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NBK Capital: Kuwait real estate activity recovers following summer lull
November 10th, 2014
Real estate sales recovered in September after experiencing slower activity during the summer months, according to a new economic update from NBK Capital. “Total sales reached KWD 372 million, up 16 per cent year-on-year (y/y). Activity during the month ...
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 ...
FCA warning against clone firm
November 10th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert all recipients that: BlackRock Wealth Partners / BlackRock Wealth / BlackRock Wealth Group / BlackRock-Wealth SA (clone of FCA authorised firm) Address: One Canada Square, 37th ...
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 ...
HMRC: 10 tax avoidance danger signs
November 10th, 2014
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has alerted people to the tricks employed by tax avoidance scheme promoters. The note sets out the risks people face when they sign up to tax avoidance schemes with these including not only the ...
UBS to settle over precious metals misconduct allegations as part of forex market rigging probe
November 10th, 2014
UBS are expected to strike a settlement with financial regulators over allegations of misconduct at its precious metals trading business. The settlement will form a part of a £1.5bn agreement the Swiss lender is due to make with five ...
The Rise Of Social Trading
November 10th, 2014
Social media platforms have billions of active users. People use them to share thoughts, put up pictures, and play games, among other activities. With all sorts of discussions going on at these platforms, the use of social media for ...
Brothers slammed for forex ‘gamble’
November 10th, 2014
Two financial advisers and a company of which they are both directors have been ordered to repay a couple who lost more than R700 000, because they invested most of their savings – including the proceeds from the sale ...
Singapore Returns Up to $9 Billion to Banks in Rate Probe
November 7th, 2014
Singapore’s central bank gave back as much as S$12 billion ($9.3 billion) that it took from 19 lenders last year as a penalty for trying to manipulate benchmark interest rates. The banks have taken steps to prevent a recurrence ...
Protect yourself from a negative outcome
November 7th, 2014
Something bad that overturns our calculations and expectations in life can happen any time. A driver insures his car to be covered in case of an accident. A landlord can also insure his house, his assets. How can, an ...
