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Banks Said Poised to Settle With CFTC in FX-Rigging Cases
November 11th, 2014
Banks suspected of rigging the $5.3 trillion-a-day currency market are preparing to reach settlements as early as this week with the main U.S. derivatives regulator, according to a person with knowledge of the cases. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission may levy ...
Moscow Exchange chooses DataSpace as primary data center services provider
November 11th, 2014
Moscow Exchange, Russia”s leading exchange platform for equities, bonds, derivatives, currencies, money market instruments and commodities, announced that it has chosen Moscow-based DataSpace as its primary data center facility and services provider. Following an initial stage in 2015—during which ...
EY announces participation at the World Congress of Accountants
November 11th, 2014
EY marks the 2014 World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) in Rome on 10-14 November 2014 by reinforcing its long-standing commitment to the audit profession and its importance. The 2014 Congress takes place at a time of great change, challenge ...
Google signs 60-year lease on NASA airfield and hangars
November 11th, 2014
Google has sealed a deal to lease NASA’s Moffett Airfield for the next 60 years after beginning negotiations for the land back in February. Under terms of the agreement, Google will pay NASA an estimated $1.16 billion in rent over the life of the ...
Over 1,000 business leaders support fundamental change to UK’s relationship with the EU
November 10th, 2014
More than 1,000 business leaders have signed up to the campaign group Business for Britain, which lobbies for significant change to Britain’s relationship with the EU. An advert with all the signatories was published in today’s Sunday Telegraph. The ...
Credit Without Banks: Shadow Banking
November 10th, 2014
One of the vivid lessons of the 2007-2009 recession and financial crisis is that in the modern economy, one can’t just think about the financial sector as made up of banks and the stock market. Other financial institutions can ...
SGX sets up board of inquiry to probe power outage
November 10th, 2014
A board of inquiry has been set up by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to investigate the power outage which caused a halt in the trading of securities and derivatives for more than three hours on Wednesday afternoon (Nov 5). Deputy ...
Oil price slide threatens energy subsidies in Arabian Gulf states
November 10th, 2014
Low oil prices may lead Arabian Gulf states to issue additional debt and cut energy subsidies, according to the ratings agency Standard and Poor’s. “If there’s a prolonged oil price correction, corporate and government-related entities may have to change ...
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, ECB
November 10th, 2014
Interview with Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Theano Theiopoulou (Phileleftheros newspaper) on 9 November 2014 1. Why was banks’ participation in the ECB’s targeted longer-term refinancing operations (TLTROs) lower than expected? There ...
The UAE’s pressing need for legislative reform
November 10th, 2014
There is no doubt that, in the past 15 years, the UAE has managed to build what is, by any standards, the most developed infrastructure, the highest quality of life, the most diversified economy, and the most efficient government ...
