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Agreement with RBS confirms BNP Paribas’ commitment to Cash Management and Trade Finance in Europe and internationally
July 2nd, 2015
BNP Paribas has been selected by RBS to act as the ‘referral bank’ for its Cash Management and Trade Finance clients affected by the latter’s decision earlier this year to focus its transaction services business on its home market ...
Proposed Acquisition of Ava Trade Ltd. and new Revolving Credit Facility
July 1st, 2015
Playtech is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, TradeFX Limited (“TradeFX”), has entered into a share acquisition agreement under the terms of which it will acquire the entire issued share capital of Ava Trade, an online B2C CFD broker ...
RBS suffers another IT meltdown as customer payments go astray
June 17th, 2015
Royal Bank of Scotland is scrambling to fix an IT glitch that caused over 600,000 transactions and hundreds of thousands of pounds in payments to go missing overnight. The problem, which hit all RBS, NatWest, Coutt’s and Ulster Bank ...
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 ...
Nomura sees end to overseas business losses; analysts see tough markets ahead
May 28th, 2015
Japan‘s biggest brokerage Nomura Holdings Inc plans to keep a lid on costs as it chases a profit at its loss-making overseas business for the first time in six years, a target some analysts see as tough amid looming ...
Top news of the day, May 27
May 27th, 2015
1.FDI into Europe hits a new record with US$305b attracted into the region in 2014, translating to a 36% year-on-year growth, despite global growth slowdown. Last year alone, 43 European countries – including Russia and Turkey – drew 4,341 ...
RBS Seen Facing $4.5 Billion Tab to Settle U.S. Mortgage Lawsuit
May 27th, 2015
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Britain’s largest taxpayer-owned lender, could pay as much as $4.5 billion to resolve claims of misconduct in its handling of U.S. mortgage securities, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. RBS may be closer to JPMorgan ...
EY’s slick tender secures Royal Dutch Shell audit
May 21st, 2015
EY is on the cusp of being crowned new auditors to Royal Dutch Shell should its shareholders anoint them at the fossil fuel giant’s 2016 Annual General Meeting. The announcement secures EY’s growing presence in the sector having already bagged ...
Barclays to Pay $400 Million Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges
May 21st, 2015
CFTC Also Took Action Today Against Barclays and its Affiliates for Attempted Manipulation and False Reporting of the ISDAFIX Benchmark, an Interest Rate Benchmark — the First Enforcement Action Addressing Abuse of ISDAFIX Barclays Has Now Been Subject to ...
Top news of the day, May 20
May 20th, 2015
1. As Greek government officials expressed their confidence that a deal with the country’s creditors is close, top European officials indicated Tuesday that although there has been progress in negotiations, an agreement is unlikely before the end of the ...
