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How Investors Should React to the Greek Crisis
July 2nd, 2015
Step one: Don’t panic. Even from afar, it’s hard for U.S. investors to ignore the Greek economic crisis, which continues to roil global markets. After Greece saw its bailout funds expire Tuesday—and became the first developed country to fail ...
HSBC Said to Get Turkey Unit Bids as Citi Hired for Sale
July 2nd, 2015
HSBC Holdings Plc shortlisted three bidders for a sale of its unprofitable Turkish unit after hiring advisers from Citigroup Inc. to help drive a sale, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. ING Groep NV of the ...
Proposed Acquisition of Ava Trade Ltd. and new Revolving Credit Facility
July 1st, 2015
Playtech is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, TradeFX Limited (“TradeFX”), has entered into a share acquisition agreement under the terms of which it will acquire the entire issued share capital of Ava Trade, an online B2C CFD broker ...
The 75 Trillion Dollar Shadow Banking System Is In Danger Of Collapsing
July 1st, 2015
Keep an eye on the shadow banking system – it is about to be shaken to the core. According to the Financial Stability Board, the size of the global shadow banking system has reached an astounding 75 trillion dollars. It has ...
Greece PM Tsipras Makes Move to End Bailout Deadlock
July 1st, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accepted creditors’ proposals as a basis for compromise to end a standoff over its bailout. In a letter to European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and International Monetary ...
Barclays brokers sniff at Stifel, jump to Merrill
July 1st, 2015
BofA has added 15 ex-Barclays advisers in the past month and recently picked up a $750 million team in Texas Fifteen advisers, including most recently a team in Texas managing $750 million in assets, have fled Barclays Plc U.S. ...
Asian Shares Hold Steady After Greece Defaults
July 1st, 2015
China shares take a break from choppy trading; investors calm as Greece’s default comes as little surprise China’s markets were roughly flat Wednesday as investors took stock of a choppy period of trading over the past two weeks that ...
Greece defaults on IMF payment despite last-minute overtures to creditors
July 1st, 2015
Greece‘s last-minute overtures to international creditors for financial aid on Tuesday were not enough to save the country from becoming the first developed economy to default on a loan with the International Monetary Fund. The IMF confirmed that Greece ...
Shareholder class action has been filed against FXCM
June 30th, 2015
The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP announces that a shareholder class action has been filed against FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) (“FXCM” or the “Company”) on behalf of purchasers of the Company’s common stock between June ...
BNY Mellon appointed to provide alternatives depositary and administration services
June 30th, 2015
BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment management and investment services, has been appointed by alternative fund managers Saemor Capital B.V. and Pelargos Capital B.V. to provide AIFMD depositary, fund administration, and middle office and investor services for assets ...