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Central Bank of Germany issued April Monthly Report
April 22nd, 2015
Structural developments in the German banking sector The financial and sovereign debt crisis which has afflicted the euro area for more than seven years now has clearly left a mark on the financial market, having forced monetary policymakers to ...
New York State Superintendent of Financial Services may exclude electronic trades from FX deals
April 22nd, 2015
New York State Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin Lawsky said evaluations of electronic trading may hold up foreign-exchange settlements for certain banks. Mr. Lawsky, speaking at a Dow Jones risk and compliance conference Tuesday, said it could take the ...
UK trader charged for manipulation contributing to 2010 flash crash
April 22nd, 2015
A high-frequency futures trader has been charged with illegally manipulating the stock market, contributing to the May 2010 “flash crash,” according to documents unsealed Tuesday. The Justice Department charged the United Kingdom’s Navinder Singh Sarao with wire fraud, 10 ...
Signs the market is girding for a Greek default
April 21st, 2015
If the financial market is a good predictor, you’d better brace for a Greek default. Borrowing costs on Greece’s government bonds have rallied back to levels not seen since 2012, the cost of insuring against a default has surged ...
CommerzVentures invests into social investing company eToro Group
April 20th, 2015
First investment of CommerzVentures CommerzVentures joins existing investors in a Series D financing CommerzVentures GmbH, the Corporate Venture Capital subsidiary of Commerzbank launched around six months ago, has made its first investment in a fintech company. It joined the ...
Trader Charged With Spoofing Market Loses Dismissal Bid
April 20th, 2015
The first high-speed trader charged with a method of market manipulation known as spoofing lost a bid to dismiss the case based on an argument the new law is too vague to be enforced. Michael Coscia was indicted last ...
Plus500 – Israel’s most profitable Internet company
April 20th, 2015
The online contracts for difference (CFD) company, which deals in capital market assets, has outperformed forecasts. Plus500 Ltd. (AIM: PLUS) whose share is traded at a $1.3 billion market cap, has reported partial results for the first quarter of ...
China, Japan stocks up as Beijing steps up stimulus
April 20th, 2015
Stock markets in China and Japan rose on Monday after Beijing’s latest stimulus to shore up the world’s second-largest economy underpinned sentiment and helped limit losses across the rest of Asia. China’s central bank on Sunday cut the amount ...
Bank of China, BOC International Holdings and SGX expand collaboration on Renminbi and market developments
April 17th, 2015
Singapore Exchange (SGX), Bank of China (BOC) and BOC International Holdings Limited (BOCI) are extending their collaboration on Renminbi (RMB) initiatives and embarking on joint activities that will contribute to the growth of both financial markets. The respective framework ...
BofA Investors Say Settlement Reached in Forex Class Action
April 17th, 2015
Bank of America Corp. investors say they’ve settled a lawsuit accusing the company of rigging prices in the foreign-exchange market. The investors, several pension and hedge funds, didn’t reveal how much the bank would pay in a statement Thursday ...
