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Bundesbank posts €3.2 billion profit in 2015
February 25th, 2016
The Bundesbank posted a profit of €3.2 billion for the 2015 financial year, up from €3.0 billion in 2014. This profit was transferred in full today to the Federal Government of Germany pursuant to section 27 number 2 of the Bundesbank Act (Bundesbankgesetz). ...
Group of Twenty IMF Surveillance Note
February 25th, 2016
The global recovery has weakened further amid increasing financial turbulence and falling asset prices. Activity softened towards the end of 2015 and the valuation of risky assets has dropped sharply, especially in advanced economies, increasing the likelihood of a further ...
Playtech: Results for the year ended 31 December 2015
February 25th, 2016
Playtech (LSE: PTEC) today announces its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2015, together with a trading update for the period to 22 February 2016. Financial highlights * Adjusted numbers relate to certain non-cash and one-off ...
FCA fines and restricts W H Ireland Limited for market abuse risks
February 25th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined W H Ireland Limited (WHI) £1.2million. The firm is also restricted for a period of 72 days from taking on new clients in its corporate broking division. The FCA found that between ...
Citi Launches Total Touch ADR X-WiNG
February 25th, 2016
Citi has launched Total Touch ADR X-WiNG, a liquidity providing execution platform that optimizes investor’s access to liquidity in both EMEA and the U.S. American Depositary Receipt (ADR) market. Combining the value-added attributions of high-touch trading, with the efficiency ...
Saudi Oil Minister Surprises OPEC with Tough Line on Prices
February 25th, 2016
Prepared for $20 a barrel to force production cuts outside the Middle East, Says al Naimi Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi surprised fellow members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on Tuesday when he said the ...
EU insolvency law reform could boost growth and jobs across Europe, finds new AFME report
February 24th, 2016
AFME has published new research showing that European insolvency law reform could boost GDP output and create jobs across Europe. Insolvency reform is a key plank of the European Commission’s action plan on Capital Markets Union (CMU). The research, produced in ...
Standard Chartered Drops After First Annual Loss Since 1989
February 24th, 2016
Loan impairments almost double to $4 billion, highest ever CEO Winters says performance to remain `subdued’ in 2016 Bill Winters took more “painful” steps to turn around Standard Chartered Plc as the bank posted its first annual loss since ...
Asia trades lower as market sentiment falls, ASX slips 2%, Shanghai down 1%
February 24th, 2016
Asia stocks traded mostly down Wednesday morning, with a combination of low oil prices, concerns over China and weak overnight data weighing on market sentiment. In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 retraced losses over 1.7 percent early on to trade down ...
New international law firm launches
February 23rd, 2016
Gowling WLG, a new international law firm created by the combination of Gowlings, a leading Canadian law firm, and Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG), a leading UK-based international law firm, launched on 22 February. With more than 1,400 ...
