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Statement by Dr. Raghuram G Rajan, Governor, on Monetary Policy
March 4th, 2015
It may be recalled that in its statement on monetary policy of January 15, 2015 the Reserve Bank reduced the policy repo rate by 25 basis points and indicated that ““Key to further easing are data that confirm continuing ...
FMA welcomes opportunity to review financial advice laws
March 3rd, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) welcomes today’s announcement by the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Paul Goldsmith, about the review of legislation governing financial advisers. The Minister today released the terms of reference for the review of the ...
ICAP response to the Fair and Effective Markets Review
March 2nd, 2015
ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, has submitted its response to the Bank of England’s Fair and Effective Markets Review (FEMR). The consultation looks at the effectiveness of ...
International and regional bodies that combat money laundering (part B)
March 2nd, 2015
Introduction Money laundering is a global phenomenon that thrives parasitically on the world’s financial markets. It ignores national boundaries in much the same way that the financial market place does. It has been accepted that this problem requires both ...
FMA warns public to be wary of misleading advertising promoting “risk-free, money-back investments”
February 27th, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is warning people to beware of a company offering a risk-free, high-return investment programme. The company trades as Eco Investments Group and the FMA warns anyone dealing with them to exercise extreme caution before obtaining any ...
S&P Dow Jones Indices and NZX Limited Enter Into Strategic Index Agreement
February 26th, 2015
S&P Dow Jones Indices (“S&P DJI”), one of the world’s leading providers of financial market indices, and NZX Limited today announced a strategic agreement to jointly develop, produce and commercialize co-branded investable indices featured on NZX platforms and related ...
Citigroup unit probed by more authorities over money laundering
February 26th, 2015
Citigroup Inc (C.N) said additional government authorities have started probes of possible breaches of anti-money laundering laws at its Banamex USA unit. (Read more: International and regional bodies that combat money laundering ) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a unit of ...
Bats Global Markets Names Chris Concannon CEO; Joe Ratterman Becomes Chairman
February 25th, 2015
BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of U.S. and European markets, today announced that President Chris Concannon will be appointed to the additional role of chief executive officer, effective March 31, 2015. Mr. Concannon arrived at BATS as ...
ICE Announces Appointments for Interest Rate and Utility Markets
February 25th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced two new London-based appointments to serve its global derivatives markets. Chris Rhodes has been appointed Head of Interest Rates and Gordon Bennett has been appointed Managing ...
The Monetary Committee reduces the interest rate for March 2015 by 0.15 percentage points to 0.1 percent
February 24th, 2015
The main considerations behind the decision The decision to reduce the interest rate for March 2015 by 0.15 percentage points, to 0.10 percent is consistent with the Bank of Israel’s monetary policy, which is intended to return the inflation ...
