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First US law firm to be licensed as ABS in UK
April 13th, 2015
The US firm has made its first UK hire and is going down the alternative business structure route. US law fim Cahill Gordon & Reindel has become the first US firm to be licensed as an Alternative Business Structure ...
Dollar heads for biggest weekly gain in nearly a month
April 10th, 2015
The dollar rose Friday against most major rivals, remaining on track to log its best week in about a month. The ICE U.S. Dollar Index DXY, +50% a key measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of six currencies, ...
Europe’s Plunging Borrowing Costs Mark Two New Milestones
April 8th, 2015
Switzerland is first with 10-year bond at negative yield as Mexico lines up 100-year euro bond Europe’s plunging borrowing costs marked two new milestones on Wednesday, with Switzerland becoming the first country ever to issue 10-year debt that gives ...
Asia stocks surge, bond yields tumble on Fed caution
March 19th, 2015
Asian shares enjoyed their best session in 18 months on Thursday as investors priced in a later start and a slower pace for future U.S rate rises, slashing sovereign bond yields from Japan to Australia. The shift in rate expectations hit the ...
Law firms enjoy robust third quarter
March 10th, 2015
Average increase of 3% in fees per fee earner; UK top 100 law firms increased fee income by 7%, driven by consolidation. The UK’s top 100 law firms achieved a fee income increase of 7% in the quarter ended ...
Annual result of the Swiss National Bank for 2014
March 6th, 2015
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is reporting a profit of CHF 38.3 billion for the year 2014 (2013: loss of CHF 9.1 billion). The profit on foreign currency positions amounted to CHF 34.5 billion. A valuation gain of CHF ...
Intercontinental Exchange Reports ICE and NYSE Volume for February 2015; Record Daily Oil Volume, up 59% over Prior February
March 5th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today reported February exchange traded volume. ICE’s February 2015 futures and options average daily volume (ADV) declined 6% compared to February 2014. Commodity ADV increased 11% ...
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 ...
Tokyo shares at eight-year top, Greek talks loom
February 16th, 2015
Japanese shares touched an eight-year high on Monday following a record close on Wall Street, with investors cautiously optimistic the European Union would make progress this week on a debt deal with Greece. Oil prices faded after an early spurt, ...
Asian shares jump on Ukraine ceasefire, Greek hopes
February 13th, 2015
Asian shares soared on Friday on news of a ceasefire accord in Ukraine, while Sweden’s surprise move to cut its main rate into negative territory and hopes of a resolution between debt-strapped Greece and its creditors burnished risk appetite. MSCI’s broadest index ...
