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The dollar stepped further away from a 14-year peak against a basket of currencies
January 5th, 2017
The dollar stepped further away from a 14-year peak against a basket of currencies on Thursday, as investors locked in gains from its two-month-old rally after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. The dollar had soared on Trump’s ...
Saudis expect 46% increase in oil revenue this year
January 4th, 2017
Saudi Arabia has forecast its revenue from crude oil will significantly rise in 2017, as prices show a positive trend after the deal between OPEC, Russia and other producers to cut output. Riyadh expects to collect 480 billion riyals ...
CySec issued a Circular in relation to Whistleblowers
January 3rd, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a Circular for persons wishing to report cases of actual or potential infringement of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse– Whistle-blowers. The Subject of the circular is “Procedures for ...
Euronext makes irrevocable cash offer to acquire LCH.Clearnet SA
January 3rd, 2017
Euronext has made an irrevocable all-cash offer to LCH.Clearnet Group Limited (“LCH.Clearnet Group”) and London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG”) to acquire LCH.Clearnet SA (“Clearnet”), in relation to which terms and conditions have been agreed. Clearnet has commenced a ...
China going cashless thanks to fintech boom
December 30th, 2016
Standing in line at a Starbucks in downtown Shenzhen, I suddenly realize that no one in front of me is paying with cash. They aren’t paying by credit card either. In fact, I can’t see a single customer holding a wallet or a ...
Deutsche Bank Reaches $7.2 Billion Settlement Over Toxic Securities
December 23rd, 2016
The Obama administration scrambled to resolve its remaining crisis-era megabank mortgage cases, striking a $7.2 billion settlement Thursday with Deutsche Bank AG over toxic securities while separately filing a lawsuit against Barclays PLC alleging more than $30 billion in ...
ESMA identifies areas for improvemnet in EU CCP supervision
December 23rd, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has presented today the results of a peer review, it conducted into how national competent authorities (NCAs) ensure that central counterparties (CCPs) comply with margin and collateral requirements under the European Markets ...
Saxo Bank announces agreement to sell subsidiary
December 19th, 2016
Saxo Bank A/S today announces that it has agreed to sell its Uruguayan subsidiary, Saxo Capital Markets Agente de Valores, to DIF Broker, a long term White Label of Saxo Bank. The transaction, having been approved by the relevant ...
Singaporean court convicts private banker in 1MDB money laundering case
December 16th, 2016
Yvonne Seah Yew Foong, a former BSI SA private banker, became the second person to be convicted in Singapore’s probe into alleged money laundering linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd. Judge Salina Ishak found Seah guilty of three charges in ...
KPMG overcomes gloomy backdrop with 8% revenues jump
December 14th, 2016
Accountancy major KPMG International has booked a solid hike in full-year revenues despite what it described as a “challenging” business environment across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Latest results revealed that global turnover topped $25.4 billion (£20bn) in ...
