Tel Aviv bourse expands derivatives trading in January
October 6th, 2014
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) will launch trading of options and futures on the Tel Aviv 100 benchmark index in January, the bourse said on Sunday, as it seeks to attract new investors and boost liquidity. A senior ...
When the carnival is over: Australia’s surprising G20 legacy
October 6th, 2014
The genesis of the G20 is a tale of two crises. The first — the Asian financial crisis — led to the creation of the G20 as a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from 19 of ...
Overview: Greek Budget, Europe’s Nominees and I.M.F. and World Bank Meetings
October 6th, 2014
Greece will unveil its 2015 draft budget, hearings for vice-presidential nominees for the European Commission will be held, and the World Bank and I.M.F. open annual meetings in Washington. Greece is set to unveil its draft budget for 2015 ...
Lagarde warns of ‘new mediocre’ era
October 3rd, 2014
The world economy is threatened by a mediocre era of low growth for a long time, warned Christine Lagarde as she signalled cuts to the global outlook for 2015. Ms Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said ...
Mario Draghi: ECB to start buying covered bonds this month
October 3rd, 2014
Mario Draghi, the president of the ECB, has said the Bank will be prepared to take on below investment grade asset-backed securities (to BBB-), opening the door to Greek and Cypriot banks. The central bank will start buying covered ...
Stocks Gain With Dollar Before Jobs Data; Hong Kong Rises
October 3rd, 2014
Stocks gained, with a European index recovering from its biggest loss in 15 months, and the U.S. dollar strengthened versus major peers before the world’s largest economy reports payrolls data. Hong Kong shares rallied. As investors assess the strength ...
Contributing Authors
October 2nd, 2014
Dr Alan Waring Dr Alan Waring has 35 years’ experience in risk management. His several books include Managing Risk (1998), co-authored with Prof Ian Glendon, Practical Systems Thinking (1996) and Corporate Risk and Governance published in May 2013. He has presented numerous conference and ...
Tax Tactics Threaten Public Funds
October 2nd, 2014
When the European Commission charged this week that Ireland’s sweetheart tax treatment of Apple amounted to an illegal corporate subsidy, the company said that it had done nothing wrong. Corporate tax strategies intended to minimize global taxes, by hook ...
Asia down as Ebola scare hits Wall St., dollar rally on pause
October 2nd, 2014
Japanese stocks were knocked hard on Thursday as weak global manufacturing activity and an Ebola health scare in the United States spooked world markets, sending investors scurrying to the safety of U.S. bonds, the yen and gold. The gloom ...
New Zealand dollar sinks after central bank sells
September 29th, 2014
The New Zealand dollar sank Monday after the central bank disclosed it conducted its biggest sell-off of the currency in seven years to lower an exchange rate that is squeezing exporters. Data released by the Reserve Bank showed it ...
