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EU Bank-Separation Bill Sets $112 Billion Trading Mark
June 16th, 2015
Banks with annual trading activities of more than 100 billion euros ($112 billion) would face added scrutiny from supervisors armed with a tool box of capital rules and separation powers in a draft European Union law. Envoys from the ...
We’re All Greek Now — Some Just Don’t Know It Yet
June 16th, 2015
Let’s see…a heavily-indebted country can’t pay its bills, engages in a long series of failed attempts to manage a partial, controlled default, sees most of its capital flee to safer venues, and then, in a final act of desperation, ...
HSBC and JP Morgan may relocate parts of their business to Luxembourg from UK
June 16th, 2015
HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) are in talks to relocate parts of their businesses to Luxembourg from the UK as they weigh the possibility of a British exit from the European Union, the Times ...
Interactive Data to Provide Evaluated Pricing Data to Liquidnet’s Fixed Income Dark Pool
June 16th, 2015
Interactive Data has issued a press release to inform that: Will provide Evaluated Pricing Data to Liquidnet’s Fixed Income Dark Pool to Better Support Best Execution Objectives Continuous Fixed Income Evaluated Pricing Will Provide Liquidnet’s Platform Participants with Pre-Trade Transparency and ...
China Shares Fall as Startup Shares Get Pricey
June 16th, 2015
Stocks in Asia mostly fell Tuesday, with China leading the decline, as investors there sell shares in highflying startup stocks that have gotten expensive. The Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.9% at 5019.42 following a 2% drop Monday, while ...
What is the cost if Greece exit Eurozone?
June 15th, 2015
Grexit to Cost the World One Trillion Euros in Losses Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has estimated that Grexit would cause the international economy a trillion euros in losses, besides, there will be a considerable political damage as “the ...
LSE to offer membership to Hong Kong firms
June 15th, 2015
Regulatory approval received for Hong Kong firms to access Europe’s most liquid and international market Further significant boost to growing UK – Greater China financial ties London Stock Exchange plc today announces it has received regulatory approval from Hong ...
No VAT on Bitcoin in Switzerland
June 15th, 2015
Excellent news from the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (ESTV): no VAT applies to Bitcoin in Switzerland. “This is excellent news for Bitcoin in Switzerland as it provides the legal certainty we need to professionally operate our business,” Niklas Nikolajsen, ...
Greece crisis: PM Tsipras tells creditors to ‘get real’
June 15th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said his government will wait patiently for international creditors to become “realistic”, after talks on a debt deal in Brussels failed. Mr Tsipras rejected demands for pension cuts, citing his country’s dignity. Time ...
FT Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia 2015
June 15th, 2015
Following the success of the first awards programme for Asia-Pacific in 2014, the Financial Times is delighted to announce the 2015 Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers Awards. When FT Innovative Lawyers was established in Europe almost a decade ago, it sought ...
