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Asian Stocks Slide Resumes as Dollar Strengthens; Oil Above $48
May 18th, 2016
Japan stocks, yen fluctuate after GDP growth beats estimates Dollar gauge rises to quarter’s high on rate-hike speculation Asian stocks fell for the first time in three days and the dollar strengthened against all of its major peers on ...
New ETFs Offer Unique Gold Exposure
April 19th, 2016
The Rex Shares gold-hedged ETFs—new to market this month—attempt to solve a common asset allocation problem many advisors face: What to do about gold? Most advisors today feel like they must own gold. Most do so because gold offers ...
CySec has issued a Circular to inform regarding trading in Binary Options
April 14th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued today a Circular that refers to Cyprus Investment Firms which are providing services in relation to binary options (‘the CIFs’). With this Circular, CySec wishes to inform the CIFs about ...
Asian stocks extend losses as BOJ offers gloomier economic view
March 15th, 2016
Asian stocks fell on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan painted a gloomier view of the world’s third-largest economy, but the yen firmed as policymakers appeared to back away from any imminent move to cut interest rates further into ...
Lloyds profits fall on PPI claims
February 25th, 2016
Lloyds Banking Group has reported a 7% fall in annual pre-tax profits to £1.6bn compared with £1.8bn a year earlier. The bank increased provisions for payment protection insurance (PPI) compensation in the year to £4bn. That was after the City ...
TFX and S&P Dow Jones Indices sign a license agreement for DJIA Index
January 20th, 2016
Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc. (TFX) and S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC have signed an agreement which allows TFX to list DJIA Margin contracts based on Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) on TFX. By adding yen denominated DJIA Margin contracts ...
U.K. Markets Pounded and ‘Brexit’ Vote Doesn’t Even Have a Date
January 18th, 2016
Pound, stocks decline as risks to U.K. economy stack up Turmoil is hurting outlook for Bank of England rate increase Wherever you look, Britain’s financial markets are creaking. The pound is at the weakest level since 2010 against the ...
Deloitte CFO Survey: A cautious start to 2016
January 4th, 2016
Support among CFOs for UK membership of the EU narrows, though majority still favour UK membership Risk appetite shrinks and business confidence falls back to 2012 level CFOs’ balance sheet strategies are more defensive than any time in last ...
Robot financial advisers to march on the UAE
December 4th, 2015
When the Dubai resident Lewis Brown and his wife Penelope wanted financial planning advice, they took what for many is a natural step – they spoke to a financial adviser. The adviser, Will Carling of AES International, spent several ...
Asia stocks stumble on geopolitical tensions, oil stands tall
November 25th, 2015
Asian stocks were on edge on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions flared after Turkey downed a Russian fighter jet, while crude oil prices extended gains. Spreadbetters expected some of the tension to have eased when trading begins in Europe, forecasting ...
