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Sugar futures plunge – even as ISO warns over price gloom
June 2nd, 2017
Sugar futures tumbled to a 15-month low, even as the International Sugar Organization cautioned over expectations of price weakness – despite foreseeing global production surpluses for the next two seasons. While sugar prices have “suffered a considerable downward correction” ...
Fifteen startups selected for EBAday Fintech Pavillion
June 2nd, 2017
Finextra and the Euro Banking Association have selected 15 of Europe’s most promising startups to present their ideas to banking delegates attending EBAday 2017, the continent’s leading payments and transaction banking event. Now in its twelth year, EBAday, a ...
Kennedys and Carroll, McNulty & Kull LLC complete merger creating global insurance firm
June 1st, 2017
We are pleased to announce that we have today completed our merger with leading US insurance firm Carroll McNulty & Kull (CMK), creating a global insurance practice that will offer clients unrivalled coverage and expertise in all their key ...
Euro to Pound: Analysts of global financial firm eye breaking of £0.90
June 1st, 2017
EUR / GBP Outlook: Morgan Stanley Eye Breaking of £0.90 Expect the Euro to make further gains against the British Pound say analysts at one of the world’s largest investment banks. “We are buyers of most EUR crosses, helped ...
LSEG to acquire leading providers of fixed income indices
June 1st, 2017
LSEG to acquire The Yield Book and Citi Fixed Income Indices from Citi, including the World Government Bond Index (WGBI), for total cash consideration of $685 million (£535 million) subject to customary adjustments The Yield Book and Citi Fixed ...
Regulation is the number one concern of traders
May 31st, 2017
In April 2017, SIX Swiss Exchange conducted the first edition of its new trader survey. Responses were gathered from 135 traders across Europe. More than half (55%) of them see increased regulation, such as MiFID II, as the biggest ...
Asia Stocks Slip as China Rally Fades; Pound Drops: Markets Wrap
May 31st, 2017
Shanghai shares pare gains sparked by manufacturing report U.K. currency slides as poll shows Tories may miss majority Most Asian stocks fell as better-than-expected Chinese factory data wasn’t enough to sway investors concerned over interest rate policies and European ...
CySec announced partial suspension of a Cyprus Investment Firm authorization
May 30th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Xtrade Europe Ltd (‘the Company’), number 108/10, is partially suspended for the provision of financial services and the performance of financial activities to ...
ESMA Updates its MAR Q&As
May 30th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated today its Q&A on practical questions regarding the implementation of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). The updated Q&As include new answers regarding: Disclosure of inside information related to Pillar II ...
Ryanair set to turn away from UK as Brexit looms
May 30th, 2017
Ryanair has said this morning that a hard Brexit will significantly disrupt flights between the UK and the EU and that it plans to move its focus elsewhere as it grows its business over the next two years. The ...
