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Yuan gains credibility as reserve currency
May 7th, 2015
France’s Credit Agricole Private Banking is advising its clients to add the Chinese yuan to their portfolios as the world’s second-largest economy looks to further liberalise its currency. High net worth individuals in the Arabian Gulf region should consider ...
Largest independent broker-dealers enjoy double-digit revenue growth
May 4th, 2015
Despite lackluster sales of commission-rich products, IBD revenues grew in line with the broad market in 2014 Despite lackluster sales in 2014 of commission-rich products such as variable annuities and nontraded REITs, the leading independent broker-dealers managed to squeeze ...
Greek Nerves Turning Asian Money Off Europe, ADB Economist Says
May 4th, 2015
Asian companies are thinking twice about their dealings with European partners as jitters persist over whether Greece will splinter the euro area, the Asian Development Bank’s chief economist said. “The private sector is trying to adjust their strategy,” Shang-Jin Wei said ...
Bitcoin brokerage Circle gets $50 million investment
April 30th, 2015
Bitcoin brokerage Circle Internet Financial Inc said it closed a $50 million (32 million pounds)investment round led by Goldman Sachs and IDG Capital Partners. The company also said it will start giving customers the ability to hold, send, and ...
Bank of Russia Opposes Forex Restrictions
April 28th, 2015
The Bank of Russia said late Monday that it opposes any restrictions on using foreign currencies in Russia, addressing earlier calls from the country’s security council. The inter-agencies commission of the Security Council of Russia had told the central ...
UK’s biggest banks face further $29 billion misconduct bill: S&P
April 27th, 2015
Britain’s biggest banks face another 19 billion pounds ($29 billion) of charges relating to past misconduct over the next two years, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) said in a report on Monday. S&P said Britain’s banks and customer-owned ...
Nasdaq to settle Facebook IPO lawsuit for $26.5 million
April 27th, 2015
In a first for a U.S. stock exchange, Nasdaq OMX Group on Thursday agreed to pay $26.5 million (17.60 million pounds) to settle a class-action lawsuit involving its bungling of Facebook Inc’s $16 billion initial public offering, the plaintiffs’ lawyers said. ...
Deutsche Bank fined £227 million by FCA
April 23rd, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has handed Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank) a £227 million ($340 million) fine, its largest ever for LIBOR and EURIBOR-related (collectively known as IBOR) misconduct. The fine is so large because Deutsche Bank also ...
Dollar regains footing, Kiwi falls on RBNZ comments
April 23rd, 2015
Dollar broadly firm, US housing data beats expectations Euro hurt by concerns over Greece BOE minutes less dovish than expected, wrong footing markets Swiss franc under renewed pressure The U.S. dollar held firm on Thursday after strong U.S. housing ...
RMB currency of choice for multinational deals
April 22nd, 2015
A report produced by Allen & Overy has found that more than half of multinationals use the renminbi for transactions outside China. This week’s release of the Generation ¥ – RMB: the new global currency by A&O reveals that ...
