FCA lambasted by MPs over insurance market panic
March 27th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority has still not learnt from last year’s calamitous “pre-briefing” of insurance market reforms, and its chief executive, Martin Wheatley, is still in denial about what went wrong, a committee of MPs warns today. The Treasury ...
We’re All Hedge Funds Now
March 26th, 2015
As negative interest rates spread from Switzerland, Japan and Germany to the rest of the developed world, people with money to invest face some life-defining choices. Retirees who need to generate 6% to avoid dipping into principal can’t get ...
John Rubino
March 26th, 2015
John Rubino John Rubino runs the popular financial website DollarCollapse.com. He is co-author, with GoldMoney’s James Turk, of The Money Bubble (DollarCollapse Press, 2014) and The Collapse of the Dollar and How to Profit From It (Doubleday, 2007), ...
Grupo Ficohsa acquires Banco Citibank de Nicaragua and Cititarjetas de Nicaragua
March 26th, 2015
The acquisition encompasses all of Citi’s business in Nicaragua: commercial loans, personal loans, deposits and credit cards. The transaction is pending authorization from regulatory bodies. During the process, Citi will continue its operations as it has to date. This acquisition ...
Bank of England shouldn’t cut rates over deflation – Monetary Policy Committee member David Miles
March 26th, 2015
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member David Miles has sought to quash fears over deflation, saying any foray into negative territory would be short-lived and shouldn’t lead to rate cuts. Speaking in an interview with the Financial Times, Miles, ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firms
March 26th, 2015
FCA has issued a press release to warn investors against dealing with unauthorised firms. According to FCA, the below firms are not authorised by FCA but has been targeting people in the UK: GMT Markets Limited and BlackBird Clear ...
FINRA Sanctions First New York Securities L.L.C. $916,000 for Illegal Short Selling in Advance of 14 Public Offerings
March 26th, 2015
Firm Fined $400,000 and Ordered to Pay More Than $500,000 in Disgorgement; Prohibited From Participating in Secondary Offerings for Six Months The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has sanctioned First New York Securities L.L.C. $916,000 ...
First Chinese money market ETF lists in London
March 26th, 2015
First London listed RMB denominated money market ETF to be traded and settled in RMB, GBP and EUR Commerzbank CCBI RQFII Money Market UCITS ETF gives European investors access to China Interbank Bond Market securities Confirms London’s leading role in ...
The tiny broker who won on the Swiss Franc shock
March 25th, 2015
Some of the big guys lost on the Swiss franc. Turns out, one of the little guys won. While the likes of Citigroup Inc. and Saxo Bank A/S got stung when Switzerland abruptly let the franc soar in mid-January, ...
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) updates the list of unauthorised websites offering binary options trading
March 24th, 2015
The AMF is publishing a new updated list of websites offering binary options trading – last update was earlier this month – for which no authorised investment services provider could be clearly identified. The earlier version of this month is available ...
