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Austria’s finance watchdog orders 12 banks to raise capital buffer
December 22nd, 2015
Austria’s finance watchdog FMA on Tuesday said it ordered 12 Austrian banks to gradually raise their capital buffer by up to 2 percent of risk-weighted assets until the beginning of 2019 to cover systemic risks. Erste Group Bank (ERST.VI), ...
China Unveils Economic Blueprint for 2016
December 22nd, 2015
Chinese leaders approved an economic blueprint for next year that emphasizes tackling long-term problems and reflects a realization that debt and investment can no longer power the world’s second-largest economy. The plan, laid out at a closed-door conclave of ...
BT helps ADS Securities extend institutional trading operations into North America
December 22nd, 2015
BT today announced that it is making it easier for institutions with a presence in North America to access foreign exchange, metals and commodities markets via the OREX trading platform of leading financial services company, ADS Securities. Abu Dhabi-based ...
Russian central bank issues new payment cards to take on Visa and MasterCard
December 21st, 2015
Thirty-five Russian banks have agreed to participate in the launch of a new national payments card intended to challenge the dominance of Visa and MasterCard. So far, seven of the banks have tested the basic functions of the new’ ...
Asian banks seen taking pole position in post-sanctions Iran
December 21st, 2015
Asian banks are expected to be among the first institutions to venture into Iran once sanctions are removed, with Western financial players remaining cautious for some time to come, banking officials said on Thursday. Iran and world powers reached ...
Election in Spain left the country in even deeper political uncertainty
December 21st, 2015
After vote, Spain’s Rajoy faces arduous task Sunday’s election left Spain mired in even deeper political uncertainty than before, with experts calling it “near impossible” for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to find the political bedfellows necessary for a coalition. ...
Cameron Claims Momentum as EU Offers Compromise on U.K. Demands
December 18th, 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron said his bid to change Britain’s relationship with the European Union is gathering momentum after fellow leaders signaled they are willing to find compromises on his demand for curbs on welfare. Rather than the fight ...
StanChart:We announced the world’s first application of distributed ledger technology for trade finance
December 18th, 2015
Standard Chartered Bank, DBS Bank and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) have successfully completed a proof of concept (PoC) delivering the world’s first application of distributed ledger technology to enhance the overall security of trade finance invoicing. Leveraging ...
Wells Fargo to Nudge Brokers to Get Bigger Clients
December 18th, 2015
Change is bank’s latest push to compete for clients who have millions of dollars in assets Wells Fargo & Co. will push its brokers to work with bigger clients as part of a broader strategy to attract wealthier investors. The ...
Bitcoin developers to start new digital currency
December 17th, 2015
As the popular digital currency Bitcoin continues to grow, insiders to its development have raised concerns about the deepening centralization of power in the governance of the project and the interests of those who fund it. “Many people may ...