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Standard Chartered seeks £3.3bn from shareholders
November 4th, 2015
Bank posts first loss in years, and says it will cut 15,000 jobs and withdraw from riskier lending Standard Chartered is asking shareholders to stump up £3.3bn while axing 15,000 jobs after reporting its first quarterly loss in 15 years. ...
BaFin and the SEC: An international comparison of supervisory practice
November 3rd, 2015
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) is often compared to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the media and by the public. The SEC is frequently perceived as the more powerful authority, in ...
Bitcoin Is Suddenly Surging Again
November 3rd, 2015
And there are various theories behind the rise. Bitcoin is back in the news, but this time it seems to be for all the right reasons. After a blockbuster 2013, the digital currency tumbled throughout 2014 on negative headlines, such as the February ...
BNP Sued Over $650 Million `Wet Ink’ Error in Al-Sanea Deal
November 3rd, 2015
Golden Belt Sukuk sues French lender in $650 million lawsuit Saudi tycoon’s Saad Group defaulted on the deal in 2009 BNP Paribas SA is being sued by the trustee of a $650 million Islamic finance transaction who said the ...
China forex regulator tells staff to take graft fight seriously
November 3rd, 2015
China‘s foreign exchange regulator has urged its officials to take seriously the ruling Communist Party’s fight against corruption and follow rules closely, the regulator said in a statement released by the country’s graft watchdog on Tuesday. Dozens of senior ...
Asian Stocks Track S&P 500 Gains; Aussie Rises as RBA Stays Put
November 3rd, 2015
Stocks rise from Sydney to Seoul as holiday closes Tokyo S&P 500 topped 2,100, back to pre-yuan devaluation levels Asian stocks climbed after signs of stabilization in global manufacturing activity helped drive the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to ...
Visa Inc. to Acquire Visa Europe
November 2nd, 2015
Further to the released published today: Visa To Keep UK Presence After BoE Steps In, the company has just announced a definitive agreement for Visa Inc. to acquire Visa Europe. Strategic Acquisition to Create One Global Company That Further Extends Visa’s ...
Mario Draghi Interview: We must propose a way forward to Europeans
November 2nd, 2015
Interview with Il Sole 24 Ore Interview with Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, conducted by Alessandro Merli and Roberto Napoletano, published on 31 October 2015 President Draghi, in Malta last week, you stressed the downside risks for both ...
Greece: Recap won’t be enough for credit sector
November 2nd, 2015
The Greek economy will have to grow at satisfactory rates for many years to recoup the severe output loss recorded during the 2008-15 period, and perhaps 2016 too. This is not likely to happen if the private sector is ...
China police bust major futures manipulation case
November 2nd, 2015
Police have netted three suspects and is seeking to arrest more overseas for pocketing huge funds via manipulating futures trades, the Ministry of Public Security announced Sunday in a statement. Authorities locked onto “Yishidun,” an international trade company founded ...
