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Emerging Markets: What Has Changed
June 20th, 2014
1) Russia continues to liberalize the currency and move to an inflation targeting regime 2) Political risk is rising in Poland 3) South Africa came under renewed rating downgrade pressures 4) The Chinese yuan’s one-way depreciating bet appears to ...
UBS Belgium Chief Charged in Multibillion-Euro Tax Probe
June 20th, 2014
Marcel Bruehwiler, chief executive of UBS AG’s (UBSN) Belgium unit, was charged in Brussels as part of a probe into a multibillion-euro tax fraud, accelerating the latest tax-evasion inquiry facing the Swiss bank. Prosecutors said the investigation deals with ...
Lloyds opts to sell bigger stake in TSB unit
June 20th, 2014
State-backed Lloyds Banking Group PLC has increased the number of shares it is selling in its TSB unit amid strong investor demand. The bank, which was bailed out during the 2008 financial crisis, is now selling 35 percent of ...
Australian Directors jailed for breaching director duties
June 20th, 2014
Australia’s market regulator ASIC, in its effort to keep the financial system secure has sentenced some directors for breaching essential director duties. Therefore, ASIC has published the following press release: Mr Ronald David Williams and Mr Gary David Maile, former ...
CySec: Withdraw of CIF authorisation
June 20th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has issued an announcement that on a meeting held on June 16, 2014 has decided to withdraw the CIF authorisation of T.B.S.F. Best Strategy Finance Ltd (www.cedarfinance.com), ...
Post-Crash Economics
June 19th, 2014
In last month’s European Parliament election, euroskeptic and extremist parties won 25% of the popular vote, with the biggest gains chalked up in France, the United Kingdom, and Greece. These results were widely, and correctly, interpreted as showing the ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firms
June 19th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a warning informing the investors that the following firms are not permitted to provide any financial services or products: EAZZY Business Limited (www.eazzy.biz) Sierra Finance Asset Management (http://sierrafam.com) ...
Bank of America instructs Shearman & Sterling disputes head for forex lawsuit
June 19th, 2014
Shearman & Sterling has landed a major advisory role for Bank of America on a sprawling US lawsuit over alleged rates rigging in the foreign exchange market. A filing earlier this month shows a New York-based group of Shearman ...
China and UK establish direct currency trades
June 19th, 2014
China and the UK have started the direct trading of the yuan against the pound, in a move that will help reduce currency conversion costs. Both sides are hopeful the direct yuan-sterling trade will help facilitate two-way investment and ...
Six banks sued over trustee roles
June 19th, 2014
A group of big investors including Blackrock and Pimco are suing six different banks including Deutsche Bank and HSBC for their role as trustees of mortgage-backed securities in the lead up to and during the financial crisis. In six ...
