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Asian Stocks Fall as Dollar Strengthens Before Fed; Oil Rebounds
March 16th, 2016
Yen weakens as Kuroda says negative rate can be cut further Crude climbs toward $37 a barrel before U.S. investories data Asian stocks fell and the dollar strengthened against most major currencies before a Federal Reserve policy review on ...
ICAP’s Post Trade Risk and Information division announces completion of a blockchain proof of technology
March 15th, 2016
ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that its Post Trade Risk and Information (“PTRI”) division has successfully completed a proof of technology test case for a ...
China Drafts Rules for Tobin Tax on Currency Transactions
March 15th, 2016
Initial rate of levy may be kept at zero, people familiar said The rules still need central government approval, they said China’s central bank has drafted rules for a tax on foreign-exchange transactions that would help curb currency speculation, according ...
Apple ‘raised technological barriers’ to stop warrant in iPhone case: U.S. government
March 11th, 2016
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) rhetoric was “false” in a high-profile fight over the government’s bid to unlock an encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters. Last month, the Federal Bureau ...
Draghi Defines His Era With Stimulus Measures Locked Into Next Decade
March 11th, 2016
Lending program can lock in ultra-low rates until next decade ECB action provides rebuttal to doubts over central bank power Whether Mario Draghi’s latest barrage of stimulus works or not, the European Central Bank president made one thing clear on ...
HSBC Going Solo in China Credit Cards Boosts Expansion Plan
March 10th, 2016
Bank has ended card venture with Bocom, Asia head says HSBC would be just one of three foreign card issuers in China HSBC Holdings Plc winning approval to start a credit-card business in China’s $1 trillion market offers Chief ...
Citi leads $4.2 million Selerity funding round
March 9th, 2016
Selerity, a startup that monitors unstructured data and delivers personalised alerts to investors and traders, has raised $4.2 million in a funding round led by Citi, which is also using the firm’s algorithms to provide recommendations to clients through ...
Tom Hayes Denied Latest Bid to Appeal Libor Conviction
March 9th, 2016
An appeals court on Tuesday denied a request by Tom Hayes, a former trader at Citigroup and UBS, to ask Britain’s highest court to review his conviction in August for conspiring to manipulate a global benchmark interest rate known as Libor. Mr. Hayes, ...
Saudi Arabia to hold out bond mandate prospect to banks
March 8th, 2016
Banks were briefed that the largest lenders on the loan, which may be as much as $10 billion, will also probably be appointed to arrange the bond Dubai: Saudi Arabia is holding out the prospect of a role in ...
BBVA announces the acquisition of an online business banking service
March 7th, 2016
BBVA today announces the acquisition of Holvi, the Helsinki-based online business banking service, as it seeks to expand its portfolio of digital businesses to complement the Group’s overall transformation process. Holvi, which was founded in 2011, and describes its offering ...
