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Burberry profits vulnerable to forex
October 14th, 2014
Fashion house Burberry has seen a rise in revenue of seven per cent to £1.1bn for the first half. Burberry cheerfully reported a strong performance across all regions and continued digital growth. Retail sales climbed eight per cent to ...
Pimco Loss Is MetWest Gain as New Gross Fund Slow to Win
October 9th, 2014
Pimco’s pain isn’t Bill Gross’s gain, at least not yet. The Janus Global Unconstrained Fund, managed by Gross, received $66.4 million in September, according to Morningstar Inc., a fraction of the $23.5 billion that left his former fund at ...
Will there be a China–US deal on climate change?
October 8th, 2014
For many years China and the United States have faced off over climate change. Now, climate change action is one of the few things the two powers can agree on. A new view on the benefits of climate action ...
Asian shares edge up, dollar steadies after drop
October 7th, 2014
Asian shares rose on Tuesday, while the dollar languished after investors locked in some gains on its recent rally. “European equities are set to edge lower tracking modest declines in the US overnight. The small negative start belies the ...
CySec: Risks Associated with Investing in Contingent Convertible Instruments
October 3rd, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has published an announcement regarding the supervised entities, the stakeholders and the investing public to the statement published by the European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) titled Potential Risks Associated with Investing in Contingent ...
Draghi’s Buying Spree for the ECB Might Start Modestly
October 2nd, 2014
When Mario Draghi writes his first check to pay for asset purchases, he might not use much ink. While the European Central Bank president pledged to start a program this month to buy asset-backed securities and covered bonds, initial ...
Pimco Returns Fund investors hits record $23.5 billion
October 2nd, 2014
Pacific Investment Management Co suffered a record $23.5 billion of withdrawals from its flagship Pimco Total Return Fund in September, with its largest daily outflow occurring on the day of Bill Gross’s surprise resignation from the firm. The Pimco ...
Asian markets drop on weak Japan factory data
September 30th, 2014
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 Index is trading 1.5% lower after data showed the country’s industrial output unexpectedly fell. Manufacturing output fell 1.5% in August from a month earlier. Economists had estimated a 0.2% gain. South Korea also posted a ...
Galaxy Securities Says Staff Cooperating With Authorities
September 22nd, 2014
China Galaxy Securities Co. the top underwriter of Chinese corporate debt in 2011, said three employees were directed to cooperate with the nation’s judicial authority on matters the firm didn’t specify. Dai Xu, chief officer of the Beijing-based company’s ...
Top Chinese law firm Commerce &Finance “open” to global alliance
September 22nd, 2014
Commerce & Finance (C&F), one of the leading ‘red circle’ firms in China, has signalled that it would consider the idea of a global alliance seriously. C&F managing partner Li Hongji told The Lawyer: “Previously, the firm was resentful ...
