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LCH announced management appointments
April 27th, 2016
Daniel Maguire appointed Global Head of Rates & FX Derivatives Paddy Boyle joins as Head of FX Product LCH, the global clearing house, is pleased to announce two senior executive appointments. Effective 1 May 2016, Daniel Maguire will assume ...
PwC Vatican audit suspended
April 25th, 2016
THE MUCH VAUNTED first external audit into the Vatican’s opaque finances has been halted. A Vatican spokesman said the audit by PwC had been suspended. Vatican watchers point to widening tensions between the Church’s reforming wing – championed by the Pope Francis-appointed ...
Bank of Israel keeps the interest rate for May 2016 unchanged at 0.1 percent
April 25th, 2016
Inflation data: The Consumer Price Index for March declined by 0.2 percent, a slightly greater decline than the average of forecasters’ predictions for a decline of 0.1 percent. There was a seasonal price decline of 3.9 percent in the fruit ...
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 ...
China’s biggest tax reform for 20 years set to buoy growth
April 22nd, 2016
China’s biggest tax overhaul in more than two decades starts on May 1, with changes set to reduce the burden on services companies and encourage factories to upgrade and innovate. Under the new system, taxes in the construction, property, finance and ...
FMA: Three things that stop you from making good investment decisions – and four that can help
April 22nd, 2016
Feelings and fears are the key things that stop consumers making good decisions when it comes to their finances or investments. A cross-government paper released by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today delves further into why we behave this ...
Cryptocurrency For Beginners – Bitcoin, Ethereum, And BitGold
April 20th, 2016
What do you know about Bitcoin? Ever purchased/sold any? Used it to pay for something, online or at a bricks and mortar store? What about Ethereum? BitGold? If you’re like the majority of the public, you may have a ...
The ECB and shadow banking
April 19th, 2016
Markets have fully adjusted to a financial world which reflects the leadership and management of money by central banks, and are increasingly frightened of any prospect of their control failing. Every time the system stumbles, the response has been ...
Broker’s XTB IPO to become the biggest IPO in Warsaw
April 18th, 2016
Trump, Brexit Swings to Benefit Polish Broker XTB Starting IPO XTB founder says global volatility may boost broker’s results Share sale of up to $56 million is biggest Warsaw IPO in year X-Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA, central and ...
FCA: Are high-frequency traders anticipating the order flow? Cross-venue evidence from the UK market
April 18th, 2016
High-frequency traders (HFTs) have received a mixed reaction from academics and practitioners with some people underlining their role as liquidity providers and others highlighting the problems that they could bring to the market. A specific allegation that has been ...
