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Global Banks report their results
August 4th, 2015
Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, UBS AG, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. and HSBC issued reports to inform public regarding interim results HSBC Holdings plc HSBC Holdings plc 2015 Interim Results – highlights Financial performance Reported profit before tax ...
Russia’s Banks Turn Away Clients as Borrowers Fall Behind
August 4th, 2015
JSC Alfa Bank, the Russian private bank founded by billionaire Mikhail Fridman, is scaling back lending for all but the most affluent clients after a growing share of customers fell behind on payments this year. The Moscow-based bank last ...
CFTC charges individual and two corporations for Forex fraud scheme
August 4th, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the unsealing of a civil enforcement action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, charging Husam Tayeh of Oak Lawn, Illinois; Dinar Corp., Inc. (DCI), a Nevada corporation; and My ...
Thomson Reuters adds Foreign Exchange Trading Capability into Eikon for Corporate Treasurers
August 4th, 2015
Thomson Reuters integrates FXall QuickTrade into Eikon to provide direct access to FXall liquidity and straight-through processing capabilities Thomson Reuters announced the addition of foreign exchange trading capabilities for corporate treasurers on its flagship financial markets desktop Thomson Reuters ...
Morgan Stanley brokers say they were underpaid
August 4th, 2015
Several Morgan Stanley financial advisers say they were underpaid thousands of dollars by the bank, which rebuilt its business on the back of the wealth management division where they work, insiders say. Morgan Stanley said the problems were “one-off ...
Bailout Money Goes to Greece, Only to Flow Out Again
August 3rd, 2015
The Greek businessman was nervous as he carried a suitcase stuffed with cash through security at the Athens airport a few months ago. But the distracted and overworked officials waved him through. A few hours later the man touched ...
Two Chinese Firms Seek Multibillion-Dollar IPOs
August 3rd, 2015
China Merchants Securities and China Reinsurance are pursuing Hong Kong listings Two Chinese financial firms are gearing up for multibillion-dollar initial public offerings in Hong Kong, even as China’s stock markets saw one of their steepest selloffs last month. ...
Asian stocks near 2015 lows on China worry, dollar steadies
August 3rd, 2015
An index of Asian shares outside Japan fell close to this year’s lows on Monday thanks to a deepening selloff in commodities and fresh concerns over slowing growth in China, while the dollar held its ground against a basket of ...
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) trading has gone insane
July 31st, 2015
Activity led by SPY, which trades about $24 billion a day for eye-popping turnover of 3,400% Everyone is talking about how exchange-traded funds have now overtaken hedge funds in terms of total assets. That’s small change compared with how much ...
Asian shares, dollar up on Fed’s optimism; earnings in focus
July 30th, 2015
Asian stocks tiptoed higher on Thursday and the dollar consolidated recent gains after the U.S. Federal Reserve painted a relatively bright picture of the economy, but a deepening sell-off in commodities kept gains in check. Prospects of stronger U.S. ...
