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Saudi Arabia’s government is looking at smart, alternate revenue sources
December 21st, 2015
Saudi Arabia’s foreign reserves are a confidence booster but undoubtedly the government is looking at smart, alternate revenue sources that will not erode the country’s competitive advantage, say economists. Saudi Arabia has the financial depth to continue spending on ...
J.P. Morgan to Pay $267 Million for Disclosure Failures
December 21st, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that two J.P. Morgan wealth management subsidiaries have agreed to pay $267 million and admit wrongdoing to settle charges that they failed to disclose conflicts of interest to clients. An SEC investigation found that ...
Creation of a “Bad” Bank
December 21st, 2015
The banking sector in Cyprus has gone through radical transformation in the last few years following the disastrous events of March 2013. To a large extent, the sector has regained confidence from both its domestic customers and the international ...
Commodity losses
December 18th, 2015
Markets have been extraordinarily complacent about the bad debts building up in the financial system. In the wake of the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates this week, the effect on debt was barely mentioned in the subsequent analysis ...
Cameron Claims Momentum as EU Offers Compromise on U.K. Demands
December 18th, 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron said his bid to change Britain’s relationship with the European Union is gathering momentum after fellow leaders signaled they are willing to find compromises on his demand for curbs on welfare. Rather than the fight ...
KPMG UK announces 2.6% growth in revenues to £1.96bn
December 18th, 2015
The firm invested almost £200m in acquisitions, property and staff training Tax and audit were the firm’s highest earning services The firm, its partners and employees paid £786m in taxes KPMG, the professional services firm providing audit, tax and ...
Wells Fargo to Nudge Brokers to Get Bigger Clients
December 18th, 2015
Change is bank’s latest push to compete for clients who have millions of dollars in assets Wells Fargo & Co. will push its brokers to work with bigger clients as part of a broader strategy to attract wealthier investors. The ...
Gold battered by dollar strength after Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hike
December 17th, 2015
Commerzbank analysts say precious metal could see recovery in 2016 Losses for gold futures were building on Thursday, as the metal succumbed to some dollar strength in the wake of the first interest-rate increase by the U.S. Federal Reserve ...
Foreign exchange manipulation: FINMA issues six industry bans
December 17th, 2015
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has issued industry bans of between one and five years against six managers and traders formally employed in the UBS foreign exchange and precious metals business. FINMA concluded that the individuals in ...
Saudi Arabia Spends Billions to Get Asia Hooked on Its Crude Oil
December 17th, 2015
At the heart of Korea’s Onsan Refinery lies a street called “A.I. Naimi Road,” an homage to Saudi Arabia’s oil minister. The reason: state-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co. holds a 65 percent stake in the complex. Taking a controlling ...
