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BoE: Fair and Effective Markets Review Releases Final Report
June 11th, 2015
Bank of England – The Fair and Effective Markets Review today published its Final Report, which sets out 21 recommendations to help restore trust in the wholesale Fixed Income, Currency and Commodity (FICC) markets. The Review was established by the ...
RBS Stake Sale by U.K. Government to Begin in Coming Months
June 11th, 2015
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said he’ll start returning Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc to private ownership in the “coming months,” even though it may cause a loss for U.K. taxpayers. Shares will be sold to institutional ...
G7 finance chiefs discuss growth risks, urge deal on Greece
May 28th, 2015
* Growth worries top agenda for G7 finance chiefs * Market volatility adds to risks for global recovery * G7 officials discussing Greece on sidelines of talks * U.S. presses Europe, IMF to show flexibility on Greece * IMF, ...
Forex’s ‘Last Look’ Practice Gets Curbed
May 28th, 2015
Two of the world’s biggest currency-trading platforms will restrict a controversial industry practice Two of the world’s biggest currency-trading platforms plan to restrict a controversial industry practice in which banks can pull out of trades at the last moment ...
Top stories of the day
May 13th, 2015
1. The European Central Bank raised the emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) ceiling for Greek banks by 1.1 billion euros on Tuesday, in the wake of Monday’s Eurogroup meeting that recorded some progress in the talks between the government and its ...
FOREX: Dollar strengthens as Greek debt crisis weighs on euro
May 12th, 2015
* Pressure remains on kiwi from rate-cut expectations * Sterling holds most post-election gains after BOE stands pat The dollar firmed against major counterparts on Tuesday, as ongoing anxiety over Greece‘s debt crisis helped push the euro toward a one-week ...
Euro slips on Greek woes, rate cut speculation hits kiwi
May 11th, 2015
Euro on defensive as nerves take hold before Eurogroup meeting Dollar/yen steady after jobs data fails to provide spark Kiwi slides to near two-month low on RBNZ rate cut speculation Pound stands tall after election, BOE, fundamentals eyed again ...
Dollar regains footing, Kiwi falls on RBNZ comments
April 23rd, 2015
Dollar broadly firm, US housing data beats expectations Euro hurt by concerns over Greece BOE minutes less dovish than expected, wrong footing markets Swiss franc under renewed pressure The U.S. dollar held firm on Thursday after strong U.S. housing ...
Customers of Alpari (UK) Limited can now claim compensation
April 21st, 2015
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) can confirm that all investment products offered by Alpari (UK) Limited (Alpari) are FSCS protected. Claimants that have lost money due to the failure of Alpari will be able to apply for compensation ...
Global Preamble: Codes of best market practice and shared global principles
March 30th, 2015
The eight foreign exchange committees in the major financial centres are releasing today a revised “Global Preamble: Codes of best market practice and shared global principles” document, which was approved and endorsed by the eight committees at the annual ...
