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Interview with Danièle Nouy, Chair of the SSM
August 26th, 2014
Interview with Danièle Nouy, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), conducted by Theano Theiopoulou from Phileleftheros newspaper: 1. How is preparatory work for the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) progressing? Will everything be ready by 4 November? As ...
Swiss Bank Pictet Reveals Results for First Time
August 26th, 2014
The Swiss private bank Pictet Group reported its financial results publicly for the first time in its 209-year history on Tuesday, showing a profit and highlighting continuing changes in Switzerland’s traditionally secretive banking culture. Pictet, a privately held wealth ...
Gold at $1275 on Stronger U.S. Dollar
August 26th, 2014
Gold settled near its lowest in two months on Monday, pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar and a rally in global financial markets. U.S. gold futures ended $1.30 lower at $1,278.90 an ounce. Spot gold was down 0.2 percent ...
Chevron seeks for Canadian oil project up to $1.5 billion
August 26th, 2014
Chevron Corp (CVX.N) has been searching for up to $1.5 billion of equity investment to help develop its Duvernay shale formation assets in Canada and contacted potential investors including private equity firms, according to people familiar with the matter. ...
Euro falls, stocks rise on ECB stimulus bet
August 25th, 2014
The euro fell to a near one-year low against the dollar and euro zone stocks and bonds rallied on Monday as investors positioned for rising chances of further policy easing by the European Central Bank. ECB President Mario Draghi ...
Digital vs. Virtual Currencies
August 25th, 2014
There’s a lot of misunderstanding around the terms “virtual” and “digital,” and people often mistakenly use them interchangeably. The reality is that virtual currencies are a type of digital currency, meaning that all virtual currencies are digital, but the ...
CFTC charges R2 Capital Group LLC with Fraud and Misappropriation
August 22nd, 2014
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that on August 15, 2014, Chief Judge Marcia S. Krieger, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, issued a restraining Order freezing the assets of Defendants Ryan Tomazin ...
How Money is Made
August 20th, 2014
Last month, the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) announced the establishment of their own development bank, which would reduce their dependence on the Western-dominated, dollar-focused World Bank and International Monetary Fund. These economies will benefit ...
Bitcoins to be taxed like shares
August 20th, 2014
BITCOIN and other crypto-currency investors will have to pay capital gains tax on the sale of these assets, according to new guidance by the Australian Taxation Office. People in possession of bitcoins don’t need to declare it to the ...
Asian Stocks Fall as BHP Billiton Drags Index Lower
August 20th, 2014
Asian stocks fell after valuations reached the highest level this year and as BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) slumped, dragging materials shares to the largest decline on the regional gauge. BHP, the world’s largest miner, tumbled 3.9 percent in Sydney ...
