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Greece faces resistance to extra emergency funds for banks
February 18th, 2015
The European Central Bank faces resistance from Germany to allowing any extra emergency lending for Greek banks, people familiar with the matter said, increasing pressure on Athens to sign up to an extended aid-for-reform program. After talks between Greece and euro zone creditors broke down ...
Banks to allow account access using fingerprint tech
February 18th, 2015
Two banks are allowing their customers to access accounts on their smartphones using fingerprint recognition technology, in a UK industry first. RBS and NatWest customers must activate the feature with their security information, but would only need to use ...
Asia shares rise on reduced Greek pessimism, dollar firm
February 18th, 2015
Asian equities rose on Wednesday as pessimism over the Greek debt saga receded somewhat, while the dollar held firm against the yen after spiking up on higher U.S. debt yields. Equities in Europe were also expected to gain. Spreadbetters ...
Greece to try for loan extension from eurozone
February 18th, 2015
Request sees bailout terms being set aside Greece is set to submit Wednesday to the Eurogroup a request for a six-month extension to its loan agreement with its creditors, sources close to the negotiations between Athens and the eurozone ...
Eurex launched new single stock dividend futures contracts
February 17th, 2015
Eurex Exchange, the international derivatives market and part of Deutsche Börse Group, further enhanced its dividend derivatives product suite by offering additional futures contracts. To meet market demand, altogether 31 new single stock dividend futures have been launched at ...
Greek stocks fall as debt deal talks stall
February 17th, 2015
Yanis Varoufakis: “We are ready and willing to do whatever it takes” Greece’s stock market fell by more than 4% at its open after European finance ministers failed to reach a new deal to restructure the country’s debts. Greek ...
Asia stocks mostly rise, gains tempered by Greek standoff
February 17th, 2015
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday but gains were tempered after Greek debt talks broke down, raising the prospect Athens might leave the euro currency. KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was little changed at 18,001.58 while the Shanghai ...
Greece defies creditors, seeking credit but no bailout
February 17th, 2015
Talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers over the country’s debt crisis broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month extension of its international bailout package as “unacceptable”. The unexpectedly rapid collapse raised doubts about Greece’s future ...
Tokyo shares at eight-year top, Greek talks loom
February 16th, 2015
Japanese shares touched an eight-year high on Monday following a record close on Wall Street, with investors cautiously optimistic the European Union would make progress this week on a debt deal with Greece. Oil prices faded after an early spurt, ...
New ETF: offers first-time access to euro zone equities with currency hedging against US dollar
February 13th, 2015
New exchange-listed equity index fund has been tradable since Thursday. The UBS ETF – MSCI EMU Hedged USD UCITS ETF (USD) A-dis gives investors the opportunity for the first time to track the performance of the equity markets in ...
