Regulatory Fine
June 26th, 2015
Global Regulators Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Fines Imposed for Year 2015 and 2016
Market get a boost: Etisalat 40 percent is open to investment by individual UAE citizens
June 25th, 2015
News that restrictions on investment in United Arab Emirates telecommunications operator Etisalat will be loosened may boost Abu Dhabi’s market on Tuesday, while other bourses may have a modestly positive tone. At present, the government’s Emirates Investment Authority (EIA) ...
Noble Group Denies Repos Use, Slams Iceberg as Not Credible
June 17th, 2015
Asia’s largest commodity trader Noble Group Ltd. took on its critics today with an open letter defending its accounting methods and valuations of a coal asset. Noble has seen its shares drop more than 40 percent since a group ...
Saudi Market Opening May Help Neighbors
June 15th, 2015
Other Arab countries—including Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates—are likely to be among the major beneficiaries When Saudi Arabia opens up its stock market to foreign investors Monday, the loudest cheers may come from the Persian Gulf country’s ...
Fast Facts about the Debt Crisis in European Countries
June 11th, 2015
Here’s a look at the European Debt Crisis which has affected the countries of Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Cyprus: July 11, 2011 – A munitions explosion at a naval base kills 13 people and destroys the ...
HSBC to Sell Units in Brazil and Turkey and Shrink Investment Bank
June 9th, 2015
HSBC will take an axe to its investment bank and seek to cut up to $5 billion in costs in an effort to improve its sluggish performance, Europe’s biggest bank said on Tuesday. The announcement to the Hong Kong ...
Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) Decisions
May 21st, 2015
The Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) decided during its Board of Directors’ meeting, on 14.5.2015, the following: The approval of the offer document regarding the mandatory bid of PIRAEUS BANK SA to the shareholders of the company TRASTOR REIC, according to ...
Iran’s markets opening up for Australia
May 14th, 2015
Bishop’s Tehran visit a sign of things to come Julie Bishop’s recent visit to Iran – the first by an Australian foreign minister in over a decade – marks an important step in the development of relations between the ...
China Stocks Drop While Aussie Gains After RBA; Commodities Fall
May 5th, 2015
Chinese stocks fell on concern recent gains were excessive, while Indonesia’s rupiah weakened after the economy contracted. Australia’s currency rose amid speculation the central bank will refrain from further interest-rate cuts. The Shanghai Composite Index retreated 2.3 percent by ...
Banks around the world announced their First Quarter Results
April 30th, 2015
Banks around the world with international operations issued press release to annouce their Results for the First Quarter of 2015. Highlights for Credit Susisse, BNP Paribas, Royal Bank of Scotland and Bank of China are as follow: Credit Suisse ...
