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Further evidence that new rules could threaten market liquidity in Europe
August 26th, 2015
A preliminary research report by three professors at the Toulouse School of Economics has raised concerns over the impact impending regulations could have on market liquidity. The researchers used data from Euronext to investigate the behaviour of liquidity suppliers during the ...
Deutsche Bank Said to Probe Senior Russia Employee Over Bribes
August 24th, 2015
Deutsche Bank AG’s internal probe into possible money laundering at its Russian unit has sparked an investigation into whether a senior employee took bribes, people with knowledge of the situation said. The bribery investigation is in its early stages, ...
Thomson Reuters Confirms Higher Industry Standards for FX Trading
August 20th, 2015
Final FXall Operational Procedures reflect results of customer consultation and codify rules for the use of provisory liquidity Thomson Reuters published operational procedures for trading protocols on its FXall platform, following consultation with the industry. The procedures announced include ...
Greece made a crucial 3.2 billion euro debt repayment
August 20th, 2015
Greece made a crucial 3.2 billion euro debt repayment on Thursday using newly released bailout funds, a government source said, as a senior minister argued for rapid elections following a rebellion in the ruling party. The repayment to the ...
European Banks to Sell a Record $154 Billion of Loans, PwC Says
August 20th, 2015
European banks are set to divest a record 139 billion euros ($154 billion) of loans this year, led by the U.K., as the industry accelerates asset sales to meet new rules, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Banks have offloaded 54.5 ...
Europe: When the Macro Overshadows the Micro
August 17th, 2015
Christian Thimann currently works with the French investment bank AXA while also holding an academic position at the Paris School of Economics. However, from 2008 to 2013 he was Director General and Adviser to the President at the European ...
Thomson Reuters increases Matching venue market data frequency for selected currency pairs
August 14th, 2015
Increased frequency will enhance price discovery for clients in key currencies, and increase precision in US dollar-euro trading Thomson Reuters today announced a program of increases in the frequency of data updates in selected currency pairs for customers accessing ...
Greece to get 6 billion euros in bridge loans if no agreement at Eurogroup
August 14th, 2015
Greece could get 6.04 billion euros in bridge financing if euro zone finance ministers cannot agree on the planned third bailout for Athens when they meet on Friday, according to German newspaper Bild, citing a European Commission proposal for ...
Romania and Bulgaria among EU states to record industrial production growth in June
August 13th, 2015
The industrial production in the European Union (EU 28) fell by 0.2 percent in June compared to May and went down 0.4 percent in the Euro Area, while Romania ranked 7th in the European bloc by the increased industrial ...
EBS BrokerTec launches BrokerTec European Government Bonds data product
August 13th, 2015
EBS BrokerTec, ICAP’s market-leading electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, announces today that it has launched the BrokerTec European Government Bonds premium pricing data product, distributed by ICAP Information Services, the information division of ICAP. The product ...