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Why liquidity is drying up in the currency market
March 25th, 2015
Sovereign bonds aren’t the only market facing a liquidity shortage. As volatility in the foreign-exchange market has risen over the past eight months, currency traders are finding that liquidity has become much patchier than it once was. Several factors, ...
The tiny broker who won on the Swiss Franc shock
March 25th, 2015
Some of the big guys lost on the Swiss franc. Turns out, one of the little guys won. While the likes of Citigroup Inc. and Saxo Bank A/S got stung when Switzerland abruptly let the franc soar in mid-January, ...
ECB’s Coeure says expects changes to Greek aid programme
March 23rd, 2015
Greece‘s financial aid programme is set to be changed to accommodate its new government, a senior European Central Bank official said on Monday, noting that the bank stood ready to support the country. “There is a clear willingness and ...
Greece to draft new reform plan within days – EU leaders
March 20th, 2015
EU leaders say Greece has agreed to come up with a new reform plan within days to secure the additional bailout funds required to prevent bankruptcy. The development came after marathon talks between Greek PM Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor ...
Oil Slump Extends to a Fifth Week as Global Glut Seen Expanding
March 20th, 2015
Oil trading near the lowest price in six years is headed for a fifth weekly drop amid signs the global supply glut is worsening. Futures were little changed in New York after falling for the seventh time in eight ...
Citibank Sues Two Former Goldman Sachs Partners Over $29 Million Swiss Franc Margin Call
March 19th, 2015
The sharp and unexpected rise of the Swiss franc in January resulted in big losses for hedge funds, investment banks and other currency speculators, even causing some hedge funds to shut down. Now, there is a lawsuit over a ...
European Commission unveils draft legislation to tackle corporate tax avoidance
March 19th, 2015
The European Commission today presented a package of tax transparency measures as part of its ambitious agenda to tackle corporate tax avoidance and harmful tax competition in the EU. A key element of this Tax Transparency Package is a proposal to ...
Predicting the Future With Russia’s Economic Nostradamus, Mikhail Dmitriyev
March 19th, 2015
Mikhail Dmitriyev, president of the New Economic Growth consultancy, is often described as “Russia’s top brain.” He studied in Leningrad in the ’80s and took part in economics discussion clubs with the people who transformed Russia into a market economy, including Anatoly Chubais, the architect of Russia’s privatization ...
Second largest Luxembourg AIFM chooses Linedata for Regulatory Reporting Solution
March 18th, 2015
Linedata (NYSE Euronext: LIN), the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industries, today announced that MUGC Lux Management S.A. (“MUGC LM”), the management company of Mitsubishi UFJ Global Custody S.A. (“MUGC”), both members of Mitsubishi ...
Efficiency failures putting UK law firms at risk
March 18th, 2015
Flat profit margins and high lockup weakening financial stability, survey finds Small to mid-sized UK law firms have enjoyed a year of sustained economic improvement, according to a new financial benchmarking report. The survey found that, while fees and ...
