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Stocks, currencies wary of Greek confusion
February 11th, 2015
Asian stock markets turned cautious on Wednesday while the U.S. dollar crept higher as looming euro zone meetings to discuss the Greek debt crisis threatened to produce more confusion than clarity. Euro zone finance ministers meet later on Wednesday and EU leaders on Thursday, ...
Asian Stocks Follow U.S. Shares Higher as Oil Resumes Rebound
February 6th, 2015
Asian stocks followed U.S. equities higher, with the regional benchmark index extending its weekly advance, as materials and energy shares gained amid higher oil prices. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index rose 0.4 percent to 142.14 as of 9:01 a.m. ...
ICAP to fight €14.9m Brussels fine
February 5th, 2015
ICAP is to fight a €14.9m fine imposed on it by European antitrust authorities for aiding a cartel in the yen swaps markets as Brussels formally closed a portion of its long-running probe into rate manipulation. The UK interdealer broker ...
China stock markets rally after surprise rate cut
February 5th, 2015
China markets are rallying after the mainland’s central bank unexpectedly cut a key lending rate on Wednesday. The People’s Bank of China lower the required reserve ratio (RRR) for banks by 50 basis points in an attempt to stimulate the slowing ...
ICAP to face EU fine over yen cartels
February 3rd, 2015
ICAP faces an EU fine this week for allegedly facilitating cartels on yen-denominated inter-rate benchmarks, as Brussels tackles the holdouts in rate-rigging probes that have already resulted in about €1.7bn in penalties. The world’s largest interdealer broker has strongly ...
Asian shares skid as bullish Fed take investors by surprise
January 29th, 2015
Asian shares extended losses on Thursday after the Federal Reserve took an upbeat view on the U.S. economy and signalled that it remains firmly on track to raise interest rates this year despite an uncertain global outlook. A greater likelihood of ...
First Derivatives partners FTT on integrated service for FX brokers
January 26th, 2015
First Derivatives (AIM:FDP.L, ESM:FDP.I) announces a partnership with Fair Trading Technology to provide an integrated solution for retail brokers. The combined service leverages the back-end capabilities of FD’s Delta Flow platform, such as connectivity to liquidity sources, aggregation, price ...
Euro Slips With U.S. Futures on Greece as Treasuries Gain
January 26th, 2015
The euro slipped with U.S. equity-index futures, while Treasuries rallied as Greek voters handed victory to a party that’s pledged to renegotiate the terms of an international bailout. Asian stocks dropped with crude oil and industrial metals. The 19-nation ...
The second stage in the washing cycle – Layering (Video)
January 26th, 2015
Layering Layering is the process of separating the proceeds of criminal activity from their origin through the use of many different techniques to layer the funds. These include using multiple banks and accounts, having professionals act as intermediaries and ...
Euro Near 11-Year Low as JGBs Plunge Before ECB
January 22nd, 2015
The euro traded near an 11-year low against the dollar and Japanese 10-year yields jumped the most since 2013 amid speculation the European Central Bank will boost stimulus through asset purchases. U.S. and European equity-index futures climbed and Hong ...
