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Key questions for audit committees to ask about internal audit
July 22nd, 2014
An effective relationship between the audit committee and internal auditors is fundamental to the success of the internal audit function. It has become increasingly important for audit committees to assess whether internal auditors are monitoring critical controls and identifying ...
Technical Analysis EUR/USD looks too heavy to rise
July 22nd, 2014
Pair’s Outlook A rally after a test of 1.35 turned out to be quite shallow, as the currency pair was sold of as soon as it approached the monthly S1 and up-trend line. As a result, right now EUR/USD ...
Technical Analysis GBP/USD is looking for support at 1.7042
July 22nd, 2014
Pair’s Outlook The resistance at 1.74 remains a viable target, given the signals of the monthly technical indicators (four are bullish and four are neutral). However, the support at 1.7042 (2009 high) has to prevent further development of the ...
Brent Oil Near $108 with Focus on U.S. Stockpiles
July 22nd, 2014
Brent crude held steady above $107 a barrel on Tuesday, with worries over escalating geopolitical tension balanced by expectations of large draws in U.S. oil stockpiles. Speculators mostly kept on the sidelines, with light volumes across most risk assets ...
National Bank of Bahrain net profit up 7.4 per cent to BHD 28.74 million
July 22nd, 2014
The Bank recorded a Net Profit of BHD 28.74 million ($76.44 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2014 compared to BHD 26.77 million ($71.20 million) for the corresponding period of the previous year, an increase of 7.4 ...
Fund managers unconvinced by Apple rebound as firm readies results
July 22nd, 2014
Apple, once a can’t-miss stock, is finding it tough to persuade portfolio managers to come back into the fold. The company’s shares are up 17 percent for the year, nearly three times the performance of the benchmark Standard & ...
Argentina asks U.S. judge to put debt payment order on hold
July 22nd, 2014
Argentina asked a U.S. judge on Monday to put on hold an order requiring it to pay bondholders who did not participate in debt restructurings following the country’s 2002 default, while it seeks a “global resolution.” Ahead of a ...
Asian shares push higher, shrug off global tension
July 22nd, 2014
Asian stocks touched a three-year peak on Tuesday, despite lingering concerns about crises in Ukraine and Gaza, while the yen eased against the dollar and the euro. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.5 percent to ...
Gold Posts Slight Gains on Ukraine Plane Crash, Gaza Hostilites
July 21st, 2014
Gold prices have moved slightly higher on Monday, as fighting rages in Gaza and tensions increase in Ukraine. In the European session, the spot price stands at $1316.03 per ounce. On the release front, there are no US releases ...
Russian Billionaires in ‘Horror’ as Putin Risks Isolation
July 21st, 2014
Russia’s richest businessmen are increasingly frantic that President Vladimir Putin’s policies in Ukraine will lead to crippling sanctions and are too scared of reprisal to say so publicly, billionaires and analysts said. If Putin doesn’t move to end the ...
