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HKEx and Minsheng sign MOU
April 24th, 2014
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and the Hong Kong branch of China Minsheng Banking Corp, Ltd (Minsheng) today (Wednesday) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for strategic cooperation on solutions for market users and product development. The ...
Europe Still Has a Mountain of Debt
April 24th, 2014
There was a time not so long ago when the vast majority of experts agreed that a country could not emerge decisively from a financial crisis unless it solved problems of both “stocks” and “flows” — that is, secured ...
Unilever Revenue Growth Beats Estimates as Europe Stabilizes
April 24th, 2014
Unilever (UNA), the maker of Magnum ice cream and TRESemme shampoo, reported first-quarter sales growth that beat estimates and said its North American pasta-sauce and Slim Fast units are under review amid talk of disposals. Underlying sales gained 3.6 ...
Insolvencies rocket amid mounting misery for firms
April 24th, 2014
SCOTTISH corporate insolvencies in the latest full quarter were up 70.6% on the same period of last year, official figures have revealed, and one leading expert predicted the number of failures could climb higher still. The figures, published yesterday ...
The First National Bank of Facebook
April 23rd, 2014
The company that rebranded the word “friend” may soon take up a more ambitious makeover: the word “bank.” Facebook Inc. is on the verge of winning approval from Ireland’s central bank to allow its users to store and exchange ...
FCA appoints two new senior advisers focused on competition and investment banking
April 23rd, 2014
The British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has issued a press release announcing the appointment of two senior advisers as follows: Martin Wheatley, chief executive of the FCA, said of the appointments: “Both David and Gunner come with impressive experience ...
FX Market Trading and Clearing System Schedule Update
April 23rd, 2014
An updated version of Moscow Exchange”s ASTS FX market trading and clearing system is to come online on 28 April 2014. Testing with the involvement of trading participants will take place on 26 April. The system will be available ...
Russian Companies Shrug Off US Sanctions – For Now
April 23rd, 2014
Soon after U.S. sanctions targeting members of President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle were announced last month, Olga Promptova, a Russian business owner, received a message from a German client who was worried about the delivery of her Russian-made clothing. ...
Asian Stocks Erase Gain on China Factory, Australian CPI
April 23rd, 2014
Asian stocks erased gains after Chinese manufacturing data signaled persisting weakness in the world’s second-largest economy and Australia’s inflation rose less than expected. China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd., the largest mainland developer traded in Hong Kong, sank 3.7 ...
SFC reprimands and fines The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC $6 million for internal control failings
April 22nd, 2014
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, has issued a reprimand to The Royal Bank of Scotland Public Limited Company (RBS) and fined it $6 million for internal control failures relating to the detection and prevention of ...
