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New York is back on top for IPOs
August 6th, 2014
New York is once again the top destination for global companies listing their stocks, according to a new report on “cross-border” IPOs. It’s the first time New York has topped Hong Kong since 2009. Companies that are based overseas ...
NZ stocks join global sell-off
August 6th, 2014
New Zealand shares have eased back in a global sell-off as rising geo-political tensions and falling dairy prices took confidence out of the market. THE NZX 50 Index fell 11.936 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 5092.227 on Wednesday. ...
IREIT Global registers prospectus for IPO on SGX
August 5th, 2014
Investors in Singapore will soon have access to the European real estate market. IREIT Global has registered its prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO) on the SGX mainboard. Under the IPO, IREIT Global is offering almost 168 million ...
Gold steady as dollar, European equities firm
August 5th, 2014
Gold prices steadied on Tuesday as the dollar benefited from soft euro zone economic data which pushed the euro lower, while upbeat corporate earnings reports lifted European equity markets. Spot gold was at $1,288.89 an ounce at 1239 GMT, ...
European Stocks Advance as BMW Beats Earnings Forecasts
August 5th, 2014
European stocks rose, rebounding from four days of losses, as companies including Bayerische Motoren Werke AG and Credit Agricole SA reported better-than-expected quarterly profit. U.S. stock futures were little changed, while Asian shares fell. BMW and Deutsche Post AG ...
Alibaba Has a Computing Cloud, and It’s Growing, Too
August 5th, 2014
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, has a growing cloud computing business and a hunger for American companies. And soon, it will most likely have a large amount of cash. Will it take on the American cloud giants? It would ...
HSBC bank’s half-year profits fall by 12%
August 4th, 2014
HSBC’s pre-tax profits fell by 12% in the first half of 2014 compared with the same period a year before. Profits were $12.34bn (£7.33bn), from $14.071bn twelve months earlier. During the half-year, the bank also put aside some $234m ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD – Aussie Stable as Retail Sales Improves
August 4th, 2014
AUD/USD remains calm as we start the new trading week. On Monday, the pair is trading in the low-0.93 range. On the release front, Australian Retail Sales rebounded last month and posted a 0.6% gain. However, ANZ Job Advertisements ...
ICAEW and CISI launch Diploma in Corporate Finance in Cyprus
August 4th, 2014
ICAEW and the CISI have launched a diploma in Corporate Finance. The only specialist diploma of its kind, the qualification will be delivered by the Cyprus International Institute of Management and is aimed at establishing and maintaining the highest ...
Nikkei Previews: run against them to get your face ripped off!
August 4th, 2014
Japanese second quarter results season peaked last week with the Nikkei newspaper playing its role as broadcaster of results days in advance of the actual company announcements. Japanese regulators continue to turn a blind eye to the now common ...
