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The anticipated acquisition of ICAP by Tullet Prebon is under investigation
April 11th, 2016
The CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) is investigating the anticipated acquisition by Tullett Prebon plc (Tullett) of ICAP plc’s (ICAP) voice and hybrid broking and information businesses. Phase 1 date Action 8 June 2016 Deadline for phase 1 decision ...
BCSC Warning:Central Provider Ltd. operating as Central Options
March 30th, 2016
Central Provider Ltd., which claims to have offices in London, England, Hong Kong, China, and Toronto, Ontario operates Central Option. Central Option purports to be a binary options trading platform provider. A binary option is a type of option ...
ICAP Announces Bondholder Consent For Disposal
March 30th, 2016
ICAP plc (“ICAP”) and ICAP Group Holdings plc (together with ICAP, the “Issuers”) have successfully obtained consent to amend certain terms and conditions in respect of the proposed disposal of ICAP’s global hybrid voice-broking and information business to Tullett ...
Asia markets slip amid Fed concerns, oil fall
March 24th, 2016
Asia markets ended lower Thursday, amid fresh declines in oil prices and concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve may hike interest rates sooner than expected. Japan’s Nikkei 225 ended down 108.65 points, or 0.64 percent, at 16,892.33, while South Korea’s Kospi index fell 9.15 ...
Asia mixed in quiet trading session, with Nikkei up 1.9%
March 22nd, 2016
Asia markets were mixed in a quiet session on Tuesday, with a weaker yen buoying Japanese stocks while Chinese stocks gave up some of their Monday gains. Japan’s Nikkei 225, which reopened after a public holiday Monday, closed up 323.74 ...
Asia mixed, with Chinese markets leading the way
March 21st, 2016
Chinese markets stood out in a mixed trading session in Asia on Monday, with many market watchers predicting a quiet week ahead in the absence of major economic data from the U.S. and China, and with many markets off ...
HSBC Going Solo in China Credit Cards Boosts Expansion Plan
March 10th, 2016
Bank has ended card venture with Bocom, Asia head says HSBC would be just one of three foreign card issuers in China HSBC Holdings Plc winning approval to start a credit-card business in China’s $1 trillion market offers Chief ...
Gold Becomes the Biggest Winner of 2016
February 29th, 2016
Money managers boost net-long positions to highest in a year Inflows to SPDR Gold Shares beat all other U.S. ETFs Gold’s comeback is dominating 2016. The precious metal is the year’s best-performing major asset. Its 15 percent gain is ...
Oil Prices up on Strong U.S. Data and Lower Oil-Rig Count
February 29th, 2016
Crude oil prices rose in early Asian trade Monday, buoyed by hopes that a fall in U.S. oil rigs would ease excess supply while stronger consumer spending in that country would spark demand for oil. On the New York ...
Brent trades near $33 as Russia sees output talks done by March
February 22nd, 2016
Brent traded near $33/bbl as Russia said talks on an output freeze will be done by March 1 while Nigeria said some countries should have production capped at higher levels. Futures rose as much as 0.8% in London, paring Friday’s 3.7% drop. ...
