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FINMA reprimands Coop Bank for market abuse
October 29th, 2014
FINMA, the Swiss financial regulator, condemned the Coop Bank for manipulating the market price of its own bearer shares from 2009 to 2013. Its actions constituted a serious violation of supervisory provisions on market manipulation and an infringement of its organisational ...
PwC ‘voice of the customer’ on growth strategies for Islamic Banks
October 29th, 2014
Islamic banks may be missing a huge opportunity within the Muslim population due to a perception gap, according to a PwC report What customers want, a voice of the customer survey of GCC banking customers. A perception seems to ...
Tuesday October 28: OSB Daily Technical Analysis- Indices
October 28th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for October 28, 2014 S&P 500 The S&P 500 sold off during the early session dipping below 1950 support and testing the 50 DMA only to recover and close slightly lower than the previous session. ...
Australia 200 – Reintroduces Itself to Major Trading Range Above 5400
October 27th, 2014
Australia 200 for Monday, October 27, 2014 Throughout most of September the Australia 200 Index declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 and 5500, ...
Laiki and the European Central Bank in the New York Times
October 27th, 2014
The bankruptcy and accumulated debts of the Laiki Bank were a key element of the Cyprus financial crisis. A recent article (“To Restore Confidence in Economy, A Test of Europe’s Bank’s”, October 17) in The New York Times discusses ...
Australia 200 – Moves to Four Week High above Key 5400 Level
October 24th, 2014
Australia 200 for Friday, October 24, 2014 Throughout most of September the Australia 200 Index declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 and 5500, ...
2015 trends: Accountants and technology
October 24th, 2014
Love it or hate it, technology is permanently changing, and accountants are now expected to keep abreast of these fluctuations in order to keep clients happy. Gone is the day – and many may rue it – of employing ...
Microsoft sales lifted by the cloud
October 24th, 2014
Microsoft continues to look to the cloud as it releases first quarter earnings. Lifted by strong momentum in its Internet cloud-based offerings, Microsoft on Thursday said its fiscal first-quarter revenue jumped to $23.2 billion, topping Wall Street estimates. The ...
73 Swiss banks ask U.S. to revise proposed tax amnesty deals
October 24th, 2014
Lawyers representing 73 Swiss banks seeking to avoid a tax-evasion probe by U.S. authorities wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice raising questions over a dozen demands, including the banks’ cooperation with other nations. In the letter ...
Australia 200 – Eases Away in Reaching for Key 5400 Level
October 23rd, 2014
Australia 200 for Thursday, October 23, 2014 Since the beginning of September the Australia 200 Index has declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 ...