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Asia trades lower as Nikkei slips 2.2%
February 19th, 2016
Major markets in Asia were mostly down on Friday, with the Japanese market falling behind its regional peers. The Japanese benchmark Nikkei 225 index shed 2.18 percent in the afternoon trade with shares broadly trading in the red. The yen strengthened ...
European debt sales top €100 billion for the first time since 2008
February 18th, 2016
Sales of loan portfolios by deleveraging banks in Europe reached a record €104 billion last year, with the UK accounting for more than one-third of the total, according to new research from KPMG. Britain accounted for 37 percent of ...
Financial Regulators of UK, Holland, Spain and Bulgaria warn for unauthorised investment services firms
February 18th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of UK, the Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) of Holland, the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) of Spain and the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) of Bulgaria issued warnings to inform investors ...
Singapore Exchange added a new Trading Member in SGX’s derivatives market
February 18th, 2016
Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Hong Kong-based Wing Fung Futures Limited (Wing Fung Futures) to its derivatives market. Michael Syn, Head of Derivatives at SGX said, “We are delighted to welcome Wing Fung Futures to our growing community of ...
Gold rebounds from three-day slide ahead of Fed minutes
February 18th, 2016
Gold held onto earlier gains and snapped three days of losses on Wednesday, after minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest meeting showed policymakers considered changing their planned path of interest rate hikes in 2016. “If the recent tightening ...
EY has launched the 2016 EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs program
February 17th, 2016
EY has launched the 2016 EY Accelerating Entrepreneurs program in Europe, which gives high-potential, fast-growth technology startups from across the continent access to support to help scale their businesses. The group of selected entrepreneurs will receive a comprehensive program of one-to-one ...
Brent crude and WTI: Oil prices waver as Iran casts doubt on production cut deal
February 17th, 2016
Oil prices wavered this morning, dipping in and out of the red, as speculation swirled around oil markets over whether a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze output at January levels would lead to a broader production ...
Can technology bring lawyers into the 21st Century?
February 17th, 2016
The legal profession is perhaps more associated with bulging files of papers, odd clothing and arcane procedures than with technological innovation. But several start-ups are trying to give this most conservative – and sometimes vexing – of professions a ...
Asian shares consolidate, oil swings higher
February 17th, 2016
Asian shares were taking a breather on Wednesday after two sessions of solid gains, while oil prices swung higher as the market reconsidered the chances of a meaningful deal to restrict supply later in the year. The mood was ...
BlackRock hedge fund sees worst start
February 16th, 2016
Bloomberg News reports that the flagship $1.9bn Obsidian fund fell 4% in January after failing to anticipate “the extent to which markets would trade in lockstep with commodities,” according to an investor update, a copy of which was obtained by ...
