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Crédit Agricole to Unveil New Chief Executive Next Week
February 18th, 2015
Bank’s fourth-quarter profit rises 13% from a year earlier Crédit Agricole SA on Wednesday said it would announce the name of its new chief executive next week, as the French bank seeks to return to its roots and reorganize around ...
Banks to allow account access using fingerprint tech
February 18th, 2015
Two banks are allowing their customers to access accounts on their smartphones using fingerprint recognition technology, in a UK industry first. RBS and NatWest customers must activate the feature with their security information, but would only need to use ...
Indonesia Stocks Rise to Record as Rupiah Falls After Rate Cut
February 18th, 2015
Indonesian stocks headed toward a record close and government bonds advanced, while the rupiah fell, after the central bank unexpectedly cut borrowing costs. The benchmark rate was lowered to 7.5 percent from 7.75 percent after local markets closed Tuesday, ...
Greece to try for loan extension from eurozone
February 18th, 2015
Request sees bailout terms being set aside Greece is set to submit Wednesday to the Eurogroup a request for a six-month extension to its loan agreement with its creditors, sources close to the negotiations between Athens and the eurozone ...
Citi Board Elects Peter Blair Henry to Board of Directors
February 17th, 2015
Citi‘s Board of Directors today announced that it has elected Peter Blair Henry as a new independent director, with his service commencing July 1, 2015. Dr. Henry is the Dean of New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of ...
Greek stocks fall as debt deal talks stall
February 17th, 2015
Yanis Varoufakis: “We are ready and willing to do whatever it takes” Greece’s stock market fell by more than 4% at its open after European finance ministers failed to reach a new deal to restructure the country’s debts. Greek ...
Greece defies creditors, seeking credit but no bailout
February 17th, 2015
Talks between Greece and euro zone finance ministers over the country’s debt crisis broke down on Monday when Athens rejected a proposal to request a six-month extension of its international bailout package as “unacceptable”. The unexpectedly rapid collapse raised doubts about Greece’s future ...
HSBC boss Stuart Gulliver apologies as tax avoidance row grows
February 16th, 2015
Bank issues letter after allegations against Swiss private banking arm, saying it has ‘no appetite’ to deal with clients seeking to dodge tax HSBC has issued an apology as a political row over its Swiss private banking arm grows, saying ...
New Report Says Computer Criminals Stole Millions From Banks
February 16th, 2015
Banks in Russia, U.S. and Eastern European may Have Lost $1 Billion, Report Says A Russian-speaking gang of computer criminals has stolen millions of dollars since late 2013 from banks in Russia, Eastern Europe and the U.S., according to ...
Italy’s Economy Fails to Rebound
February 13th, 2015
Italy’s economy stagnated in the three months through December, failing to rebound from its longest recession on record. Gross domestic product was unchanged from the previous quarter when it dropped 0.1 percent, national statistics institute Istat said in a ...
