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Asian markets trade lower, China bucks trend on IPO reform news
December 10th, 2015
Chinese stocks bucked a generally downward trend in Asian markets on Thursday to trade in positive territory after news broke that Beijing will finally introduce much-need IPO reforms. Oil prices, which remain under pressure due to a global supply ...
TrueEX locks in JPM, RBS for swaps service
December 9th, 2015
Trading platform trueEX has rolled out a new automated trading service for swaps and locked in the participation of two major dealers – something of a coup as banks have traditionally been unwilling to support such efforts in the past. JPMorgan and Royal ...
Egyptian pound steady at forex auction, dips on black market
December 9th, 2015
Central bank surprised markets when it strengthened the pound on November 11 by 20 piastres against the dollar The Egyptian pound held steady at an official foreign currency auction on Tuesday and weakened slightly on the black market Egypt, ...
EU finances the Single Resolution Fund
December 9th, 2015
ECOFIN Ministers reaffirm the importance of deepening the Banking Union in the context of a well-functioning Economic and Monetary Union. Following the successful establishment of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), we welcome the forthcoming entry into force of the ...
Brent Crude Falls; Oil Prices End at Nearly Seven-Year Lows
December 9th, 2015
Prices hit fresh seven-year lows on expectations that U.S. crude inventories rose Brent crude dipped below $40 a barrel Tuesday in a selloff that has raised a worrisome possibility: that oil prices could be even lower next year than ...
Asian stock markets end lower; economic data in focus
December 9th, 2015
Asian equities ended lower on Wednesday as major markets such as Japan and China released economic data. Oil prices also ticked up during Asian trading session after closing near six-year lows overnight. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were ...
Euroclear: Tougher rules push collateral management in Asia Pacific
December 8th, 2015
Uncertainty remains over how the Asian markets will implement new rules governing collateral movement in the trading of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives as they move to trading on exchanges next year. The rules on collateral movement are part of broader ...
Citic Securities Chinese brokers missing as Beijing crackdown intensifies
December 8th, 2015
The scandal at Citic has already scuppered a proposed takeover of Russell Investments Two investment bankers from Citic Securities, China’s biggest broker, have gone missing, sparking fresh concerns about a state-led crackdown in the wake of this summer’s stock-market ...
HSBC looks to global loan book to boost profits
December 8th, 2015
HSBC is looking to boost investment banking profits by packaging more of its loans into bonds and selling them to investors in the United States. Post-crisis regulations have made it more expensive for banks to retain loans on their ...
CBA builds a blockchain in its innovation lab
December 7th, 2015
In its Innovation Lab in Darling Harbour, a team of Commonwealth Bank of Australia computer engineers have built a working “blockchain”. For CBA, a “distributed ledger” is no longer a concept on a whiteboard, but a matter of hardware. ...
