Winners and losers emerge from fragmented FX swap rules
June 30th, 2015
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has frequently warned that market fragmentation will continue and market transparency will be damaged as US and European regulators fail to reconcile their FX rule sets. Disharmony is most evident in relation ...
EU in last-ditch bid to Greece, urges ‘yes’ vote to bailout
June 30th, 2015
The head of the European Commission made a last-minute offer to try to persuade Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to accept a bailout deal he has rejected before a referendum on Sunday which EU partners say will be a ...
Greece Risk May Pose Black Swan Dangers for Emerging Markets
June 30th, 2015
Here we go again. A flight to haven assets has begun as Greece’s economy faces a tailspin, sparking concern defaults and bank collapses could spill over to other European nations, and impose a global impact. This time, though, Europe ...
China stocks are giving investors a nasty case of whiplash
June 30th, 2015
China stocks resumed their volatile decline on Tuesday, compounding losses that have erased trillion of dollars in market value in recent weeks. The Shanghai Composite dropped as much as 6% in morning trading, before bouncing back. The performance pushed ...
Asia stocks bounce back but Greece uncertainty still looms
June 30th, 2015
Asian stock markets bounced back Tuesday, recouping some of the previous day’s sharp losses, but investors remained worried the crisis in Greece could spread to other financially weak countries. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.4 percent to 20,189.02 after ...
Another Week, Another Chinese Gold Mine
June 26th, 2015
Though the true amounts are debatable, it’s generally conceded that China is importing a lot of gold. What’s not included in this calculation — but should be — are the deposits its mining companies are acquiring overseas. This gold-in-the-ground ...
UAE among priority countries for Standard Chartered
June 26th, 2015
Standard Chartered has outlined a plan to spend more money growing its business in emerging-market countries including the UAE, where the fallout from lower commodity prices has not been as crippling as it has been in countries such as ...
Regulatory Fine
June 26th, 2015
Global Regulators Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Fines Imposed for Year 2015 and 2016
HSBC dumps China PMI as Beijing tightens information flows
June 26th, 2015
For those on wanting to understand China there is one economic statistic more closely watched than any other. It’s the Flash Purchasing Managers Index – or PMI – which is released in the last week of every month. The index claims to be ...
Deloitte partners with Recommind to launch new data analysis tool for OTC contracts
June 25th, 2015
Deloitte, the business advisory firm, today announced an alliance with Recommind, a leader in information intelligence, to deliver a managed service to investment banks, transforming the way Over-the-Counter International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) agreements are managed. The new offering ...
