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Markit to acquire Loan/SERV service
January 12th, 2016
Markit, announced it has agreed to acquire the position reconciliation technology assets of DTCC Loan/SERV LLC (Loan/SERV), a subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). Nearly 400 asset managers representing approximately 6,000 funds in the global syndicated ...
Yahoo to Reconsider Sale of Web Business Instead of Spinoff
January 11th, 2016
A decision to sell would contradict Yahoo’s intent to spin Verizon has publicly stated interest in acquiring Yahoo Yahoo! Inc. is considering an outright sale of its business, marking what could hasten a significant shift in the company’s thinking as ...
Banks Still Closing Accounts Over Bitcoin Activity
January 11th, 2016
Finding a bank that makes it easy to buy and sell bitcoin continues to be a challenge. The problem doesn’t come as a surprise to CCN readers, given that some major banks have questioned the need for bitcoin. (Some ...
In Saudi Aramco IPO, Global Refining Empire May Be the Prize
January 11th, 2016
Saudi state-owned company mulls `bundle’ of refiners listing Aramco will be world’s top refiner by 2020, overtaking Exxon Investors hoping a Saudi Arabian Oil Co. IPO will provide a chance to buy a stake in the world’s largest crude ...
TechFinancials completed Joint Venture with Optionfortune Trade
January 11th, 2016
TechFinacials announced that has completed the formation of a Joint Venture (“JV”) with the owners of Optionfortune Trade Limited. The announcement follows the release dated October 21 that the Joint Venture agreement was subject to approval by TechFinancials shareholders. ...
Gold in 2016
January 8th, 2016
Advance signs of a global slump in economic activity emerged in 2015. Furthermore, the dollar’s strength, coupled with widening credit spreads confirms a global tendency for dollar-denominated debt to contract. These developments typically precede an economic and financial crisis ...
China’s Forex Reserves Fall by Record $107.9 Billion on Yuan Fears
January 8th, 2016
Foreign-exchange reserves drop to a nearly three-year low, contributing to the largest yearly decline ever China’s hoard of foreign-exchange reserves continued to shrink in December, recording the biggest monthly drop ever and falling overall to its lowest level in ...
RMB exchange rate remained generally stable against a basket of currencies in 2015
January 7th, 2016
Guest Commentator of CFETS, Jan 5, 2016 On January 4, 2016, the China Foreign Exchange Trade System published the latest readings of a series of RMB exchange rate indices. According to the latest figures, on December 31, 2015, the ...
Banks Get Relief on Accounting Headache
January 7th, 2016
New treatment to alter lenders’ debt-value adjustments The banking industry’s least-favorite accounting rule is being scrapped. Accounting rule-makers on Tuesday changed a provision that in recent years has resulted in huge—and often head-scratching—swings in bank earnings. James Dimon, J.P. Morgan Chase & ...
Saxo Bank reports increase in December Volume
January 7th, 2016
Saxo Bank has issued a release to make public its monthly basis key figures for December, related to its activity, namely retail assets under management as well as daily average and monthly trading volumes. Company’s Volume of December is ...
