Democracy or Idiocracy?
October 9th, 2014
In Cyprus, we live in a democracy characterised by government by the people and/or their elected representatives: constitutional guarantees, free and fair elections, a parliament of elected members, separation of legislature and the executive, an independent judiciary, and so ...
Dr Alan Waring
October 8th, 2014
Dr Alan Waring has 35 years’ experience in risk management. His several books include Managing Risk (1998), co-authored with Prof Ian Glendon, Practical Systems Thinking (1996) and Corporate Risk and Governance published in May 2013. He has presented numerous ...
Will there be a China–US deal on climate change?
October 8th, 2014
For many years China and the United States have faced off over climate change. Now, climate change action is one of the few things the two powers can agree on. A new view on the benefits of climate action ...
Rio turned down Glencore merger idea
October 7th, 2014
Rio Tinto said Glencore put forward the idea of a potential merger of the two companies to create the world’s largest miner and commodities trader, before Rio’s board rejected the idea. Glencore approached Rio in July regarding a potential ...
Asian markets rebound on positive US jobs data
October 6th, 2014
Asian markets rebounded from a string of declines on Monday after stronger-than-expected US payroll data. US Labor Department figures showed 248,000 jobs were created in September and the unemployment rate dropped to a six-year low of 5.9%. Japan’s Nikkei ...
Greg Medcraft of ASIC re-elected IOSCO Board Chair
October 3rd, 2014
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today re-elected Mr. Greg Medcraft as Chairman of the IOSCO Board. Mr. Medcraft was re-elected at the inaugural meeting of the newly constituted Board, during the IOSCO Annual Conference in Rio de ...
Contributing Authors
October 2nd, 2014
Dr Alan Waring Dr Alan Waring has 35 years’ experience in risk management. His several books include Managing Risk (1998), co-authored with Prof Ian Glendon, Practical Systems Thinking (1996) and Corporate Risk and Governance published in May 2013. He has presented numerous conference and ...
China Watchdog Finds $10 Billion in Fake Currency Trade
September 25th, 2014
China uncovered almost $10 billion in fraudulent currency trade nationwide as part of an investigation begun in April last year, including many irregularities in the port of Qingdao, the country’s currency regulator said today. Companies “faked, forged and illegally ...
BOC to sell high-yield bond fund in Europe
September 24th, 2014
One of China’s state-owned banks has struck a deal with Citigroup to market its first fund to pension funds and retail investors in Europe. Bank of China Hong Kong Asset Management, which is owned by Bank of China, has ...
G-20 Warns of Potential Market Risks
September 22nd, 2014
Group of 20 finance chiefs and central bankers said low interest rates could lead to a potential increase in financial-market risk, as major economies rely on monetary stimulus to bolster uneven growth. “We are mindful of the potential for ...
