains momentum amongst Caribbean banks. SWIFT today announces that the Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB), with regional membership of 45 financial institutions across 16 countries, endorses The Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry, a centralized repository that ...
Swiss Investigate Seven Banks Over Precious Metals Market Trading
September 28th, 2015
Inquiry involves possible collusion between UBS, Julius Baer, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Mitsui A Swiss regulator has opened an investigation into precious metals trading at a group of large banks, marking the latest in a line ...
FSMA Belgium warns on Binary Options and Forex products providers
September 28th, 2015
Binary options and forex products: FSMA once again warns the public against various companies engaging in unauthorized activities in Belgium The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued a warning to inform public for the activities of various ...
Asian Shares Mostly Down; Singapore Enters Bear Market
September 28th, 2015
Japan shares fall as investors rethink likelihood of easing Japanese shares led Asian markets lower Monday, as investors reconsidered the prospects for further monetary easing, while stocks elsewhere mostly fell as evidence of China’s slowdown continues to build. The ...
Oil prices rise as firm Chinese seasonal demand offsets weak Japan data
September 25th, 2015
Oil markets rose on Friday as strong seasonal demand from China outweighed weak consumer data from Japan, although analysts said that the slowing global economic outlook meant that oil prices would likely remain low for months to come. While ...
Accountants have an important role to play in promoting Natural Accounting Capital
September 25th, 2015
In their latest joint paper dealing with the issue of Natural Capital Accounting (NCA), three leading professional, campaigning and business organisations say that the accountancy profession has an important role to play in promoting the concept of NCA among ...
Gold dips as Yellen says Fed on track to hike rates this year
September 25th, 2015
Gold dropped from its highest in a month on Friday as the dollar rallied on an assurance from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen that the U.S. central bank would begin raising rates this year. Spot gold had fallen 0.7 ...
Asian stocks turn negative on Fed uncertainty
September 25th, 2015
Asian stocks lost steam in choppy trade on Friday, mirroring the lackluster lead from Wall Street amid uncertainty over U.S monetary policy. In a speech that occurred after the market close, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said that an ...
Futures fall sharply; Yellen speech awaited
September 24th, 2015
U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday as concerns about global economic growth grew and ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. * Investors will look for clues regarding the timing of an interest rate ...
China Cannot Let This Happen
September 24th, 2015
After borrowing — and largely wasting — $15 trillion during the Great Recession, China now looks like a typical decadent developed-world country, complete with slow growth, anemic consumer spending and unstable financial markets. But it’s not France, Canada or ...
