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UK court obliges Ukraine to pay par value on its Eurobond debt to Russia
July 27th, 2017
The High Court of London has bound Ukraine to pay £2.8 million ($3.6 million) to Russia as compensation for legal costs related to Kiev’s Eurobond debt, the Russian Finance Ministry announced on Wednesday. According to a statement on its ...
Aussie Is Slowing Down After It Touched a Two-Year High
July 27th, 2017
The Australian dollar has been one of the worst-performing currencies early on Wednesday. Aussie has been depreciated during the Asian session yesterday as the CPI report released by the Reserve Bank of Australia fell short of market forecasts. The ...
Exxon sues U.S. over $2 million Russian sanctions fine
July 21st, 2017
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed a $2 million fine on Exxon Mobil Corp. for what it called a “reckless disregard” of U.S. sanctions on Russia while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was the oil giant’s chief executive, ...
Why free trade and open markets in financial services matter; Andrew Bailey, FCA Chief Executive
July 11th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has released a speech by Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the FCA, at Reuters Newsmaker event. According the release: Note: this ...
NEX SEF Limited went live
July 7th, 2017
NEX Group plc (“NEX”) (NXG.L), a financial technology company at the centre of global markets, announces that its Swap Execution Facility (“SEF”), NEX SEF Limited (“NEX SEF”), went live on 3 July 2017. NEX SEF received approval from the ...
The Ontario Securities Commission Publishes Report on Exempt Market Activity
June 16th, 2017
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today published OSC Staff Notice 45-715 2017 Ontario Exempt Market Report, which provides a snapshot of the current state of Ontario’s exempt market and a preliminary assessment of recent regulatory reforms. The report summarizes ...
Goldman Sachs warned that the bitcoin price may be headed to bearish territory
June 14th, 2017
Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs warned its clients that the bitcoin price may be headed for bearish territory. In a recent client note, published by finance blog Zero Hedge, chief technician Sheba Jafari, offered his view on the ...
Volkswagen faces biggest legal action; A Pan-European lawsuit seeks billions refunds
June 14th, 2017
Around 220,000 car drivers in the Netherlands, England and Wales joined forces on Tuesday in what could become a pan-European lawsuit against German carmaker Volkswagen seeking compensation over its “dieselgate” emissions scandal. UK law firm Harcus Sinclair and Dutch Foundation ...
Wikipedia vs. Banc De Binary: A 3-year battle against binary options ‘fake news’
June 1st, 2017
Binary options fraudsters employ experts to outwit Google, create laudatory news sites, engage on social media — anything to encourage new victims and keep the truth from coming out. One key battlefield: The online encyclopedia If you’re the strategist ...
LSEG to acquire leading providers of fixed income indices
June 1st, 2017
LSEG to acquire The Yield Book and Citi Fixed Income Indices from Citi, including the World Government Bond Index (WGBI), for total cash consideration of $685 million (£535 million) subject to customary adjustments The Yield Book and Citi Fixed ...
