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Global stock markets hit by Portuguese bank concerns
July 11th, 2014
Stock markets in Europe and the US have fallen over concerns about the health of one of Portugal’s biggest banks. Shares in Banco Espirito Santo were suspended after falling 17% following concerns about accounting irregularities at its parent group. ...
Asian Stocks Slip With Won on Portugal as Gold Holds Gain
July 11th, 2014
Asia’s benchmark stock index headed for its first weekly loss since May 9, the cost of insuring bonds in the region climbed and the yen maintained gains with gold amid concern that Europe’s debt problems haven’t been resolved. South ...
Asian shares track Wall St. lower, yen gains
July 11th, 2014
Asian shares recouped early losses on Friday as sentiment in the region proved resilient to Portuguese bank concerns amid signs offshore funds were returning to emerging world assets. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan recovered to be ...
ECB keeps banks on tight leash for health check results
July 10th, 2014
The European Central Bank wants to give banks just 48 hours to review the results of a balance sheet health check so it can guard against data leaks even though the banks would like more time. The ECB is ...
Stock futures fall sharply on Portuguese, Italian woes
July 10th, 2014
U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday as European shares tumbled on growth concerns after weak data out of Italy and concern over the health of Portugal’s top listed bank. With U.S. stocks trading near record highs, the ...
Improvements to EU Merger Control Rules in the Offing?
July 10th, 2014
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on proposals to improve merger control at EU level outlined in a White Paper. The reform of the Merger Regulation in 2004 has made the EU’s merger control regime more efficient ...
Global stocks mixed, Indonesia up after election
July 10th, 2014
Global markets were mixed Thursday with a slight pickup in China’s exports failing to give a lift to European stocks after most Asian indexes closed up. Indonesian stocks surged despite a contested presidential election result. European markets failed to ...
ESMA publishes accounting enforcement guidelines
July 10th, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final Guidelines on the enforcement of financial information published by listed entities in the European Union (EU). The aim of the guidelines is to strengthen and promote greater supervisory ...
China Said to Probe Alleged Bank of China Money Laundering
July 10th, 2014
China’s central bank and currency regulator are investigating a state media report that alleged Bank of China Ltd. broke rules on transferring money overseas, two government officials familiar with the matter said. The probe focuses on whether Bank of ...
‘Google It’ Becomes ‘Hide It’ After Right to Be Forgotten
July 10th, 2014
“Google it” is synonymous with seeking information. Now Google Inc. (GOOG) is struggling with a new rule: “Hide it.” The world’s biggest search-engine company is grappling with how to apply a European Union court decision that said citizens have ...
