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Asia shares fall on China caution, yuan jumpy ahead of IMF decision
November 30th, 2015
Asian shares fell on Monday as Chinese stocks extended last week’s sharp losses, while the yuan bounced in volatile trade hours ahead of an IMF decision on whether to promote it to a basket of global reserve currencies. MSCI’s ...
Stocks Fall on China Selloff as Yuan Weakens; Commodities Slump
November 27th, 2015
Brokerages lead losses in Chinese shares on government probes Traders holding on to December Fed bets while ECB seen easing A selloff in Chinese stocks spread across Asia as falling industrial profits and a deepening probe of the financial ...
ISIS parks its cash in Bitcoin, experts say
November 26th, 2015
Just days after the hacker group Anonymous pledged to hunt down Islamic State members and launch cyberattacks against their accounts, a separate group of techies claims it has identified a key funding avenue for the terror network – bitcoin accounts. Ghost ...
Apple Seeks to Launch Apple Pay in China by February
November 24th, 2015
Tech giant has paved way by striking deals with big four state-run banks, but regulatory hurdles may remain Apple Inc. seeks by early February to launch its new Apple Pay electronic-payment service in China—a vibrant but fiercely competitive market ...
Currency Spoofing Is Said to Be New York’s Latest Target
November 24th, 2015
Subpoenas sent to brokers including TFS-ICAP, Tullett Prebon Schneiderman probing FX options linked to emerging markets The New York attorney general is investigating possible manipulation in foreign-exchange trading, according to a person familiar with the matter, aiming more scrutiny ...
FINRA Fines Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. $1.4 Million
November 20th, 2015
FINRA Fines Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. $1.4 Million for Violating Regulation SHO and Short Interest Reporting Rules The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. $1.4 million for violating Regulation SHO, ...
GlobalRisk and Interactive Data Collaboration
November 20th, 2015
GlobalRisk and Interactive Data Collaborate to Support CFTC’s Derivatives Oversight Operations Offering will provide market regulator with real-time pricing and data to support greater transparency into risk exposures Interactive Data, a leading provider of lowlatency technology and market data ...
Shell’s Takeover of BG Group Clears Australian Hurdle
November 20th, 2015
Tie-Up’s success hangs on approval from China and Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board Australia’s antitrust regulator won’t stand in the way of Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s takeover of BG Group PLC, brushing aside its earlier concerns that the tie-up could reduce the supply of natural ...
Ice Futures Singapore Launches with Commodity and Fx Contracts Serving Asian Markets
November 18th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced the successful launch of trading and clearing for ICE Futures Singapore and ICE Clear Singapore on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Total volume of 8,847 contracts traded and cleared on ...
Fear Spreads as China’s Finance Firms Face Arrests
November 18th, 2015
“People are worried” as hedge funds, traders, CSRC targeted At least 16 connected to finance world caught up in crackdown The high-drama highway arrest of a prominent hedge fund manager. Seizures of computers and phones at Chinese mutual funds. The investigations ...
