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Deutsche Bank Jumps as Lender Said to Consider Bond Buyback
February 10th, 2016
Cryan said in memo to staff on Tuesday bank is `rock solid’ Shares jump as much as 11%, biggest intraday gain since 2011 Deutsche Bank AG jumped the most in more than four years as Germany’s biggest bank considers ...
IEA releases Oil Market Report for February
February 10th, 2016
As signs of a demand slowdown surface, higher OPEC output only partly offsets non-OPEC decline Having peaked, at a five-year high of 1.6 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2015, global oil demand growth is forecast to ease back ...
How Six Brokers Walked Free After Unraveling of U.K. Libor Case
February 9th, 2016
Witnesses fail to convince, jury acquits local defendants Loss in complex case seen a major setback for regulators The first signs of trouble for prosecutors came about three weeks into the trial. Their witness was a government investigator called ...
The rich already use robo-advisers, and that scares banks
February 8th, 2016
Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, BofA planning automated services Banks are watching wealthy clients flirt with robo-advisers, and that’s one reason the lenders are racing to release their own versions of the automated investing technology this year, according to a ...
Grant Thornton’s ambition to become the ‘go-to firm for growth’
February 8th, 2016
Grant Thornton UK LLP has published its Strategic Review. The review is based on an ‘outside in’ analysis of its market place and operations, and aligned with the ‘Growing Together 2020’ strategy of the global organisation. The review sets out ...
Oil Trades Near $31 After Saudi-Venezuela Talks as Bets Increase
February 8th, 2016
Al-Naimi speaks with counterpart about other producer meetings Vitol CEO says crude to stay between $40 and $60 for 10 years Oil traded near $31 a barrel after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela met to discuss cooperating to stabilize the ...
Deutsche Bank must face $3.1 billion lawsuit
February 4th, 2016
Deutsche Bank must face U.S. lawsuit over $3.1 billion mortgage loss Deutsche Bank AG must face a U.S. lawsuit seeking to hold it liable for causing $3.1 billion of investor losses by failing to properly monitor 10 trusts backed ...
HSBC to freeze salaries, hiring in 2016 in battle to cut costs
February 1st, 2016
Europe’s largest lender, HSBC, is imposing a hiring and pay freeze across the bank globally in 2016, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. An email was sent to staff on Friday detailing the latest cost-saving measures, according ...
Which country is the World’s Favorite New Tax Haven?
January 28th, 2016
The World’s Favorite New Tax Haven Is the United States Moving money out of the usual offshore secrecy havens and into the U.S. is a brisk new business. Last September, at a law firm overlooking San Francisco Bay, Andrew ...
Looking to find lawyers online? A new website transforms the way we find them
January 28th, 2016
Brisbane lawyer launches comparison shopper site for legal firms A young Brisbane woman has transformed the way we find lawyers online by creating a website likened to Webjet for lawyer services. LawyerQuote provides an online platform for users to ...