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The Rise and Fall of the Cypriot Economy (Part 1)
October 16th, 2014
Part 1 – Blue Skies, Growth & Wealth Development The Cypriot economy has had its fair share of ups and downs over the past 60 years since the island gained independence from the United Kingdom. The purpose of this ...
FCA targets those most at risk of investment fraud
October 15th, 2014
FCA in an effort to inform investors and prevent investment frauds has issued a campaign to raise awareness on the issue. Investment scams generally involve high-pressured selling, using boiler room tactics, for products which often do not exist, including ...
Citi pulls out of consumer banking in 11 countries, profit jumps
October 15th, 2014
Citigroup Inc said it is pulling out of consumer banking in 11 markets, including Japan and Egypt, as the U.S. bank with the biggest international business looks to cut persistently high costs. The third-largest U.S. bank, built with a ...
TradeStation Launches TradeStation Ifx
October 14th, 2014
TradeStation Forex, a division of IBFX, Inc., a Monex Group company (Monex Group, Inc. is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange code: 8698), has announced the launch of TradeStation Ifx, a new forex brokerage service ...
UK banks pay out $2.5 billion for swaps mis-selling
October 14th, 2014
Britain’s biggest banks have paid out less than 40 percent of the 4 billion pounds ($6.4 billion) set aside to cover the mis-selling of complex interest rate hedging products, according to data from the financial regulator. The mis-selling is ...
In Court, Lawyer Calls E.C.B. Bond Plan ‘an Egregious Extension’ of Powers
October 14th, 2014
In legal news, Europe’s highest appeals court began hearing arguments on Tuesday morning on a suit that aims to block a European Central Bank bond-buying program that has never been deployed — but whose mere announcement two years ago ...
$20 Billion Property Trusts in India halted by Tax Rules
October 14th, 2014
The Indian government has announced rules for setting up real estate investment trusts, vehicles that may spur $20 billion of property development. None of the money will be spent unless the country’s tax code is revised. “REITs cannot take ...
Tesco to suspend more senior staff over £250m accounting scandal
October 14th, 2014
Tesco is expected to suspend more senior staff as part of its ongoing investigation into a £250m black hole, according to The Independent. Five executives have already been asked to stand aside while an investigation by Deloitte and law ...
G20 watchdog toughens up new rule for securities financing
October 14th, 2014
Global regulators are making it more expensive for hedge funds and insurance companies to raise money from loaning shares in a bid to curb hitherto unregulated risks in “shadow banking”. Securities financing are typically short-term money-raising transactions between banks ...
U.S. banks ramp up credit card lending but margins may suffer
October 13th, 2014
As traditional Wall Street money makers like stock and bond trading suffer, banks are growing increasingly willing to invest in less glamorous operations: their credit card businesses. JPMorgan Chase & Co, (JPM.N) Citigroup Inc (C.N) and other big banks ...
