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‘Global Islamic Economy Indicator’ introduced
December 8th, 2014
DIEDC launches ‘State of Global Islamic Economy Report’ Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), in partnership with Thomson Reuters and in collaboration with the Dinar Standard, has launched the ‘State of the Global Islamic Economy Report (SGIE)’ for the ...
Commodity Benchmarks Seen Open to Manipulation, Law Firm Says
December 8th, 2014
Almost two-thirds of commodity market participants say that benchmarks used to set the price of everything from crude oil to ethanol to zinc are vulnerable to manipulation, according to a new study. The report, to be published today by ...
France, Italy, Belgium may break budget rules, EU to revisit in March
November 27th, 2014
The European Commission will tell France, Italy and Belgium on Friday their 2015 budgets risk breaking EU rules, but it will defer decisions on any action until early March. At that point, France could face a multi-billion euro fine ...
The Abundant Commodity That’s Becoming Harder to Find
November 27th, 2014
Bauxite, one of the most common ores in the earth’s crust, is growing scarce. It’s been 10 months since Indonesia banned exports of bauxite, used to extract aluminum, in a bid to transform its mining industry, and the global market is still ...
ASIC takes civil action against Make It Mine
November 26th, 2014
ASIC has started legal action against Make It Mine Pty Ltd (MIM), seeking financial penalties against the company for breaching consumer credit laws, including the responsible lending obligations. ASIC’s civil penalty proceedings, filed in the Federal Court of Australia ...
Aussie Near 4-Year Low as Lowe Says It May Weaken; Won Advances
November 26th, 2014
Australia’s dollar traded 0.3 percent from a four-year low after central bank Deputy Governor Philip Lowe said yesterday the currency will probably depreciate in line with commodity export prices. The yen was near the weakest level in seven years ...
Bolster your digital defences
November 25th, 2014
Cyber criminals have the financial services sector firmly in their sights, but there is much that organisations and employees can do to protect themselves from the threat Cyber crime is on the rise, and the financial services sector is ...
Asic announce cancellation of credit licence and bans director
November 25th, 2014
ASIC has cancelled the Australian credit licence (credit licence) of Net Finance (Corp) Pty Ltd (Net Finance) and banned its director, Mr Graham Tandy, from the credit industry for 10 years. A second employee responsible for the day-to-day operations ...
Investigation of Mobily accounting errors key test of Saudi Arabia’s governance resolve
November 24th, 2014
An investigation into accounting irregularities at Saudi Arabia’s No 2 phone operator is shaping up as a key test of governance as the kingdom’s markets open up to foreign investment Shares in the Saudi phone operator Etihad Etisalat, also ...
Wall Street Used Commodities Storage, Tankers for Unfair Gain, Senate Panel Finds
November 20th, 2014
Wall Street’s biggest banks have used their ownership of metals warehouses, oil tankers and other commodities businesses to gain unfair trading advantages and dominate markets, according to a U.S. Senate investigation. In a report on Goldman Sachs Group Inc., ...
