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ICAP plc – Trading Statement
February 9th, 2016
Transaction with Tullett Prebon on track Solid growth in the Post Trade division Continued investment in new product initiatives Market conditions remain challenging ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information ...
Deutsche Bank Shares Drop Again as European Banks Get Pummeled
February 9th, 2016
Investors are concerned about ability to navigate volatile markets Deutsche Bank AG’s shares dropped almost 10% on Monday as the battered European banking sector was hit by a fresh selloff amid investor concerns about lenders’ capital buffers and ability to ...
French ex-minister in court over tax fraud, money laundering
February 9th, 2016
Jerome Cahuzac was the face of France’s fight against tax evaders — until he was forced to acknowledge that he himself was dodging taxes, hiding money in tax havens around the world. President Francois Hollande’s onetime budget minister is ...
Credit Suisse announces full-year and 4Q15 results
February 4th, 2016
Credit Suisse reported Group FY2015 pre-tax loss of CHF 2,422 million and 4Q15 pre-tax loss of CHF 6,441 million, including substantial charges which are not reflective of our underlying business performance: goodwill impairment of CHF 3.8 billion, restructuring costs ...
UBS published fourth-quarter 2015 results
February 3rd, 2016
UBS has issued a press release to make publish its fourth-quarter 2015 results. According to UBS: UBS 2015 net profit up 79% to CHF 6.2 billion Fourth-quarter net profit CHF 949 million; quarterly diluted earnings per share CHF 0.25; ...
Goldman Sachs executive takes ‘personal leave’ amid Malaysian fund corruption probes
February 1st, 2016
Tim Leissner, chairman of Goldman Sachs Southeast Asia’s operations, has taken a “personal leave” amidst corruption scandals associated with Malaysia’s state-owned 1MDB fund, with which Goldman worked closely. President of Goldman’s Singapore operations since 2006 and chairman of its ...
Welcome To The Currency War, Part 21: Japan Goes Negative; US To Return Fire In 2016
February 1st, 2016
Well that didn’t take long. Two weeks of falling share prices and the European and Japanese central banks caved. First the ECB promised new stimulus — which the markets liked — and then the BoJ upped the ante with ...
IG Group released report of Investment Trends 2015 UK
January 29th, 2016
IG Group has issued an announcement to make publish Investment Trends 2015 UK Leveraged Trading Report. According to the company: UK trader numbers rose over 2015 in spite of the turmoil that followed the Swiss Franc depeg New criteria ...
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 ...
Poland may water down FX loans conversion plan if costs too high
January 27th, 2016
A Polish minister signalled on Wednesday the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party may water down the president’s plan to convert Swiss franc mortgages into zlotys if it is too expensive for banks. President Andrzej Duda has set out ...
