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China Unveils Economic Blueprint for 2016
December 22nd, 2015
Chinese leaders approved an economic blueprint for next year that emphasizes tackling long-term problems and reflects a realization that debt and investment can no longer power the world’s second-largest economy. The plan, laid out at a closed-door conclave of ...
Forex Questions You Were Too Scared to Ask
December 21st, 2015
If you are just starting out as a forex trader, then the chances are your mind is full of questions. The trouble is that you’re probably reluctant to ask these questions – some seem just too obvious, while ...
NBG absorbs Cooperative Bank of the Peloponnese
December 21st, 2015
The Cooperative Bank of the Peloponnese is heading toward a split between a “good” and “bad bank” as it is the only cooperative lender to have failed to cover its capital requirements. Its healthy side will be passed on ...
Creation of a “Bad” Bank
December 21st, 2015
The banking sector in Cyprus has gone through radical transformation in the last few years following the disastrous events of March 2013. To a large extent, the sector has regained confidence from both its domestic customers and the international ...
KPMG UK announces 2.6% growth in revenues to £1.96bn
December 18th, 2015
The firm invested almost £200m in acquisitions, property and staff training Tax and audit were the firm’s highest earning services The firm, its partners and employees paid £786m in taxes KPMG, the professional services firm providing audit, tax and ...
Blockchain consortium R3 opens its doors to exchanges and clearing houses in 2016
December 17th, 2015
Blockchain standards builder R3 has opened its doors to non-bank financial services firms including funds, exchanges, clearing houses, standards bodies and infrastructure companies, from early in 2016. R3 also announced the addition of another 12 banks, taking the total ...
Here’s how the Fed actually raises interest rates
December 16th, 2015
For the Fed, voting to hike interest rates is the easy part. The tough work begins as U.S. central bank officials implement the right maneuvers to ensure rates go where they want. Essentially, the heavy lifting gets assigned to ...
Traiana sees possible $30 million savings for OTC equity markets
December 10th, 2015
Traiana, the leading provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing solutions, today announces the publication of a white paper that highlights significant gains for the industry as a result of the netting benefits found during the automated central clearing ...
Asian markets trade lower, China bucks trend on IPO reform news
December 10th, 2015
Chinese stocks bucked a generally downward trend in Asian markets on Thursday to trade in positive territory after news broke that Beijing will finally introduce much-need IPO reforms. Oil prices, which remain under pressure due to a global supply ...
Egyptian pound steady at forex auction, dips on black market
December 9th, 2015
Central bank surprised markets when it strengthened the pound on November 11 by 20 piastres against the dollar The Egyptian pound held steady at an official foreign currency auction on Tuesday and weakened slightly on the black market Egypt, ...