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François Hollande calls emergency meeting after WikiLeaks claims US spied on three French presidents
June 24th, 2015
Documents appear to show that American agents spied on Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Hollande, even listening to their phone calls The French president, François Hollande, has called an emergency meeting of his country’s defence council for Wednesday morning ...
Clifford Chance advises Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Standard Chartered Bank on a $500 Million Offering
June 23rd, 2015
Clifford Chance has issued a press release to inform that: The firm has advised Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Standard Chartered Bank in connection with the $500 million offering of 6.950% notes due 2025 by the Gabonese Republic. It ...
Coinsetter and Shift Forex Release Bitbroker
June 23rd, 2015
Coinsetter, the global bitcoin exchange based in New York City, and Shift Forex, a leading foreign exchange consulting firm, announced the launch of Bitbroker, a new bitcoin liquidity and market data service for foreign exchange brokers. Bitbroker enables forex ...
Bitcoin Could Change The Derivatives Market, Says UBS Banker
June 22nd, 2015
Bitcoin could change derivatives, in particular settlement, trading and securities issuance according to some individuals, among whom are bankers and technologists. Alex Batlin, who has been a vocal supporter of banks adopting Bitcoin related technologies, told attendees of the ...
Depressed Oil Prices Push OPEC Revenue Below $1 Trillion In 2014
June 19th, 2015
The 2014 crash in oil prices caused the combined oil earnings of OPEC’s 12 members to drop 11 percent from $1.112 trillion in 2013 to $993.3 billion in 2014. It is the first time the group’s revenue has fallen ...
Nasdaq closes at record high
June 19th, 2015
Good news for anyone who bought tech stocks on March 10, 2000. You’re finally making money! The Nasdaq soared 1.3% Thursday to an intraday record of 5,143.32, topping the previous all-time high of 5,132.52 from more than 15 years ago. The ...
FIFA, Iran, HSBC Top To-Do List for Swiss Prosecutor
June 18th, 2015
After winning re-election as Switzerland’s Attorney-General on Wednesday, Michael Lauber went straight back to work. Not that he had much choice with a to-do list that’s getting longer by the day. Swiss authorities last week opened a probe into ...
SEC Announces Enforcement Action for Illegal Offering of Security-Based Swaps
June 18th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an enforcement action against a company that illegally offered complex derivatives products to retail investors. The Dodd-Frank Act implemented two key requirements for any security-based swaps offering to a retail investor who ...
London Tech Week Seeks to Boost U.S. Investment in Startups
June 16th, 2015
London technology companies are starting a weeklong push to narrow the gap with Silicon Valley. Startups in the city attracted about $800 million of funding from U.S. investors alone last year, according to Mayor Boris Johnson’s office. As this ...
A record $9 billion penalty levied against BNP Paribas SA
June 16th, 2015
A record $9 billion penalty levied against BNP Paribas SA for violating U.S. economic sanctions Terrorism Victims Seek Part of BNP Penalty Large contingency lost family or were injured in 1998 embassy bombings The record penalty is morphing into ...
