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Federal Reserve ends bond-buying stimulus
October 30th, 2014
The Federal Reserve cited an improving economy Wednesday as it ended its landmark bond-buying program and pointed to gains in the job market – a key condition for an eventual interest rate increase. The Fed did reiterate its plan ...
Barclays Third-Quarter Profit jumps, sets aside FX probe
October 30th, 2014
Barclays Plc (BARC), the U.K.’s second biggest bank by assets, said third-quarter profit unexpectedly rose in the third quarter as the bank set aside 500 million pounds ($799 million) to settle probes into currency markets. Adjusted pretax profit rose ...
Suspension of payments for Assya Asset Management Luxembourg S.A.
October 29th, 2014
Luxembourg’s financial regulator has issued an announcemnt that in accordance with Article 60-2 of the law of 5 April 1993 on the financial sector, the company ASSYA ASSET MANAGEMENT LUXEMBOURG S.A. has filed an application for suspension of payments ...
FCA fines Yorkshire Building Society £4,135,600
October 29th, 2014
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) with the amount of £4,135,600 for failings when dealing with its mortgage customers experiencing payment difficulties. Between 1 October 2011 and 31 July 2012, call handlers at YBS, dealing with ...
Former head of US regulator advising top Bitcoin companies
October 29th, 2014
A former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been appointed to the advisory board of the two major Bitcoin companies. Arthur Levitt, who served as chair of the SEC between 1993 and 2001, will advise Bitpay ...
Trio of Russian state-owned banks take EU to court over sanctions
October 29th, 2014
Three Russian major state-owned institutions – Sberbank, VTB and Vnesheconombank – have announced that they have filed lawsuits with an EU court to contest sanctions the European Union imposed on them in late July. The first to announce its ...
Fed’s grand experiment draws to a close
October 29th, 2014
A grand experiment in US monetary policy is coming to an end. When the Federal Reserve releases the statement from its October meeting on Wednesday afternoon, the moment is almost certain to mark the end of the liquidity and ...
The equity cult alive and kicking, despite deflation threat
October 29th, 2014
Anyone betting on another “Great Rotation” of investment flows out of bonds and into stocks is in for disappointment: it’s not happening, and isn’t going to. In a world where deflation, never the most fertile ground for equities, is ...
FINMA reprimands Coop Bank for market abuse
October 29th, 2014
FINMA, the Swiss financial regulator, condemned the Coop Bank for manipulating the market price of its own bearer shares from 2009 to 2013. Its actions constituted a serious violation of supervisory provisions on market manipulation and an infringement of its organisational ...
Deutsche Bank swings to €92m loss on legal costs
October 29th, 2014
Deutsche Bank swung to a loss in the third quarter because of higher legal costs to settle investigations. Germany’s largest lender posted a net loss of €92m ($117m; £72.6m) in the three months to September, compared to a profit ...
