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Euro-MPs back LuxLeaks tax probe
January 15th, 2015
European lawmakers backed an official probe into tax evasion Wednesday, a hot topic after the “Luxleaks” scandal that has embroiled EU commission head and former Luxembourg premier Jean-Claude Juncker. The Greens group said it had collected enough votes to ...
JP Morgan Chase profits hit by legal costs
January 15th, 2015
JP Morgan Chase, the US’s largest bank, has reported a 6.6% fall in quarterly profits after being hit by legal costs. The bank paid almost $1bn (£659m) in costs due to a range of investigations into alleged wrongdoing, and ...
The Currency Exchange Selects Quantifi for Counterparty Credit Risk Management for Emerging Market Currencies Derivatives
January 14th, 2015
Quantifi delivers sophisticated analytics for emerging market interest rates and FX derivatives Advanced models generate fast, accurate results Quantifi, a specialist provider of analytics, trading and Risk Management solutions, today announced that The Currency Exchange (TCX) has selected Quantifi ...
Cinnober selected to receive EU funding for disruptive client clearing technology
January 14th, 2015
The European Commission recognizes need for real-time risk margining, multi-asset client clearing solution for the banking sector The European Commission has announced that Cinnober has been chosen to receive financial support to develop a real-time risk margining and multi-asset ...
Fraudsters exploit aura of authority
January 14th, 2015
Fraud cases in UK The volume of fraud cases going through British courts has climbed in the past 12 months, according to an audit firm’s latest Fraud Barometer. According to KPMG, fraudsters increasingly are hiding behind cloaks of respectability ...
Supreme Court rejects appeal by ex-Goldman Sachs director
January 13th, 2015
US Supreme Court decision on ex-Goldman Sachs director The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Rajat Gupta, the former Goldman Sachs director convicted of insider trading. This rejection leaves in place a lifetime ban on serving ...
Russia faces wave of bankruptcies if interest rates don’t fall
January 13th, 2015
The pressure is building on Vladimir Putin: Russia will be hit by a wave of bankruptcies unless it cuts interest rates very soon, a top financial official warned Monday. Anatoly Aksakov, president of Russia’s regional banking association and deputy ...
Moscow Exchange Precious Metals Market volumes reach record
January 13th, 2015
The trading volume on Moscow Exchange’s Precious Metals Market reached a record RUB 4.48 bln in December, with turnover of 2 tons of gold and 4 tons of silver. An additional three banks began trading on the market, including ...
Asia May Revitalize Gold Prices Hurt by Fed, Barclays Says
January 13th, 2015
Gold will extend losses this year as U.S. interest rates increase, providing an opportunity for investors to buy the metal to benefit from a rebound spurred by Asian demand, according to Barclays Plc. “We expect gold prices to test ...
Moscow Exchange trading volumes in December 2014
January 12th, 2015
The Derivatives and FX markets were Moscow Exchange’s most active in December, with volumes up a respective 137% and 52% YoY. Equity & Bond Market Secondary market turnover in stocks, RDRs, and investment fund units was RUB 1,199.3 bln ...
