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Chinese Brokers Post `Ugly’ January Profits Amid Rout, CICC Says
February 5th, 2016
Combined net income for 18 brokerages sank 87% last month Shanghai Composite Index plunged 23 percent in January Chinese brokerages posted “ugly” earnings for January amid the stock market’s worst start to a year, China International Capital Corp. said. ...
Baker Tilly International Reports Revenue Growth
February 5th, 2016
Baker Tilly International reported its financial performance for the 12-months ending June 2015 with global combined revenues rising 7% to US$3.8bn. Commenting on the release of the figures, CEO and president Geoff Barnes said: “This represents our strongest revenue ...
SEC Charges Lending Company and Brokerage Firm With Fraud
February 4th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges against a Manhattan-based lending company and its owner accused of repeatedly lying to investors purchasing high-yield securities. The SEC also charged the brokerage firm that acted as the placement agent and two ...
Surprises in store…
February 3rd, 2016
The month of January has been a wake-up call for complacent equity investors. From the peaks of last year stock indices in the major markets have fallen 10-20%, give or take. On their own, these falls could be read ...
Oil Prices Could Jump 50% by the End of 2016
February 3rd, 2016
WTI seen averaging near $46 a barrel in Q4; Brent at about $48 U.S. sees domestic oil output falling by 620,000 barrels a day Oil bulls distressed that last week’s rally fizzled can find some comfort in forecasts for ...
KPMG International Announces New Global Head of Tax
February 3rd, 2016
KPMG International Announces New Global Head of Tax, Jane McCormick. KPMG International named UK-based Jane McCormick as new Global Head of Tax. Jane will assume the role from Greg Wiebe, who led KPMG’s Global Tax Practice for the last ...
Asia stocks follow US in sharp sell-off
February 3rd, 2016
Asian stocks traded sharply lower on Wednesday, after Wall Street sold off as much as 2 percent overnight amid a plunge in oil prices. Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 3.36 percent, while the Topix fell 3.46 percent. Across the Korean ...
Oil Prices Drop as Chances Fade for Output Cuts
February 2nd, 2016
Coordinated cutbacks considered less likely after Iran raises its export target Oil prices gave back a big chunk of last week’s gains, with traders losing hope that the world’s big producers will cut their output and that Asia’s economies ...
Asia markets trade lower, focus on oil, earnings and central banks
February 2nd, 2016
Asia markets closed mostly lower on Tuesday, weighed by declines in the energy sector as oil prices continued to tumble. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 114.55 points, or 0.64 percent, to close down at 17,750.68, while South Korea’s Kospi slipped ...
Goldman Sachs executive takes ‘personal leave’ amid Malaysian fund corruption probes
February 1st, 2016
Tim Leissner, chairman of Goldman Sachs Southeast Asia’s operations, has taken a “personal leave” amidst corruption scandals associated with Malaysia’s state-owned 1MDB fund, with which Goldman worked closely. President of Goldman’s Singapore operations since 2006 and chairman of its ...
