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OECD: The Portuguese economy is gradually recovering from a deep recession
February 8th, 2017
The Portuguese economy is gradually recovering from a deep recession thanks to a broad structural reform agenda that has led to rising economic growth, falling unemployment and remarkable progress in export performance. Maintaining momentum for further reforms is crucial ...
VW sued by first German customer
February 7th, 2017
Deutsche See, an environmentally conscious fish distributor, became Volkswagen’s first major German customer to sue VW over misrepresenting their vehicles as being environmentally friendly. Deutsche See’s complaint alleged “malicious deception” and was filed at the ...
The U.S. market is about 10% overvalued, portfolio manager says
February 7th, 2017
Even if President Donald Trump’s tax policies are enacted, the U.S. stock market is still “not a great risk-reward for investors,” expert Michael Liss told CNBC on Monday. That’s because as it stands right now, the market is roughly ...
Grexit is back? Greece faces critical few weeks
February 6th, 2017
In the week of Groundhog Day it seemed entirely appropriate: Greek farmers, many on tractors, have once again been blockading roads and border posts amid mounting signs that the country long at the centre of Europe’s debt woes is ...
ESMA updates Q&A on MiFID II implementation and EMIR
February 3rd, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an update of its Q&A on practical questions regarding the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) and an updated Q&As document regarding the implementation of the Market in Financial Instruments Directive ...
Visa reports net income of $2.1 billion for Q1 2017
February 3rd, 2017
GAAP net income of $2.1 billion or $0.86 per share, an increase of 7% and 7%, respectively Adjusted net income and earnings per share growth of 23% and 23%, respectively Net operating revenue of $4.5 billion, an increase of ...
Why the owner of a New York brokerage accused of $17M ‘pump-and-dump’ scheme walks free
February 2nd, 2017
The U.S. took too long to charge an owner of a New York brokerage with orchestrating a $17 million pump-and-dump scheme, a judge ruled in throwing out the indictment. Guy Gentile was accused by the government of buying shares ...
Iran prepares to stop using the dollar as anger builds over Trump ban
February 1st, 2017
Iran says it is preparing to stop using the dollar in its official statements – a move that had been in the offing but appears to have been expedited after Washington included the country in a list of seven ...
Multinational law firm launches alternative legal services platform
February 1st, 2017
Fieldfisher launches multi-product ALS platform with initial focus on the derivatives and securities financing markets. The European law firm Fieldfisher launches Condor Alternative Legal Solutions (Condor) – a multi-product alternative legal services platform and the brain-child of derivatives partner ...
Monex Group published Quarterly financial results
January 30th, 2017
The Monex Group, Inc. (TSE 8698, Oki Matsumoto, Representative Executive Officer and CEO) reported the following quarterly financial results of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Monex, Inc. for the 3rd quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 prepared in ...