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New Deloitte Report Looks at Facebook’s Impact on Global Economy, Jobs
January 20th, 2015
In a more open and connected world, it’s not just easier for friends and family to stay in touch. New economic opportunities are being created too. A new report by Deloitte, titled Facebook’s Global Economic Impact, analyzes how Facebook’s marketing, platform, ...
World Economic Outlook (WEO) UPDATE
January 20th, 2015
Cross Currents Global growth will receive a boost from lower oil prices, which reflect to an important extent higher supply. But this boost is projected to be more than offset by negative factors, including investment weakness as adjustment ...
LMAX Exchange announces partnership with Z.com Trade
January 19th, 2015
The UK’s fastest growing technology firm, LMAX Exchange, an FCA regulated MTF for FX trading, is pleased to announce its partnership with GMO-Z.com Trade UK Limited (“Z.com Trade”), a member of the Japan-headquartered GMO CLICK Holdings Inc. group of ...
AVA Trade on Swiss National Bank decision
January 19th, 2015
AvaTrade released today that the decision of Swiss National Bank on Thursday, has no impact on its business operations. Source: AvaTrade
Switzerland Underestimated Effect Of Currency Move On Swiss Franc
January 19th, 2015
After Switzerland’s central bank shocked global markets with a surprise currency move on Thursday, the global consensus a day later was: No more surprises, please. Currency brokers across the globe suffered deep losses, people in Geneva lined up at ...
The first stage in the washing cycle – Placement (video)
January 19th, 2015
Placement Placement is the first stage of the money laundering process. It is the process of placing, through deposits or other means, unlawful cash proceeds into traditional financial institutions. At this stage cash derived from criminal activity is infused ...
Swissquote builds provisions following the decision of the SNB
January 16th, 2015
The surprising decision from the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to remove the 1.20 floor on the EUR/CHF has consequences on Swissquote Bank. Many clients were following the confirmed longstanding strategy from the SNB and were anticipating a weakening of the Swiss Franc against the ...
Russia Abandons PetroDollar By Opening Reserve Fund
January 16th, 2015
2015 has not been good to Russia; the spread between Brent and WTI is gone in anticipation of US exports and both benchmarks have flirted with sub $45 prices. A hostage to such prices, the ruble has yet to ...
Asian Stocks Slide With U.S. Futures, Bonds Climb on SNB
January 16th, 2015
Asian shares dropped with U.S. index futures as the market turmoil sparked by Switzerland abandoning the franc’s cap extended into a second day. Sovereign bonds rallied and gold traded near a four-month high. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell 0.6 percent ...
SEC Adopts Rules to Increase Transparency in Security-Based Swap Market
January 15th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted two new sets of rules that will require security-based swap data repositories (SDRs) to register with the SEC and prescribe reporting and public dissemination requirements for security-based swap transaction data. The SEC ...
