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Should Individual Tax Returns Be Public Information?
March 30th, 2015
My guess is that if you asked Americans if their income taxes should be public information, the answers would mostly run the spectrum from “absolutely not” to “hell, no.” But the idea that tax returns should be confidential and ...
SGX welcomes UOB Bullion and Futures as Securities Trading Member
March 30th, 2015
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome UOB Bullion and Futures Limited (UOBBF) as a Trading Member of its securities market. Chew Sutat, Head of Sales and Clients, SGX, said, “As we continue to encourage growth and participation in ...
Bank of England publishes details of 2015 stress test for largest UK banks and building societies
March 30th, 2015
Today, the Bank of England is publishing the scenario for the 2015 stress test, which will be applied to the largest UK banks and building societies. The scenario has been agreed by the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) and Prudential ...
Exchange Publishes Results of its Latest Review of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual Reports
March 30th, 2015
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), today (Friday) published a report on the findings and recommendations from its review of issuers’ annual reports1 for the ...
London Stock Exchange stake sale earns Dubai huge profit
March 30th, 2015
Dubai has made a profit of billions of dirhams on the sale of its eight-year-old stake in the London Stock Exchange. Essa Kazim, the chairman of Borse Dubai, confirming the disposal, said the shares had been sold at a ...
Asia shares swing higher as China nears seven year high
March 30th, 2015
Asian stock markets rose on Monday, with China stocks nearing a seven-year peak on hopes for more infrastructure spending and policy stimulus, while oil prices suffered further from excess supply. Activity was guarded most elsewhere in a week book-ended with holidays ...
We’re All Hedge Funds Now, Part 2: Tech Startups and Nigerian Bonds
March 27th, 2015
Watching formerly risk-averse investors adapt to a negative interest rate world is almost as much fun as watching Europe try to keep Greece and Germany in the same financial family. In each case, success depends on all the parties ...
FINRA Sanctions Oppenheimer & Co. $3.75 Million for Supervisory Failures
March 27th, 2015
Firm Fined $2.5 Million and Ordered to Pay Restitution of $1.25 Million for Failing to Supervise Former Oppenheimer Broker Mark Hotton The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. $2.5 million ...
Abu Dhabi’s FGB completes stake sale in brokerage
March 27th, 2015
First Gulf Bank, the second largest lender by market capitalisation in the UAE, has said a deal to sell its 45 percent stake in brokerage First Gulf Financial Services to an Abu Dhabi investment company has been completed. FGB, ...
Bankers: Lebanon won’t drop banking secrecy
March 27th, 2015
Lebanon will not abandon its banking secrecy law but will continue to cooperate with the United States and other nations in the exchange of tax information and the fight against money laundering, leading bankers said Thursday. “Lebanon has no intention to abandon ...
