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Regulation – the hidden curse
May 27th, 2016
Regulations are nearly always introduced with the best intentions. In financial services, they aim to stop unscrupulous brokers and banks from ripping off the public through bad practices. Manufacturers are banned from making products which are dangerous to children, ...
CFTC Grants Registration to 3 Swap Execution Facilities
May 27th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has issued Orders of Registration to three Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs), granting them fully registered status with the CFTC. The SEFs approved for registration are: GTX SEF, LLC ...
Saudi Arabia Has a Plan B to Try to Stop Iran’s Economic Rise
May 26th, 2016
The kingdom is mobilizing its Gulf allies to make sure that Iran’s opening-up to the global economy doesn’t go smoothly. Saudi Arabia couldn’t stop the Iran nuclear deal from being signed. Plan B is to limit Iran’s ability to ...
A computerized trading firm beat Banks in the rankings of the world’s biggest spot currency traders
May 26th, 2016
XTX is the first electronic specialist to break into top five Deutsche Bank was the biggest currency trader until 2014 Computerized trading firm XTX Markets Ltd. has come from nowhere to dethrone major banks including Deutsche Bank AG in the ...
Foreign Developed-Market Stocks In The Lead Last Week
May 24th, 2016
Stock markets in the developed world outside the US led the major asset classes higher last week, based on a set of proxy ETFs. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets (VEA) posted an 0.8% total return for the five trading days ...
MAS directs Swiss Bank “BSI Bank” to shut down in Singapore
May 24th, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it has served BSI Bank Limited (BSI Bank) notice of intention to withdraw its status as a merchant bank in Singapore for serious breaches of anti-money laundering requirements, poor management ...
International law firm opens office in Taipei to serve the growing demand in Taiwan
May 19th, 2016
International law firm Vinson & Elkins LLP announced the opening of an office in Taipei, to serve the growing demand of the firm’s clientele in Taiwan and the Asia Pacific. V&E partners David Tsai and Christopher Kao will oversee ...
The Endgame
May 18th, 2016
And how we got here There is a growing fear in financial and monetary circles that there is something deeply wrong with the global economy. Publicly, officials and practitioners alike have become confused by policy failures, and privately, occasionally ...
EY to be replaced as BBC auditor
May 16th, 2016
National Audit Office set to replace EY as BBC auditor The current auditor is Big Four firm, EY, who took over the audit from KPMG in 2015. At the time, the BBC signed a three-year contract with EY, with ...
Credit Suisse announces 1Q16 results
May 11th, 2016
Significant cost savings across the bank, and profitable growth and net asset inflows in APAC, IWM and Swiss UB. Stable capital position at 11.4% Highlights 1Q16 financial performance Group reported pre-tax loss of CHF 484 million (adjusted*: CHF 173 ...
