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Citibank Sues Two Former Goldman Sachs Partners Over $29 Million Swiss Franc Margin Call
March 19th, 2015
The sharp and unexpected rise of the Swiss franc in January resulted in big losses for hedge funds, investment banks and other currency speculators, even causing some hedge funds to shut down. Now, there is a lawsuit over a ...
Predicting the Future With Russia’s Economic Nostradamus, Mikhail Dmitriyev
March 19th, 2015
Mikhail Dmitriyev, president of the New Economic Growth consultancy, is often described as “Russia’s top brain.” He studied in Leningrad in the ’80s and took part in economics discussion clubs with the people who transformed Russia into a market economy, including Anatoly Chubais, the architect of Russia’s privatization ...
Greek Parliament Passes Antipoverty Bill
March 19th, 2015
International creditors had asked Greece to hold off on voting until they assessed budget impact Greek lawmakers passed an antipoverty bill Thursday despite not having the green light from international creditors on the law, in the latest snag in ...
VAT is changing, but do businesses know how to react?
March 18th, 2015
The start of 2015 brought changes to the way value added tax (VAT) is calculated for direct-to-consumer sales of electronically supplied services. While the changes have been in effect for nearly three months, many small UK businesses remain unaware ...
Asia stocks advance before Fed, dollar treads water
March 18th, 2015
Asian stocks shook off a slow start and rose on Wednesday, led by China shares, while the dollar marked time as markets waited for the Federal Reserve‘s policy statement for clues to when U.S. interest rates will rise. Following Asia’s lead, ...
Debunking $1.4 Trillion Europe Debt Myth in Post-Heta Age
March 17th, 2015
Austria’s decision to burn bondholders of a failed state bank may mean almost 1.3 trillion euros ($1.4 trillion) of European debt once deemed risk-free now comes with a hazard warning. Austria is the first country to wind down a ...
Greece Grabs Cash as More Than $2 Billion in Payouts Loom
March 17th, 2015
Greece will begin debating measures to boost liquidity as the cash-starved country braces for more than 2 billion euros ($2.12 billion) in debt payments Friday. Unable to access bailout funding and locked out of capital markets, the government will ...
ECB Warns Cyprus as Government Pushes for Georghadji’s Dismissal
March 16th, 2015
The European Central Bank warned Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades to respect central-bank independence after the country’s government started proceedings to dismiss Governor Chrystalla Georghadji. A year after previous Cypriot central-bank chief Panicos Demetriades resigned his post following months of ...
New President of the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)
March 16th, 2015
As from the beginning of March, Felix Hufeld is the new President of BaFin. He took over from Dr Elke König at the beginning of March. Dr König will be moving to Brussels to help set up and head ...
Cyprus pulls back from abyss after traumatic bailout
March 16th, 2015
Two years after its failing banks nearly pushed cash-strapped Cyprus over the edge, sending shockwaves through the eurozone, the country has pulled back from the abyss, saved by painful austerity and a multi-billion euro rescue package. Indeed, Finance Minister ...
