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Asian Stocks Retreat as Oil Falls With Copper; Yen Strengthens
April 25th, 2016
Japanese currency advances after steepest drop since 2014 Crude retreats from five-month high; British pound gains Asian shares were set for the first back-to-back declines in a month as commodities prices retreated and the yen strengthened, reflecting investor caution ...
KCG announces First Quarter 2016 Results
April 22nd, 2016
KCG ANNOUNCES CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS OF $0.41 PER DILUTED SHARE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2016 KCG reports consolidated revenues of $345.4 million and pre-tax earnings of $60.0 million for the quarter KCG increases book value to $16.42 per share ...
Once A Tax Haven, Gibraltar Now Says It’s Low-Tax
April 19th, 2016
Gibraltar, a tiny British territory at Europe’s southern tip, is famous for its geography — a huge limestone rock — that appears on the Prudential logo. It’s a global center for offshore banking, with the trappings of wealth to prove ...
New ETFs Offer Unique Gold Exposure
April 19th, 2016
The Rex Shares gold-hedged ETFs—new to market this month—attempt to solve a common asset allocation problem many advisors face: What to do about gold? Most advisors today feel like they must own gold. Most do so because gold offers ...
Dollar gains as investors move back into stocks, oil
April 19th, 2016
The yen was lower against its rival currencies in Asian trade Tuesday, with improved market sentiment prompting sales of the safe-haven Japanese currency. The U.S. dollar USDJPY, +0.47% advanced to as high as ¥109.23 before trimming its gains to ¥109.06. That compared ...
Five EU Countries Agree To Share Beneficial Ownership Data
April 18th, 2016
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK have agreed to exchange data held on beneficial ownership registers and registers of trusts. This pilot project, initiated by the UK, will explore the best way for countries to share this information, ...
Treasury planning crackdown on bitcoin and cryptocurrency anonymity in bid to tackle criminal use of digital currencies
April 11th, 2016
Ministers at the Treasury are planning a shake-up in the world of cryptocurrencies that will mean bitcoins and other virtual currencies can no longer be purchased anonymously. The change in the law, which the Treasury is preparing to introduce ...
Bitcoin graduate Circle launches free social payment app in UK with Barclays
April 6th, 2016
Circle, the leading digital payments company which uses the blockchain as a settlement rail, is launching a social payment app in the UK with the help of Barclays. It’s the first time the Financial Conduct Authority has granted an ...
EU competition chief says unclear when Apple tax probe will be decided
April 5th, 2016
A two-year investigation into whether Apple’s (AAPL.O) tax deal with Irish authorities gave the iPhone maker an unfair advantage will take a lot longer because of the large amount of data involved, the EU antitrust chief said on Monday. ...
Credit Suisse faces tough questions after $1 billion write-downs
April 5th, 2016
On Jan. 19, Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam contacted the head of the Swiss bank’s markets business asking for more details about the fourth-quarter results at the trading division, according to materials seen by Reuters. Two-and-a-half months ...
