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CETA: EU and Canada agree on new approach on investment in trade agreement
March 1st, 2016
This agreement is a clear break from the current ISDS system and shows the commitment to work together to establish a multilateral investment tribunal. The European Commission and the Canadian Government have agreed to include a new approach on ...
Is the oil crash over? Prices soar 30% in 11 days
March 1st, 2016
Oil has stopped crashing. Investors around the world freaked out when oil prices plummeted to a 13-year low of $26.05 a barrel on February 11. But they are now sitting at $34 a barrel, marking an incredible 30% spike ...
FASB issues an Accounting Standards Update
February 29th, 2016
FASB issues new Quidance on Lease Accounting The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an Accounting Standards Update (ASU) intended to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions. The ASU affects all companies and other organizations that lease assets such as ...
Oil Prices up on Strong U.S. Data and Lower Oil-Rig Count
February 29th, 2016
Crude oil prices rose in early Asian trade Monday, buoyed by hopes that a fall in U.S. oil rigs would ease excess supply while stronger consumer spending in that country would spark demand for oil. On the New York ...
ISDA Publishes Principles for US/EU Trading Platform Recognition
February 26th, 2016
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) published a set of principles for achieving comparability determinations between US and European Union (EU) trading platforms. The paper analyzes the regulatory frameworks in the US and EU, with the aim ...
Asia markets mostly higher; Sharp drops 15% on takeover deal
February 26th, 2016
Asian markets were mostly higher Friday, with Japan extending gains from the previous session and Australia closing flat. Market watchers will be focused on a two-day gathering of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Shanghai that kicked off ...
Saudi Oil Minister Surprises OPEC with Tough Line on Prices
February 25th, 2016
Prepared for $20 a barrel to force production cuts outside the Middle East, Says al Naimi Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi surprised fellow members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on Tuesday when he said the ...
China shares drop, with the Shanghai Composite tumbling more than 5%
February 25th, 2016
China markets tumbled Thursday, extending a long rout, but some Asian markets posted gains following Wall Street’s reversal of sharp intraday losses overnight on the back of higher oil prices. Concerns were raised over China this week after the People’s ...
Spate of broker licences sparks hope in UAE
February 24th, 2016
The distribution of new broker licences in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first few weeks of 2016 has raised hopes the industry regulator is poised to further open up the market. The Insurance Authority (IA) has licensed ...
Asia trades lower as market sentiment falls, ASX slips 2%, Shanghai down 1%
February 24th, 2016
Asia stocks traded mostly down Wednesday morning, with a combination of low oil prices, concerns over China and weak overnight data weighing on market sentiment. In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 retraced losses over 1.7 percent early on to trade down ...
