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Citigroup Hires Deutsche Bank’s Hayashi for Japan Markets
June 3rd, 2015
Citigroup Inc., the third-largest U.S. bank by assets, hired Kuniyoshi Hayashi from Deutsche Bank AG to head its Japanese markets and securities division. Hayashi will join Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc. on Aug. 11 as a managing director and ...
Nomura Is Latest Bank to Stop Clearing Swaps as New Rules Bite
May 14th, 2015
Nomura Holdings Inc. will no longer act as a middleman to allow clients to guarantee their swap trades with a clearinghouse, the latest bank to exit the business as new rules increase risks and costs in the $630 trillion ...
Deutsche Bank fined £227 million by FCA
April 23rd, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has handed Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank) a £227 million ($340 million) fine, its largest ever for LIBOR and EURIBOR-related (collectively known as IBOR) misconduct. The fine is so large because Deutsche Bank also ...
Deutsche Börse and China Construction Bank agree strategic partnership
March 31st, 2015
Deutsche Börse: Deutsche Börse Group and China Construction Bank (CCB) have entered into a strategic partnership and have signed an agreement. Deutsche Börse Group is a leading global provider of financial market infrastructure services and is based in the European ...
Tokyo shares at eight-year top, Greek talks loom
February 16th, 2015
Japanese shares touched an eight-year high on Monday following a record close on Wall Street, with investors cautiously optimistic the European Union would make progress this week on a debt deal with Greece. Oil prices faded after an early spurt, ...
Banks Battle Speculation Denmark’s Euro Peg at Risk: Currencies
January 19th, 2015
Banks in Scandinavia are joining the Danish government in trying to persuade offshore investors that the Nordic country isn’t about to copy Switzerland and drop its euro peg. SEB AB, the Nordic region’s largest currency trader, said it’s been fielding calls ...
Dollar Gains a 7th Week Before Jobs; Yen Drop Spurs Bankruptcies
December 5th, 2014
The dollar headed for a seventh weekly gain, after rising above 120 yen yesterday for the first time since July 2007, as economists predicted U.S. job growth quickened while Japan is in recession and Europe struggles. The U.S. currency has gained ...
Singapore Returns Up to $9 Billion to Banks in Rate Probe
November 7th, 2014
Singapore’s central bank gave back as much as S$12 billion ($9.3 billion) that it took from 19 lenders last year as a penalty for trying to manipulate benchmark interest rates. The banks have taken steps to prevent a recurrence ...
SoftBank Cuts Annual Profit Forecast 10% on Sprint
November 4th, 2014
SoftBank Corp. (SFT), the Japanese wireless carrier led by billionaire Masayoshi Son, cut its full-year profit forecast 10 percent on widening losses at its Sprint Corp. unit in the U.S. Sprint, acquired in 2013 for $22 billion, is eliminating ...
China Expands Access to $4.3 Trillion Interbank Bond Market
November 3rd, 2014
China is opening its 26.31 trillion yuan ($4.3 trillion) interbank bond market to non-financial firms after tightening trading rules following a crackdown on illegal transactions. Qualifying participants will require minimum net assets of 30 million yuan and use a ...
