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How to: be a better solicitor
June 6th, 2014
The following grew out of various informal talks I used to give to the many articled clerks and trainee solicitors with whom I had the privilege of sharing an office over the years. Solicitors are good at teaching hard ...
ECB’s Big Bang Is Impressive, but More Is Needed
June 6th, 2014
After dropping hints for several weeks, the European Central Bank made history today by doing what no major central bank has done outside a major financial crisis: It pushed the rate on bank deposits to minus 0.1 percent. The ...
Xiaomi’s Phones Have Conquered China. Now It’s Aiming for the Rest of the World
June 6th, 2014
On May 15, behind the curving, imperial facade of the China National Convention Center in Beijing, a veteran technology executive named Lei Jun walks onstage before a thousand raucous fans and members of the media. It’s a familiar scene ...
European stocks hold six-year highs
June 6th, 2014
European stocks are holding six-year highs, while Wall Street is on course for another record, as investors continue to absorb the latest bout of central bank stimulus and attention turns to the health of the US jobs market. The ...
General Motors (GM) accepts ‘troubling’ report on Chevrolet Cobalt recall
June 6th, 2014
General Motors (GM) has accepted the findings of a “brutally tough, deeply troubling” report into recalls of its Chevrolet Cobalt over ignition problems which have been linked to 13 deaths. GM also said it would launch a compensation fund ...
Wall Street Fights for Our Right to Pay 5% Fund Fees
June 6th, 2014
One of Wall Street’s chief lobbyists wants you to know that the financial industry has changed, a lot, since the financial crisis. The industry “has already fundamentally reshaped itself into one that is safer, sounder and more resilient,” Ken ...
High-Speed Trading Rules Coming From SEC
June 6th, 2014
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White unveiled the regulator’s most sweeping plan yet for reining in high-frequency trading and monitoring dark pools and other secretive trading practices in the world’s largest equity market. Proprietary traders who ...
China Regulator Pledges to Expand Credit as Economy Slows
June 6th, 2014
China’s banking regulator vowed to expand loans and cap borrowing costs, seeking to boost the supply of funds to the real economy as growth slows amid a clampdown on shadow financing. Lending to small businesses, major infrastructure projects and ...
Barclays Fine Spurs New U.K. Scrutiny of Derivatives Conflicts
June 6th, 2014
Britain’s markets regulator plans to scrutinize the conflicts of interest banks face when they use derivatives after fining Barclays Plc (BARC) for manipulating the price of gold to avoid a pay-out to a client. The Financial Conduct Authority will ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Ringgit; U.S., Europe Futures Gain
June 6th, 2014
Asian stocks rose for the fourth straight week and emerging-market currencies strengthened after the European Central Bank cut interest rates to fight deflation. The dollar headed for its best week since April versus the yen and U.S. and European ...
