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Greece debt crisis: Interim PM Thanou is first woman leader
August 28th, 2015
Greece‘s top Supreme Court judge, Vassiliki Thanou, has been appointed caretaker prime minister ahead of early elections next month. President Prokopis Pavlopoulos named Ms Thanou after efforts to form a coalition failed. Last week, Alexis Tsipras resigned as prime ...
Asian Markets Ride Tide of Strong U.S. Growth
August 28th, 2015
Shares in China, Japan continue streak of gains Asian markets rose Friday as renewed optimism about the U.S. economy and China’s recent stock gains offset worries about global growth. The Shanghai Composite Index opened up 1.4%, adding to its ...
U.S. Stocks Come Charging Back
August 27th, 2015
Six-day losing streak ends as Fed official calls case for September rate increase ‘less compelling’ Stocks snapped a six-day losing streak Wednesday, soaring by the highest percentage in nearly four years amid signs of strength in the U.S. economy ...
Two overseas entities agree to stop providing unlicensed FX services
August 27th, 2015
Following ASIC concerns, British Virgin Island company FIBO Group Limited (FIBO) and a Cyprus company, Trading Point of Financial Instruments Limited (also known by the trading name XM.com) (Trading Point), have each agreed to cease providing unlicensed financial services ...
Chinese shares higher on back of global rebound
August 27th, 2015
Chinese shares have closed 5% higher after massive losses there earlier in the week rocked markets around the globe. The Shanghai Composite was up by 156.3 points to 3,083.59. But the turnaround does little to make up for the ...
CQG Connects to ASX 24 ITCH™
August 25th, 2015
Provides ultra-low latency access to Australian futures and options markets CQG today announced direct market access to ASX 24 ITCH™, the Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX’s) premium ultra-low latency protocol for accessing ASX 24 markets, which include interest rate futures ...
Global Selloff Deepens as Stocks Sink With Oil
August 24th, 2015
Equity investors took flight across Asia, sending the region’s benchmark stock gauge toward a bear market and Chinese stocks plunging by the most since 2007 as U.S. futures tumbled. Ten-year Treasury yields dropped below 2 percent. China’s Shanghai Composite ...
ASIC publishes third report on corporate finance regulation
August 21st, 2015
ASIC has today published its third report on the regulation of corporate finance issues in Australia. The report, which covers the period January to June 2015, provides companies and their advisers with insights into ASIC’s regulatory approach in the ...
China Shares Hit New Low Since Depth of Selloff
August 21st, 2015
Early gauge of China’s factory activity falls to multiyear low China’s stock market set a new low since the depths of the summer selloff that wiped out roughly a third of its value, despite massive intervention from Beijing. The ...
Law firms head to the banks as lawyers target expansion
August 19th, 2015
Lending tops £7.3bn as firms borrow to fund M&A, overseas offices, and lateral hires Long-term lending to UK law firms has risen by 28 per cent over the last four years to £7.35bn, as firms compete to capture a ...
