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Standard Chartered PLC today announced the closure of its institutional cash equities, equity research and equity capital markets “ECM” activities
January 8th, 2015
Standard Chartered PLC (“The Group”) continues to exit or reconfigure non-core and underperforming businesses This decision is in addition to a number of actions being taken to deliver at least US$400m of cost saves targeted for 2015, as communicated ...
Markets retreat as oil plunges
January 7th, 2015
World stock markets tumbled on Monday on continued fall in oil prices and surging dollar. Sell-off of US equities dragged US stock indices down, with Dow Jones Industrial and the S&P 500 recording their worst losses since October. Investors ...
Euro hits fresh low before inflation trial, bonds boom
January 7th, 2015
The euro hit a nine-year trough today as collapsing oil prices and worries about the world economy drove skittish investors into the arms of safe-haven sovereign debt. From Japan to Germany to Australia, government borrowing costs reached all-time lows as oil fell 10 percent in just ...
Emerging global cyberlaw trends in 2014
January 5th, 2015
2014 was the year when dark web started emerging, primarily due to the iCloud hacking of celebrities’ pictures Globally, the year 2014 was a year that was dedicated to cybercrimes and hacking. In fact, cybercrime as a phenomenon loomed ...
HSBC, Hong Kong Under Scanner As US Steps Up Investigation Of American Tax Frauds
January 5th, 2015
HSBC Holdings and the city of Hong Kong, which were last month linked to an international tax evasion network, are currently under scrutiny as part of efforts by U.S. authorities to hunt down American tax evaders, the South China ...
New Visa Europe Interchange Programme: Opportunity for Merchants and Acquirers
January 2nd, 2015
Early 2015, Visa Europe will introduce their so-called Cross Border Domestic Interchange Programme (CBDIP). This programme will cap interchange fees for domestic transactions processed by European cross-border acquirers. This seems to be excellent news for merchants as it could ...
When do markets close on New Year’s Eve?
December 31st, 2014
Virtually all major markets around the world will be shut on New Year’s Day, but U.S. stock traders can forget about popping any early afternoon corks on New Year’s Eve. Both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will ...
What now for Putin after EU tightens Russia sanctions?
December 22nd, 2014
The pressure on the rouble has eased a bit, so the Russian president will just keep on sticking two fingers up until something gives. There is no sign of a détente in the new Cold War between Russia and ...
Union Investment adds OtasTechnologies to its trading processes
December 18th, 2014
Union Investment, one of Europe’s leading asset managers, has successfully added the OTAS platform to its portfolio management process. OTAS Technologies is a decision support partner to the world’s largest global institutions. OTAS delivers intelligent decision support through a ...
Eurozone business activity grew at a slightly faster rate in December
December 16th, 2014
Eurozone business activity grew at a slightly faster rate in December, but the pace of expansion was still one of the weakest seen over the past year. The Markit Eurozone PMI (purchasing managers’ index) rose from November’s 16-month low ...
