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India Sets Norms to Open $20 Billion REIT Market
August 11th, 2014
India approved the setting up and listing of real estate investment trusts as the nation seeks to unlock a $20 billion market. The trusts, or REITs, will have to own assets worth at least 5 billion rupees ($82 million), ...
HKEx-Shanghai Stock Sale Curb Shows China’s Rules Apply
August 11th, 2014
Investors using the Hong Kong-Shanghai exchange link to access China’s $3.6 trillion stock market will have to play by mainland rules. Traders who want to sell Shanghai-listed shares must transfer the securities to a broker before 7:30 a.m. to ...
Yen Falls as Russia Eases Ukraine Tension
August 11th, 2014
The yen fell versus 14 of its 16 major peers as concern eased about tensions in Ukraine after reports last week that Russia’s warplanes ended drills and the nation is seeking to mediate between Kiev and rebel forces. The ...
West TX Oil reports Below $98 following Iraq Air Strikes
August 11th, 2014
Brent crude oil fell below $105 a barrel in whipsaw trading on Friday, following U.S. air strikes in Iraq that analysts said might lower the risk of oil supply disruptions from OPEC’s second-largest producer. Oil prices rose on reports ...
China loosens monetary policy
August 11th, 2014
China loosened monetary conditions last quarter at the fastest pace in almost two years, a Bloomberg LP gauge showed, testing the waning effectiveness of credit in supporting economic growth. Bloomberg’s new China Monetary Conditions Index — a weighted average ...
Asia stocks rose on Wall St. rally, dollar firm after rebound
August 11th, 2014
Asian stocks rose on Monday as tensions eased slightly in Ukraine, while the dollar held steady against the safe-haven yen after rebounding sharply late last week. Spreadbetters expected the upbeat momentum for equities to continue into Europe, with Britain’s ...
Foreign Firms under Chinese antitrust law
August 11th, 2014
It was only last month that 100 antitrust investigators probe simultaneously into four of Microsoft’s offices across China, executing “surprise visits” where the vice president and other managers were interrogated and data was collected. It appears that Chinese regulators ...
USD/CAD – Loonie Weakens on Weak Canadian Employment Data
August 8th, 2014
The Canadian dollar has posted slight losses on Friday, as USD/CAD trades in the mid-1.09 range late in the session. In economic news, Canadian Employment Change posted a gain of just 0.2 thousand, well short of expectations. The unemployment ...
HMRC Battles Glasgow Rangers Over Tax Dispute
August 8th, 2014
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has appeal for permission to begin a tax battle involving Scottish football club Rangers’ use of employee benefit trusts. HMRC argued that the former giant of the Scottish Premier League should tax its employees’ ...
ASIC imposes new AFS licence conditions on two Commonwealth Bank
August 8th, 2014
The AFS licensees, the Australian financial services (AFS) licences of two of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)’s financial planning arms, Commonwealth Financial Planning Limited (CFPL) and Financial Wisdom Limited (FWL), have consented to new conditions. ASIC took this action after CBA ...
