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Deloitte ranked as the No. 1 global consulting organization for the 5th consecutive year
June 15th, 2015
For the fifth consecutive year, Gartner has ranked Deloitte member firms (Deloitte) as the number one global consulting organization based on 2014 market share revenue in their report Market Share Analysis: Consulting Services Worldwide, 2014. Gartner defines Consulting as Business ...
Oil prices fall on oversupply, but US crude supported by Gulf of Mexico storm
June 15th, 2015
Oil prices extended declines on Monday after two straight days of losses late last week as high production offset strong refinery runs, but a storm that could impact Gulf of Mexico operations supported U.S. crude. Saudi Arabia, the world’s ...
Ex-Deutsche Bank Trader Said to Sue U.K. FCA in Identity Spat
June 12th, 2015
Joerg Vogt, a former trading executive at Deutsche Bank AG, sued the U.K. financial regulator for indirectly identifying him in its Libor settlement with the bank, a person with knowledge of the case said. Vogt, the bank’s former director ...
Developing Countries Face Tough Transition in 2015 with Higher Borrowing Costs and Lower Prices for Oil & Other Commodities
June 11th, 2015
Developing countries face a series of tough challenges in 2015, including the looming prospect of higher borrowing costs as they adapt to a new era of low prices for oil and other key commodities, resulting in a fourth consecutive ...
BoE: Fair and Effective Markets Review Releases Final Report
June 11th, 2015
Bank of England – The Fair and Effective Markets Review today published its Final Report, which sets out 21 recommendations to help restore trust in the wholesale Fixed Income, Currency and Commodity (FICC) markets. The Review was established by the ...
Australia’s central bank open to further easing, with caveats
June 10th, 2015
Australia’s central bank said on Wednesday it was “open to the possibility” of more interest rate cuts if needed, while cautioning that ever easier policy had risks given households were already burdened with a large amount of debt. In ...
The best and worst IPOs of 2015
June 10th, 2015
A lot of familiar names have made their stock market debuts this year: Etsy (ETSY), GoDaddy(GDDY), Box (BOX). Unfortunately, the fame has been short-lived for most. The stock of online craft retailer Etsy soared 88% on its first day of trading in mid-April. It looked like ...
Swiss to Vote on Federal Inheritance Tax
June 9th, 2015
Opponents say the measure could cripple hundreds of Switzerland’s small and midsize companies Switzerland will vote this month on introducing a federal inheritance tax, a levy that opponents say could threaten the small and midsize companies that employ roughly ...
PwC appoints new UK and global banking and capital markets leaders
June 8th, 2015
PwC has appointed Simon Hunt as its new UK banking and capital markets leader. Kevin Burrowes, who remains the UK firm’s financial services leader, has additionally been appointed as global banking and capital markets leader across the PwC international ...
Volante Technologies signs strategic partnership with Access to Arabia
June 8th, 2015
Designed to address the migration of Jordanian payments to new ISO 20022-based message standards Volante Technologies, a global leader in the provision of financial message and data integration, validation and processing software, today announced a strategic partnership with Access ...