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OPEC Says Weak Oil Prices to Curb Output
January 19th, 2016
Cartel forecasts non-OPEC output to decline this year Oil prices remained below $30 a barrel Monday but the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries flagged the potential for a recovery, saying the market would start to rebalance this year as weak ...
Hong Kong: Two solicitors engaged in fraud
January 18th, 2016
Court finds two solicitors engaged in insider dealing and fraud or deception The Court of First Instance today found that two solicitors, Mr Eric Lee Kwok Wa and Ms Betty Young Bik Fung, and Eric Lee’s sister, Ms Patsy ...
The Top 10 (or 11) Bitcoin-Friendly Cities
January 18th, 2016
Looking to spend bitcoin on your travels? Your chances are much greater in the US. Seven of the top 11 cities with the most merchants that accept bitcoin are in the U.S., based on information from coinmap.org. San Francisco/San ...
Herbert Smith Freehills named most trusted legal adviser to FTSE 100 companies
January 14th, 2016
Research published by The Lawyer has revealed that Herbert Smith Freehills is now the UK law firm with the most FTSE 100 client relationships – 39 FTSE 100 companies in total. The firm is also the most popular ...
J.P. Morgan’s Earnings and Revenue Rise, Beating Expectations
January 14th, 2016
The New York firm kicks off earnings season for big U.S. banks J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. said its fourth-quarter profit beat expectations thanks in part to cost-cutting and higher earnings within its investment banking division. The largest U.S. bank ...
Societe Generale predicts collapse of the eurozone
January 14th, 2016
Societe Generale seconds RBS doomsday prophecy and predicts collapse of the eurozone Albert Edwards, a strategist at Société Générale bank, has warned of an impending global financial crisis similar to the one that occurred in 2008-09. This time, he ...
Multipolarity: The Next Step After Globalization?
January 14th, 2016
The world economy during the last few decades has experienced “globalization,” a broad and admittedly vague term which refers among other factors to a rise in the ratio of world exports to world GDP, as well as the pattern ...
China’s downturn could affect law firms
January 13th, 2016
The slowing Chinese economy will have a big impact on the Australian economy that could flow on to law firms, according to industry experts. Commonwealth Bank associate director economics Diana Mousina said the Australian economy is doing well domestically, but ...
Barclays partners with SWIFT to enhance service quality for corporate clients
January 13th, 2016
Barclays selects SWIFT India to reduce complexity and risk for its corporate clients SWIFT India announced today that Barclays has selected it as a channel for payments, cash management, trade finance and treasury transactions for their corporate customers. Eleven ...
China names central bank deputy governor as new forex boss
January 13th, 2016
China’s cabinet has named Pan Gongsheng, a deputy governor of the country’s central bank, as its new top foreign exchange regulator to manage the country’s currency reserves and steer yuan reforms. Pan will replace Yi Gang as head of ...
