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China real estate firm at risk of bankruptcy
March 19th, 2014
Another one bites the dust: A Chinese real estate developer is on the verge of bankruptcy, and is expected to default on millions in debt — the latest sign the government is willing to let some pawns fall ...
New Zealand consumer mood at nine-year peak
March 18th, 2014
NZD/USD to refresh this year’s high? Why not? Especially keeping in mind extremely positive data from New Zealand. Another fact that supports another rate hike from RBNZ occurred on Monday, as a report from Westpac Banking Corporation showed consumer ...
GECAS may spend $4 billion on ship, chopper investments: CEO
March 17th, 2014
GECAS, the world’s largest aviation leasing firm, is looking at investing at least $4 billion in ship financing and helicopter leasing to diversify its portfolio – a potential move that reflects concerns over the value of some current jets. ...
Speculators See Gold Gaining With Wheat on Ukraine: Commodities
March 17th, 2014
After shunning gold and wheat for most of last year, hedge fund managers are piling back in as the escalating crisis in Ukraine spurs a rebound in the prices of both commodities. Speculators have the biggest bet on a ...
Europe Stocks Rise as Crimea Vote Boosts Russia’s Micex
March 17th, 2014
European stocks rebounded from a five-week low while the yen and Swiss franc weakened and Treasuries declined after Crimea’s vote to leave Ukraine. Russian shares rallied after four days of declines while Ukraine’s hryvnia retreated. The Stoxx Europe 600 ...
George Ioulianos, General Manager of Cyprus Fiduciary Association
March 14th, 2014
1. What is the Cyprus Fiduciary Association and what has it achieved so far? The Cyprus Fiduciary Association was founded in November 2011 by the initiative of a number of fiduciary providers whose aim was to further develop and ...
European Parliament backs Commission proposal for the IFRS, the EFRAG and the PIOB
March 14th, 2014
The European Parliament has today backed the European Commission’s proposal on co-financing the IFRS Foundation, EFRAG and the PIOB, three organisations that play a key role in the development of accounting and auditing standards. Internal Market and Services Commissioner ...
Parliament toughens up anti-money laundering rules
March 13th, 2014
The ultimate owners of companies and trusts would have to be listed in public registers in EU countries, under draft anti-money laundering rules voted by Parliament on Tuesday. The draft law would also require banks, auditors, lawyers, real estate ...
Harris Georgiades, Minister of Finance
March 12th, 2014
Cyprus is striving to get back to business as usual after securing a financial bailout package, what are the immediate priorities of the Ministry of Finance? After the recent Eurogroup decisions on financial assistance, Cyprus aims to restore confidence ...
Obama Meeting With Yatsenyuk Raises Stakes in Ukraine
March 12th, 2014
Barack Obama’s meeting with Ukraine’s prime minister today raises the stakes in his attempt to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions in Crimea and preempt its spread to other countries in the region. The invitation to Prime Minister Arseniy ...
