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Commodity losses
December 18th, 2015
Markets have been extraordinarily complacent about the bad debts building up in the financial system. In the wake of the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates this week, the effect on debt was barely mentioned in the subsequent analysis ...
Chinese Bank launches first Bond on London Stock Exchange
December 18th, 2015
Chinese bank ICBC London branch lists $10 billion Medium Term Note (MTN) programme on London Stock Exchange Launches $300 million bond First bond by a Mainland Chinese bank on the Main Market Minister Counsellor, Jin Xu and ICBC to open ...
LSEG Pre-Close Trading Update
December 17th, 2015
Unless otherwise stated, the following commentary refers to non-financial KPIs for the eleven months ended 30 November 2015 and, where appropriate, to the corresponding period last year. Good performance across each of the Group businesses In Information Services: – ...
Exchange operator BATS files to go public
December 16th, 2015
BATS Global Markets Inc filed for an initial public offering with U.S. regulators on Wednesday, in what would be the exchange operator’s second attempt at going public. The company told the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission in a preliminary ...
Junk Bond Crisis Starts To Metastasize
December 15th, 2015
With junk bonds finally reverting to their intrinsic value, the question on everyone’s mind is “what blows up next?” Here’s the first in what might be a long, painful list: “CLOs Hammered as Energy Rout Plays Havoc ...
Borsa Istanbul Goes Live on Nasdaq Technology Suite
December 14th, 2015
BISTECH Transformation Will Give Turkey One of the World’s Most Advanced Exchange Technologies Marks Completion of Phase One Delivery of Nasdaq’s Suite of Technologies and Advisory Services Borsa İstanbul, in partnership with Nasdaq, continues to build a world-class capital ...
Global Financial Services Provider TradeNext Expands with New Stock Brokerage in India
December 10th, 2015
Leading international FX & CFD provider, TradeNext, has expanded its global presence into Asia through the launch of a new equities-focused broker-dealer authorised by SEBI in India. TradeNext launched in the UK in 2012 as one of the first ...
Cheap oil makes UAE an attractive place to invest, says ADFG chief
December 10th, 2015
Abu Dhabi Financial Group is targeting a series of investments in the UAE, according to Jassim Alseddiqi, the investment firm’s chief executive, as lower oil prices make investments financially attractive. “The pricing today for the UAE markets, whether it’s ...
BGC Partners appoints Managing Director, Head of Swiss offices
December 10th, 2015
BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners,” “BGC,” or “the Company”), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has named Yann Le Gallais, Managing Director and Head of BGC’s Swiss offices, based ...
Gold price drop could spur jewellery maker profit in India
December 10th, 2015
While a strengthening dollar and an economic slump in China are battering stocks of jewellers from Tiffany & Co to Chow Tai Fook Jewellery, one company in India is predicting a demand pick-up after gold slid to a five-year low last week. ...