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Goldman-1MDB Probe Zeroes In on Bond Deals
March 22nd, 2016
Investigation focuses on whether Wall Street firm misled investors when it sold securities issued by Malaysian fund U.S. authorities are investigating whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc. misled bondholders when the firm sold securities issued by a Malaysian government-investment fund that is at ...
ASX chief Elmer Funke Kupper quits in face of investigation
March 22nd, 2016
The head of the Australian Securities Exchange, Elmer Funke Kupper, has quit his $3.5 million a year job over allegations that he knew of a $200,000 payment to the family of Cambodian strongman prime minister Hun Sen. The $200,000 payment was made when Mr Funke Kupper was ...
Russia Deals Deepen India Hold in China Oil-Buying Backyard
March 22nd, 2016
India lift stakes in Siberia fields connected to ESPO pipeline China is biggest buyer of Russian crude, including ESPO supply India is expanding its footprint in China’s backyard by forging deals with Russia for stakes in Siberian fields that supply ...
China Construction Bank authorised as trading and direct clearing participant
March 18th, 2016
China Construction Bank (CCB) Frankfurt Branch received authorisation as a trading and direct clearing member to the cash and derivatives markets operated by Deutsche Börse Group. This further contributes to the accessibility of the German and European capital market ...
Two-thirds of law firms actively target international growth
March 17th, 2016
Pricing and competition the biggest challenges facing firms in EMEA and APAC Over half of law firms across geographic regions are optimistic about growth in 2016, but pricing and competition pose the two biggest challenges to success, new research ...
EY opens four new Centers of Excellence to help companies accelerate business performance and digital transformation
March 16th, 2016
Centers to offer business transformation strategy, cybersecurity, analytics and manufacturing capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region Singapore-based hub to contribute to industry capability development EY has launched four new Centers of Excellence (CoE) to provide innovative services in digital business ...
CME Group Announces Agreement to Sell Aurora, Ill. Data Center to CyrusOne
March 16th, 2016
CME Group to Maintain Co-Location Services and Lease Back Data Center Space; CyrusOne to Expand Preeminent Financial Services Co-location Hub CME Group today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its suburban Chicago data center in Aurora, Ill. to CyrusOne, Inc., ...
Deutsche Bank and Bank of China implement interbank host-to-host platform for Bosch China
March 16th, 2016
Deutsche Bank and Bank of China today announced the implementation of an interbank host-to-host platform between the two banks to provide cash management services to Bosch China. With this solution, Deutsche Bank has become the first foreign bank in ...
Which country had become Russia’s biggest oil customer?
March 15th, 2016
China overtakes Germany as Russia’s top crude consumer The latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that at the end of 2015 China had become Russia’s biggest oil customer. “Shipping data suggest that China is importing more ...
Fintech funding hits all-time high in 2015, despite pullback in Q4: KPMG and CB Insights
March 11th, 2016
KPMG and CB Insights release their inaugural quarterly fintech venture capital (VC) report, highlighting a record year for venture-backed fintech startups in 2015, but waning investor appetite to close out the year. While 2015 marked a banner year for ...
