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Swaps Payout Is a Windfall for Funds
January 11th, 2016
Market participants, lawyers will divide up $1.9 billion settlement Here’s another way some Wall Street debt traders are making money: suing. Several hedge funds and other big credit investors are in line for payouts of tens of millions of ...
Gold in 2016
January 8th, 2016
Advance signs of a global slump in economic activity emerged in 2015. Furthermore, the dollar’s strength, coupled with widening credit spreads confirms a global tendency for dollar-denominated debt to contract. These developments typically precede an economic and financial crisis ...
Slater & Gordon bankers bring in investigative accountants
January 8th, 2016
Slater & Gordon faces further scrutiny after it emerged that the company’s lenders have appointed investigative accountants to take a closer look at its books. The move follows a shock abandonment of its earnings guidance in late 2015 that unnerved shareholders ...
China to be Iran’s top partner in 2016
January 7th, 2016
The expected removal of the nuclear deal opens up new opportunities for Iran. Though the sanctions haven’t lifted yet, many countries and their respective companies have lined up to gain more advantage from the renewal or restoration of economic ...
Greece’s economic crisis goes on, like an odyssey without end
January 7th, 2016
When Stavros Staikos thinks of the year ahead, he expresses dread. Although stoic in demeanour, the retired merchant seaman struggles to be upbeat about his country and his own circumstances. “It’s hard to be optimistic,” he says, waiting his ...
Lloyds under investigation by FCA over possible market rigging
January 7th, 2016
Reports say investigation into gilts trading is not industry-wide despite recent criticism of regulator for dropping review into culture at major banks The City regulator is investigating whether traders at Lloyds Banking Group manipulated the price of government bonds, in a ...
Four London-based traders are being investigated by DoJ for possible manipulation
January 7th, 2016
DoJ investigates bond traders over market-rigging “What is Bond: A name for debt which is issued for a specified period of time. Depending the terms of the Bond, the issuer owes the holder/s a debt, and is obliged to pay ...
British Virgin Islands Regulatory Authority warns for unauthorised investment services firms
January 5th, 2016
The Regulatory Authority of British Virgin Islands, Financial Services Commission (FSC), has issued a warning to inform public and investors for firms claim to be incorporated, licensed and regulated in the British Virgin Islands. Specific, FSC, warns that the ...
China Said to Intervene in Stocks After $590 Billion Selloff
January 5th, 2016
State funds buy after CSI 300 index tumbled 7% on Monday CSRC signals six-month selling ban on major holders to stay China moved to support its sinking stock market as state-controlled funds bought equities and the securities regulator signaled ...
HSBC escapes action by City regulator following Swiss tax scandal
January 5th, 2016
Financial Conduct Authority will take no action against bank whose Swiss arm helped clients to evade tax. HSBC will not face formal action from the City regulator following revelations that the Swiss arm of Britain’s biggest bank helped clients to ...