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Privately educated dominate senior ranks at top law firms
May 18th, 2016
The biggest diversity survey of the legal profession yet undertaken charts patchy progress on gender and race – but privately educated solicitors remain vastly over-represented in the senior ranks of the biggest firms. The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s third diversity ...
Dollar edges down, Aussie soars on less dovish RBA minutes
May 17th, 2016
The dollar edged down slightly in Asian trading on Tuesday, while the Australian dollar soared after central bank minutes reduced expectations of an interest rate cut. The Aussie was already bolstered by a rebound in crude oil futures. U.S. ...
UAE cities ranks high among world’s fastest growing retail markets
May 16th, 2016
CBRE: Abu Dhabi and Dubai ranks high in retail development Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, have together ranked among the top 17 of the most active cities for shopping centre development, according to CBRE’s latest Global Shopping Centre Development ...
Kuwait calls on Iran to join oil production freeze plan
May 16th, 2016
Kuwait has called on Iran to join an oil production freeze plan after major producers failed to agree on keeping output at current levels. The freeze scheme, spearheaded by Saudi Arabia, has coincided with Iran’s bid to redeem lost ...
Asia trades mixed; Chinese shares under pressure
May 16th, 2016
Asian markets ended mostly higher on Monday, as traders shrugged off data released over the weekend that revived concerns over the Chinese economy. Japan’s Nikkei 225 pared some of its over 1 percent gains from early morning to close up 54.19 ...
Singapore, UK enhance FinTech collaboration
May 13th, 2016
The United Kingdom (UK) and Singapore have established the first FinTech Bridge with the signing of a Regulatory Cooperation Agreement between UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The launch coincided with the second UK-Singapore ...
Asia trades lower, as oil prices drop; Westpac shares down 3.7%
May 12th, 2016
Asian stocks fell modestly Thursday, taking cues from declines in U.S. stocks after a string of top-flight retail companies released disappointing earnings. The U.S. markets falls came despite gains in oil prices on better-than-expected inventories data. Shares of Disney had ...
IFRS publishes the global financial reporting language
May 11th, 2016
The 2016 edition of the Pocket Guide to IFRS® Standards: the global financial reporting languagewas published today by the IFRS Foundation. Put together by ex-Board member Paul Pacter, the analysis outlined in the Pocket Guide is conducted across 143 jurisdictions representing 98 per ...
Stocks Rally Amid Commodity Revival as Brazilian Assets Recover
May 11th, 2016
S&P 500 surges most since March amid gains in metals, oil Kiwi advances as central bank zeroes in on housing market U.S. stocks rallied the most in two months, joining a rebound in global equities as the bearish sentiment ...
Asia mostly higher; Nikkei leads with 2% gain
May 10th, 2016
Asia markets traded mostly higher on Tuesday, with the Japanese benchmark index leading gains in the region. The Nikkei 225 added 2.04 percent, while across the Korean Strait, the Kospi traded up 0.36 percent. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index was down 0.05 percent. ...
