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‘Global Islamic Economy Indicator’ introduced
December 8th, 2014
DIEDC launches ‘State of Global Islamic Economy Report’ Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), in partnership with Thomson Reuters and in collaboration with the Dinar Standard, has launched the ‘State of the Global Islamic Economy Report (SGIE)’ for the ...
Wide global divergence in corporate governance requirements
November 21st, 2014
Adequate and effective corporate governance (CG) is critical in supporting boards and management to navigate uncertainty in the international business arena. Yet, a joint study by ACCA Singapore and KPMG in Singapore reveals a wide divergence in CG requirements ...
G-20 Plans $2 Trillion Growth Boost to Uneven Global Economy
November 17th, 2014
Group of 20 leaders agreed to take measures that would boost their economies by a collective $2 trillion by 2018 as they battle patchy growth and the threat of a European recession. Citing risks from financial markets and geopolitical ...
Fed investigating bank conduct in forex markets
November 13th, 2014
The U.S. Federal Reserve is investigating possible improper conduct in foreign exchange markets by large banking institutions, a spokesman said on Wednesday. “The Federal Reserve is continuing to investigate in the foreign exchange markets in coordination with other authorities, including the Department of ...
Regulators fine global banks $3.4 billion in forex probe
November 12th, 2014
Global regulators imposed penalties totaling $3.4 billion on five major banks, including UBS (UBSN.VX), HSBC (HSBA.L) and Citigroup (C.N) on Wednesday for failing to stop their traders from trying to manipulate foreign exchange markets. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) and JP ...
Financial Stability Board to Propose Stricter Capital Rules for Global Banks
November 10th, 2014
The Financial Stability Board, a panel made up of central bankers, finance officials and top regulators from the world’s largest economies, plans to announce proposals Monday that would double the amount of money that large banks would be required ...
Japan Stocks Rise, Standing Out Amid Asian Markets
November 4th, 2014
Asian stocks dipped as China growth slowed, but the Nikkei index rallied because of a weak yen. Asian stocks dipped on Tuesday with latest signs of slower growth in China and the euro zone, although Japan rose to seven-year ...
Hello Markets Enters Partnership With Bullion Capital
October 31st, 2014
Hello Markets’ collaborates with Bullion Capital and expands the company’s product offering to include online trading in precious metals in forex. Hello Markets, a leading white label software provider for online trading, has announced that it has begun collaboration ...
Markets in UAE, Qatar edge up
October 27th, 2014
Bourses in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar rose in early trade on Sunday on the back of a supportive global background and positive domestic news flow. US stocks were up on Friday after strong results from Microsoft and ...
b-next enhances CMC:Global Control Room to monitor financial institutions’ global trading and banking activity
October 24th, 2014
b-next, a specialist provider of capital markets compliance solutions, announced the enhancement of its proprietary CMC:Global Control Room web-based tool to provide financial institutions with a comprehensive view of all activities across its global operations. The CMC:Global Control Room ...
