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ESMA: Short guide for retail investors
July 1st, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a short guide for retail investors explaining the impact of the changes to be made in investor protection under the MiFID II reform. It highlights some of the most important ...
Emerging Stocks Advance as Oil Declines While Europe Stoc
June 30th, 2014
Emerging-market stocks rose, extending the biggest quarterly advance since September 2012. Shares in Europe fell, while oil declined as continuing violence in Iraq failed to disrupt supply. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (BUSY) climbed 0.4 percent at 7:25 a.m. ...
Alibaba chooses New York Stock Exchange over Nasdaq
June 27th, 2014
The Chinese online retailer, Alibaba, will list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), rather than on the technology focused Nasdaq. Alibaba, which handles more than 80% of online retail transactions in China, plans to go public ...
Small business bill: HMRC to share VAT data with credit agencies
June 26th, 2014
Under the guise of increasing access to finance, the government brought forward proposals to make VAT registration data available to third parties in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill published yesterday. As previewed in the Queen’s speech, the ...
Europe Stocks Rebound From Four-Day Loss as Dialog Jumps
June 26th, 2014
European stocks rose, rebounding from a four-day losing streak, as investors awaited data to assess the health of the U.S. economy. U.S. index futures were little changed, while Asian shares advanced. Dialog Semiconductor Plc and AMS AG climbed more ...
The Pros and Cons of Buying Buyback ETFs
June 25th, 2014
Companies splurged on share buybacks in 2014’s first quarter, and investors splurged on buyback funds. The amount companies spent buying back their own shares jumped 59 percent compared to a year ago, according to Standard & Poor’s. Over that ...
European Stocks Decline for Fourth Day Amid Iraq Violence
June 25th, 2014
European stocks fell for a fourth day, the longest stretch in seven weeks, as violence in the Middle East escalated. U.S. index futures were little changed, while Asian shares declined. GDF Suez SA dropped 3 percent after France said ...
Don’t Shortchange Short Sellers
June 24th, 2014
More finance journalists and industry people should go to academic conferences. There is a lot of good stuff to learn. Case in point: I recently attended the Western Finance Association’s annual meeting in Monterey, California, and saw several papers ...
Hong Kong Stocks Climb From Biggest Drop in Three Months
June 24th, 2014
Hong Kong stocks gained, with the city’s benchmark index rebounding after falling the most in three months yesterday, as consumer and technology shares rose. China Resources Enterprise Ltd. gained 2.4 percent, with the retailer and brewer leading the Hang ...
Bond Market Has $900 Billion Mom-and-Pop Problem When Rates Rise
June 24th, 2014
It’s never been easier for individuals to enter some of the most esoteric debt markets. Wall Street’s biggest firms are worried that it’ll be just as simple for them to leave. Investors have piled more than $900 billion into ...
