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Asian Stocks Rally With Won, Bonds After Fed as Crude Oil Gains
September 22nd, 2016
Kiwi weakens as central bank flags more easing; won jumps Iron ore, coking coal and steel prices surge in China Asian stocks rallied With European equity index futures and bonds after central banks including the Federal Reserve indicated monetary policies ...
ASIC discontinues proceedings against two former LM directors
September 21st, 2016
ASIC has discontinued its proceedings against Simon Tickner and Lisa Darcy, former directors of LM Investment Management Ltd (LMIM). In 2014, ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia seeking financial penalties and banning orders following ...
Japan Stocks Surge as BOJ Stimulus Tweaks Weaken Yen; Oil Jumps
September 21st, 2016
Dollar gains versus most peers ahead of Fed policy decision European, U.S. equity index futures advance; nickel falls Japanese stocks rallied, leading gains in Asia, as tweaks to the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy weakened the yen and lifted ...
IG Group released results for three months to 31 August
September 21st, 2016
IG Group has issued a press release to publish the following Trading Update for the three months to 31 August 2016, the first quarter of its 2017 financial year. The trends and figures highlighted below refer to this period and the ...
Technical glitch hits ASX
September 19th, 2016
The Australian Securities Exchange has ruled out any cybersecurities issues as a factor in severe trading disruptions today, saying hardware failure was to blame after the exchange was knocked out for most of the session. “Today, ASX encountered issues ...
China Rich Help Europe Banks Raise $14 Billion Since August
September 19th, 2016
Eight European finance companies opened books in Asia hours ‘Asian investors tend to be more yield hungry,’ JPMorgan says The appetite of China’s wealthy to diversify from a weakening yuan is helping European finance companies boost capital to prepare ...
Oil prices rise on trouble at Libya’s oil ports
September 19th, 2016
Crude-oil prices recovered losses in early Asian trade on news that military conflicts in Libya had affected its oil exports over the weekend. The Petroleum Facilities Guards, a militia that until this month had controlled Libya’s oil ports for ...
ASIC warns IPOs issuers when using Social Media Strategies on their marketing campaigns
September 19th, 2016
ASIC has warned firms and issuers involved in initial public offerings (IPOs) in Australia to ensure their marketing campaigns comply with the letter and spirit of the law, particularly when using emerging social-media strategies. An ASIC review of marketing ...
Sydney Stock Exchange Confirms Public Blockchain Platform for Instant Settlements
September 16th, 2016
The Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX) has confirmed its project to build a public blockchain platform that will drastically reduce settlement times of trades and equities. The Sydney Stock Exchange is pressing ahead with a new blockchain settlement system that ...
The British Pound strengthens; Asian Shares continue the fall; Yen Gains; Kiwi weakens; Oil below $44
September 15th, 2016
Pound edges higher ahead of BOE policy meeting; kiwi weakens Hong Kong stocks advance, led by gains in Macau casinos A global equities selloff extended into Asian trading and European stock index futures fell after a slide in oil ...
