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BlackRock partners with Euroclear and Clearstream to migrate 20 ETFs to international settlement structure
November 13th, 2015
Centralised post-trade arrangements increase liquidity, efficiency and reduce cost BlackRock, Euroclear and Clearstream have partnered to migrate 20 iShares ETFs to an international issuance and settlement structure. BlackRock issued the first ETF with an international security structure in 2013, ...
Greece: Now the crisis threatens to erupt again – Creditors withhold some €12 billion in funds promised
November 12th, 2015
Greece’s Quiet Crisis Support for supply-side reforms remains as elusive as ever Maybe Athens can’t help itself. No sooner had Alexis Tsipras’s government agreed to a last-minute deal to save the Greek economy from collapse than it began backsliding ...
What Morgan Stanley will do to boost profit
November 12th, 2015
Exclusive: Morgan Stanley turns to stodgy bank accounts to boost profit Morgan Stanley, (MS.N) better known for underwriting bonds than for retail banking, plans to offer savings accounts and certificates of deposits next year to wring more profit from ...
Why are Some Currencies Stronger than Others?
November 12th, 2015
The currency market is a reflection of the spending power and the demand for assets within a country or union. The higher the demand for assets within the country, the more investors will need to purchase that country’s ...
Bitcoin Has Come Crashing Back to Earth
November 12th, 2015
Bitcoin‘s recent rally has reversed in a major way. While the virtual currency is still about 20 percent higher than it was a month ago, it has fallen sharply in recent days. Searching for reasons behind bitcoin’s price movements often feels like an ...
Merrill Brokers Managing $700 Million Go Independent
November 11th, 2015
Four Merrill Lynch brokers are taking a gamble, joining the growing ranks of breakaway brokers. Advisers Ross Fox, Matthew Papazian, Marti Awad and Sarah Keys resigned from the Bank of America Corp.-owned brokerage on Monday and launched their own practice, Cardan Capital Partners, ...
‘Too big to fail’ Chinese banks face $400 billion capital call
November 11th, 2015
China‘s four biggest banks may have to raise up to $400 billion to meet new global capital rules, an onerous task that could pressure them to slow down lending at a time when Beijing wants them to help prop ...
How the Unshackled Ruble Has Changed Russia’s Economy Forever
November 10th, 2015
The weaker currency has hit consumers hard but helped oil producers Today marks the one-year anniversary of the freeing of the ruble for the first time in its post-Soviet history. In five charts, we show how the central bank’s ...
Hedge funds confront impact of financial market regulations and challenges of evolving prime broker relationships
November 10th, 2015
29% of funds surveyed have experienced prime broker price increases in past year, while 22% anticipate future increases Hedge fund managers seek new asset growth strategies Investments in technology imperative as managers seek transformational change Hedge fund managers are ...
Pimco Asks Court to Throw Out Bill Gross’s Civil Suit
November 10th, 2015
Firm calls suit ‘legally groundless and sad postscript’ to a storied career Pacific Investment Management Co. on Monday asked a California court to throw out the civil lawsuit of bond investor Bill Gross, saying the complaint is “legally groundless” ...
