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Mario Draghi: Introductory statement to the press conference in Nicosia
March 5th, 2015
Latest Update, March 06, on March 05 release of President of the ECB Introductory statement. The update is regarding Questions and Answers. You can find the Questions and Answers at the end of the following statement. Mario Draghi, President ...
Intercontinental Exchange Reports ICE and NYSE Volume for February 2015; Record Daily Oil Volume, up 59% over Prior February
March 5th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today reported February exchange traded volume. ICE’s February 2015 futures and options average daily volume (ADV) declined 6% compared to February 2014. Commodity ADV increased 11% ...
Banks brace for Fed capital buffers inspection
March 5th, 2015
The largest U.S. banks and their foreign rivals are facing a tough two-step check-up of their financial health by the Federal Reserve, forcing the firms to get a far better grip on how they measure risk. In its annual ...
SFO launches investigation into Bank of England liquidity auctions
March 5th, 2015
It is unclear whether the Bank’s employees are suspected of involvement in any attempt to rig the auctions, used as emergency lending during the credit crisis The Bank of England has, today, issued the following statement: “Following the ...
CYSEC Board Decision
March 5th, 2015
Following previous announcement dated February 18, 2015, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, following a decision in the meeting dated 2 March 2015, announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm ‘Pulp International Business Ltd’, with number 095/08, ...
European Stimulus Sparks Bond Blitz
March 5th, 2015
French utility GDF is the first company in over 14 years to issue euro bonds bearing no regular payments for investors Investors snapped up a half-billion euros of French utility bonds that will pay them no interest, a groundbreaking ...
Asia stocks slip, euro hits 11-year low before ECB
March 5th, 2015
Asian stocks slipped on Thursday after Wall Street continued to pull back from record highs ahead of Friday’s closely-watched U.S. jobs data, while the nervous euro languished at an 11-year low prior to the European Central Bank‘s policy meeting. ...
Citi and MasterCard Sign New Global Agreement That Expands Relationship
March 4th, 2015
Citi to Align Majority of Consumer Proprietary Credit and Debit Portfolios to MasterCard Citigroup (NYSE: C) and MasterCard (NYSE: MA) announced today that the companies have signed a new and expanded 10-year agreement. Citi will begin aligning the company’s ...
PwC expands its Debt & Capital Advisory team with three hires
March 4th, 2015
PwC is has made further investment in its Debt & Capital Advisory business with the appointment of three experienced bankers, meaning that the firm now has one of the largest debt advisory teams in the market focusing on UK ...
ECB Glimpse of Cyprus Debt Shows Limits of Bank Cleanup
March 4th, 2015
There was a time when a Cypriot on a moderate income could take a gamble on foreign real-estate worth more than his life savings. One banking crash, three and a half years of recession and an international bailout later, ...
