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ESMA: Short guide for retail investors
July 1st, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a short guide for retail investors explaining the impact of the changes to be made in investor protection under the MiFID II reform. It highlights some of the most important ...
Emerging Stocks Advance as Oil Declines While Europe Stoc
June 30th, 2014
Emerging-market stocks rose, extending the biggest quarterly advance since September 2012. Shares in Europe fell, while oil declined as continuing violence in Iraq failed to disrupt supply. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (BUSY) climbed 0.4 percent at 7:25 a.m. ...
Europe Stocks Rebound From Four-Day Loss as Dialog Jumps
June 26th, 2014
European stocks rose, rebounding from a four-day losing streak, as investors awaited data to assess the health of the U.S. economy. U.S. index futures were little changed, while Asian shares advanced. Dialog Semiconductor Plc and AMS AG climbed more ...
Lloyds opts to sell bigger stake in TSB unit
June 20th, 2014
State-backed Lloyds Banking Group PLC has increased the number of shares it is selling in its TSB unit amid strong investor demand. The bank, which was bailed out during the 2008 financial crisis, is now selling 35 percent of ...
BNP Keeps Investors Guessing About U.S. Sanctions Penalty
June 16th, 2014
BNP Paribas SA (BNP) has given investors scant information about how much it expects to pay to settle a criminal probe of U.S. sanctions violations. The bank told shareholders at an annual meeting on May 14 that the settlement ...
New EU Bank-Creditor Loss Rules Leave Room for Confusion
June 13th, 2014
The European Union has served notice that senior bondholders will be in the firing line for losses when banks go bust, yet the law’s fine print leaves room for confusion. Policy makers from Michel Barnier to Jeroen Dijsselbloem have ...
Europe Bankers Cringe at Rising U.S. Fines Amid BNP Probe
June 12th, 2014
HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) Chairman Douglas Flint had some advice for bank executives meeting in London last week: Read up on how the U.S. uses financial warfare against its enemies in a foreign-policy shift that’s entangling lenders. Since HSBC ...
Asian Stocks Retreat From Six-Year High as Kiwi Advances
June 12th, 2014
Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index retreating from its highest close in six years, after U.S. stocks dropped by the most in three weeks. Euronext delayed the opening of cash markets due to a “critical issue” while ...
Europe Stocks Are Little Changed on World Bank Global Cut
June 11th, 2014
European stocks were little changed near a six-year high as the World Bank cut its global growth forecast, and investors awaited a report on U.K. unemployment. U.S. stock-index futures were also little changed, while Asian shares rose. Airbus NV ...
Asian stocks weak on world bank growth downgrade
June 11th, 2014
Asian stock markets were weak on Wednesday, dragged down by the World Bank’s lower global growth forecast. The bank cut its forecast for global economic growth this year to 2.8 percent from the 3.2 percent it forecast in January. ...
