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Global dividend income hits new record of $1.167 trillion
February 17th, 2015
The total dividend income paid to shareholders around the world rose by 11% last year to $1.167 trillion, according to investment firm Henderson Global Investors. The biggest increase in cash payouts came from US firms at $52bn. Henderson said ...
Alpari issued a press release regarding Global Expansion of its Business
February 6th, 2015
Alpari’s chairman of the board of directors, Andrey Dashin has completed a deal to acquire Alpari (UK)’s intellectual property. This, amongst other things, includes the Alpari trade marks and domain names and encompasses more than 60 countries. These countries ...
Markets advance as oil rebounds
February 3rd, 2015
US markets recorded solid gains on Monday after a choppy trading session as investor sentiment improved with rebounding oil prices. Energy sector shares led the gains. Markets discounted disappointing economic news. The ISM report showed that manufacturing activity slowed ...
Baker Tilly International Reports 5% Increase In Global Revenues
February 2nd, 2015
Baker Tilly International has reported annual revenues of US$3.6bn for the financial year ending 30 June 2014, a year-on-year increase of 5%. The network’s ranking has been maintained as the world’s 8th largest accounting and business advisory network. Commenting ...
Markets mixed after Fed statement
January 29th, 2015
US stocks fell sharply on Wednesday after Federal Reserve reiterated its plans to hike interest rates sometime in 2015. The Federal Reserve boosted its assessment of US economy as it described the expansion as “solid”, an improvement over the ...
China’s yuan joins top 5 most-used global currencies
January 28th, 2015
China’s yuan has become one of the five most widely used currencies in global payments, an international financial transactions agency announced today. The yuan passed the Canadian and Australian dollars in popularity in December, according to the Society for ...
Markets decline on weak economic data and disappointing earnings reports
January 28th, 2015
US stocks recorded their biggest decline in three weeks on Tuesday after an unexpected drop in durable-goods orders and disappointing earnings reports from Microsoft Corp. and Caterpillar Inc. The durable-goods orders fell 3.4% in December instead of a small ...
Excel Markets announcement on Client Funds Status
January 28th, 2015
Excel Markets issued a press release with update in regards to client equity and withdrawals: As of Thursday, 22 Jan 2015 100% of pending withdrawal requests were processed amounting to 93% of the $1.954M in client equity held by ...
Global shares resilient as investors pin hopes on Fed; Apple outperforms
January 28th, 2015
Asian stocks showed some resilience on Wednesday as investors speculated whether the Federal Reserve could take a dovish turn in its post-meeting statement later in the session, amid signs a stronger dollar was hurting U.S. corporate profits. Apple Inc (AAPL.O) also ...
What Draghi’s Bond Buying in Europe Means for U.S. Debt Markets
January 23rd, 2015
The European Central Bank’s resolve to funnel more than a trillion dollars into the region’s capital markets may be a boon for borrowers across the Atlantic. ECB President Mario Draghi unveiled a bond-purchase program to ward off signs of ...