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Investors warn on crisis plan for derivatives
October 9th, 2014
Institutional investors and pension funds have warned they may resist a plan by the world’s biggest banks to rewrite their derivatives contracts as part of reforms aimed at preventing a failing institution from destabilising global markets. More than 90 ...
Democracy or Idiocracy?
October 9th, 2014
In Cyprus, we live in a democracy characterised by government by the people and/or their elected representatives: constitutional guarantees, free and fair elections, a parliament of elected members, separation of legislature and the executive, an independent judiciary, and so ...
Prolonged German downturn could prompt stimulus rethink
October 8th, 2014
The last thing the faltering European economy would appear to need right now is a sudden downturn in Germany, hitherto the bloc’s pillar of strength. But a bout of German weakness may be precisely what is required to convince ...
I.M.F. Asks Rich Nations for Support
October 8th, 2014
The International Monetary Fund said that cash-rich countries needed to step up large public investments to help keep the flagging global recovery on track. The International Monetary Fund, showing heightened concern over a slowing world economy, said on Tuesday ...
Russia debt freeze is lesson for Hong Kong
October 2nd, 2014
Beyond a few wobbles, global markets have proved remarkably indifferent this year to political risks – whether Russia’s incursions into Ukraine, Iraq’s descent into chaos or democracy protests in Hong Kong, which have this week tested China, the world’s ...
China uncovers $10bn fake trading of finance companies
September 26th, 2014
China has uncovered $10bn (£6.1bn) worth of fake trades as part of a nationwide crackdown on finance companies. The currency regulator said 15 fraud cases had been handed over to the police for prosecution. Companies sometimes falsify transactions as ...
Currency trader of Deutsche Bank was dismissed for irregularities
September 22nd, 2014
A Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) currency trader was dismissed earlier this year after internal checks uncovered irregularities around how he recorded trades, the bank said. Andy Donaldson was suspended in June and dismissed shortly after, Sydney-based Adrian Cox, a ...
ECB May Not Need to Add Stimulus
September 22nd, 2014
The European Central Bank may not need to add stimulus measures after steps in the past three months pushed down the euro, said Governing Council member Ignazio Visco. “Inflation expectations have to be back where they were,” Visco said ...
UK bank adviser pay catching up with traders
September 15th, 2014
Senior advisory bankers’ pay in London has risen almost on to a par with traditionally higher-earning traders, underlining the shifting fortunes of these distinct businesses within investment banks. By contrast, senior traders have suffered an average 13 per cent ...
Dana Gas secures $100 million project financing for UAE offshore gas field
September 10th, 2014
This facility will contribute the debt component of the financing needed to complete the project and bring the Zora gas field on-stream. The credit facility, with Emirates Bank NBD Capital Limited as Initial Mandated Lead Arranger, Bookrunner and Coordinator, ...
