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The Future of Modern Currency – Unification of Funds
January 14th, 2016
Modern society is actively creating, developing and improving the technologies that even ten years ago were mere fantasy. What changes await the financial sector and where does the future of e-Currency lead? Payment processor ECommPay shares predictions for the ...
HMRC admits to winding up inquiry into HSBC tax evasion claims
January 14th, 2016
Only one person was prosecuted following claims the bank turned a blind eye to illegal activities of hundreds of wealthy customers HM Revenue and Customs has wound up its inquiries into claims that hundreds of British customers used HSBC’s ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion
January 14th, 2016
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy in order to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 13 January 2016, the ...
Greece exits deflation after 33 months, uptick seen sustainable
January 14th, 2016
Greece emerged from 33 months of deflation in December, finally seeing some price rises after a bruising period of economic decline and political upheaval. Inflation calculated to European Union norms rose 0.4 percent in December, topping forecasts, data from ...
Pound Slumps as BOE Rate-Rise Expectations Recede
January 14th, 2016
China-linked market turmoil has made Bank of England rate increase less likely, investors say The British pound tumbled to a more than 5½-year low this week, as concerns about China help push back expectations of a long-anticipated interest-rate increase ...
Asia markets retrace some losses, China bucks trend
January 14th, 2016
Major Asian stock markets retraced some of their downward slide but stayed in negative territory, following a massive sell-off on Wall Street overnight. Japan’s Nikkei 225 retraced morning losses to trade down 2.86 percent, weighed by commodities and machinery sectors. Earlier, ...
BGC Partners Completes Full Merger with GFI Group
January 13th, 2016
Public Shareholders to Receive $6.10 per GFI Share in Cash BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners,” “BGC,” or the “Company,”) a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has completed ...
When OPEC cuts output, oil prices will begin to climb
January 13th, 2016
While the consensus view is the the oil price will go even lower yet, once production is reduced it will start rising again. There’s a very good reason why the price of oil keeps falling – there’s no real need to buy it. ...
VAT MOSS traders question business status
January 12th, 2016
Businesses caught up in the EU VAT changes are considering if they are actually “in business” and within the scope of the VAT MOSS scheme, following a recent HMRC briefing document. The tax authority’s latest guidance states that the compliance rules only apply “where supplies are made ...
Chinese regulator asks banks to cut wealth management yields
January 12th, 2016
China‘s banking regulator and main bond clearinghouse have asked commercial banks to reduce rates they offer on high-yielding wealth management products (WMPs), five sources told Reuters, an apparent back-pedalling on commitments to let markets price credit. The move to ...
