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Two Chinese Firms Seek Multibillion-Dollar IPOs
August 3rd, 2015
China Merchants Securities and China Reinsurance are pursuing Hong Kong listings Two Chinese financial firms are gearing up for multibillion-dollar initial public offerings in Hong Kong, even as China’s stock markets saw one of their steepest selloffs last month. ...
Greek Financial Markets to Open as Talks With Creditors Continue
August 3rd, 2015
Greek financial markets reopen on Monday after a five-week suspension as talks continue with creditors on austerity measures and reforms required for a third bailout. Local traders will be able to buy stocks, bonds, derivatives and warrants under certain conditions, according ...
The UAE: On the road to economic development
July 30th, 2015
In the past two years, the UAE has achieved three major milestones on the journey towards a sustainable and diverse economy. In 2014, the UAE’s stock exchanges were upgraded from ‘Frontier’ to ‘Emerging’ market status by the global markets ...
Bank of Russia Halts Foreign-Currency Purchases, as Ruble Hits Five-Month Lows
July 30th, 2015
Central bank stops buying U.S. dollars for reserves in bid to balance inflation and growth measures Russia’s central bank, whose credibility has been tested over the past year by runaway inflation and a volatile currency, is coming sharply into ...
8 Banking Giants Embracing Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech
July 28th, 2015
In its relative short history, bitcoin – and its underlying technology the blockchain – have captivated thinkers around the world, but not everyone was quick to see the potential. Due in part to its initial billing as a threat ...
Deutsche Boerse Buys 360T to Expand in Currency Trading
July 27th, 2015
Deutsche Boerse AG will buy foreign-exchange trading platform 360T for 725 million euros ($796 million) to move into the $5.3 trillion-a-day currency trading market. The agreement was signed by 360T shareholders including U.S. private equity firm Summit Partners, Deutsche ...
Mainland China needs to let brokers play a bigger role in market
July 20th, 2015
While putting all shares in central clearing may be the mainland regulator’s idea of a “safe” market structure, the system creates a wide gap with the outside world and erodes the role stockbrokers can play. In Hong Kong, all ...
AMF France warns the public for unauthorised investments firms
July 16th, 2015
The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) are publishing a new updated list of websites and entities offering investments on the unregulated foreign exchange (Forex) market in France, without authorisation ...
Orderly Grexit Poses a Puzzle for EU Lawyers Gaming Out Doomsday
July 10th, 2015
Grexit on Sunday? Not so fast, say the lawyers. Even if the creditors pull the plug, Greece will remain legally part of the euro zone on Monday. It could hang on in a half-out, half-in state indefinitely, creating legal ...
China Freezes Trading in 1,300 Companies, Locking Up 40% of Market Cap
July 8th, 2015
A wave of Chinese companies halted trading in their shares and regulators unveiled new measures to prop up the value of small-cap stocks in the latest attempts to stem a rout that’s wiped more than $3.5 trillion of value. ...
