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HSBC Holdings plc 1Q 2015 Earnings Release
May 5th, 2015
Reported PBT up 4% in the first quarter of 2015 (‘1Q15’) at $7,059m compared with $6,785m in the same period in 2014 (‘1Q14’). Adjusted PBT up $349m or 5% in 1Q15 at $6,892m, compared with $6,543m in 1Q14, primarily ...
Fifth Annual Impact Investor Survey Reflects on Industry Growth, Past and Projected
May 5th, 2015
146 of the world’s largest impact investors, including fund managers, banks, development finance institutions, foundations, and pension funds report having committed $10.6 billion to impact investments in 2014, with plans to commit 16% more in 2015. The surveyed sample, ...
Credit Suisse dropped SEC waiver request amid opposition – sources
May 5th, 2015
Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) has quietly withdrawn a request for a waiver to raise capital more easily, after U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staffers told the bank in recent weeks it would not win approval, people familiar with the matter told ...
Largest independent broker-dealers enjoy double-digit revenue growth
May 4th, 2015
Despite lackluster sales of commission-rich products, IBD revenues grew in line with the broad market in 2014 Despite lackluster sales in 2014 of commission-rich products such as variable annuities and nontraded REITs, the leading independent broker-dealers managed to squeeze ...
Marco Baggioli Swaps BNP for ADS
April 29th, 2015
Marco Baggioli, Global Head of FX Prime Brokerage at BNP Paribas, is joining ADS Securities London Limited to take up the role of Chief Operating Officer. He will start work after the 1st July 2015 reporting to ADS London’s Managing Director, James ...
Nomura Misses Goal of Returning to Profit Abroad
April 28th, 2015
Nomura Holdings Inc. missed its goal of returning to profit outside Japan last fiscal year, people with knowledge of the matter said. The pretax loss in Europe, the Americas and Asia for the year ended March was due to ...
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2015: The Winners
April 22nd, 2015
For the third straight year, Waters identified the best on the sell side at the Sell-Side Technology Awards dinner in Manhattan following the North American Trading Architecture Summit. This year’s set of winners includes a mix of reigning champions ...
Top 5 overseas contracting hotspots of 2015
April 20th, 2015
Due to weaker economic global activity, 2014 proved to be a difficult year for some countries and contracting opportunities may have not registered the expected demand, writes Helene Truffa of Capital Consulting, an international tax and employment advisory. In ...
Japan Overtakes China as Largest U.S. Bondholder
April 16th, 2015
Japanese become biggest funders of American government for first time since 2008 financial crisis Japan dethroned China as the top foreign holder of U.S. Treasurys for the first time since the financial crisis, following a wave of purchases by ...
OPEC Going Broke, Dumping Dollars. Is That Good Or Bad?
April 15th, 2015
When oil prices fell out of bed last winter there was much hand-wringing over the fate of the former beneficiaries of high-priced crude. Trillions of dollars of junk bonds issued by frackers, for instance, might default, oil field services ...
