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FCA fines and bans former Investment Analyst at Aviva Investors
November 19th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Mothahir Miah, a former Investment Analyst at Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (Aviva Investors), £139,000 and banned him from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity in the financial ...
Greek banks: Recap offers are oversubscribed
November 19th, 2015
Greece: Banks National and Alpha are likely to announce the successful completion of their share capital increases on Thursday, following Eurobank’s announcement on Wednesday to the same effect, while Piraeus is keeping its book of offers open. It is ...
After Grexit and Brexit, now is Fixit? a Finnish exit of the single currency
November 19th, 2015
A ‘Fixit’? Finland to debate leaving the euro zone We’ve heard of a “Grexit” and “Brexit” to refer respectively to the threat of Greece and Britain leaving the euro zone and European Union. But now there’s a “Fixit” – ...
Greece secures deal on next portion of bailout cash
November 18th, 2015
Greece has secured a tentative deal with the eurozone to unlock the latest tranche of financial aid. The two sides have agreed a batch of reforms that will be presented to the Greek Parliament on Thursday. The eurozone countries ...
AIG Advisor Group is up for sale
November 18th, 2015
Giant insurer AIG is receiving inquiries for its network of four IBDs The AIG Advisor Group is up for sale. One of the largest networks of independent broker-dealers in the country, the AIG Advisor Group, recently hired a law ...
Bocafx agreed to remove misleading statement for ASIC authorisation
November 18th, 2015
Following ASIC concerns, Boca Global Financial Group Pty Ltd ACN 602 109 035 (Boca) has agreed to remove statements on its website suggesting Boca is ASIC regulated or authorised to provide financial services in Australia. ASIC became aware of ...
Australia, Germany Sign New DTA
November 17th, 2015
Australia and Germany have signed a new double tax agreement (DTA) that lowers withholding tax rates on cross-border income and introduces new anti-abuse and prevention of non-taxation rules. The new agreement was signed on November 13 and replaces the ...
The declining interest rate cap
November 17th, 2015
Believe it or not, one of the topics in economics that confuses macroeconomists is the actual role of interest rates. For the most part they just assume that an interest rate is the cost of money, the price of ...
Intercontinental Exchange to acquire Trayport from BGC Partners and GFI for $650 million in stock
November 17th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trayport for $650 million in ICE common stock. Trayport is a subsidiary of GFI Group, which ...
Saudi Arabia Preparing To Fuel Its $100 Billion Oil War With Debt
November 16th, 2015
Saudi Arabia has probably spent around $100 billion of its foreign reserves by now to prosecute its war against American shale and other low-cost oil producers. The oil kingdom’s decision one year ago not to cut production to support ...
