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RBS,HSBC, Barlcays and StanChart announced their stress test results
December 1st, 2015
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, HSBC Holdings plc, Barclays PLC and Standard Chartered PLC have issued press releases to announce their results in relation with the 2015 Bank of England stress test. Royal Bank of Scotland Group ...
Big banks accused of interest rate-swap fixing in U.S. class action suit
November 26th, 2015
A class action lawsuit, filed Wednesday, accuses 10 of Wall Street’s biggest banks and two trading platforms of conspiring to limit competition in the $320 trillion market for interest rate swaps. The class action lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court ...
CS is first of post-2007 ventures to win China brokerage approval
November 26th, 2015
CS is first of post-2007 ventures to win approval China gradually loosens rules for foreign players Licence limited to Qianhai area (Recasts, adds context on China reforms) Credit Suisse Group AG said on Thursday its investment banking joint venture in ...
Brokers in push for mutual funds to be added on HKEx platform
November 19th, 2015
Mutual fund trading platform would bolster Hong Kong as a hub for financial products, brokers say Brokers have urged the Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing to launch a trading platform targeted at listed mutual fund products. The Hong Kong ...
Nasdaq Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Chi-X Canada Market
November 17th, 2015
The Canadian business is being valued at about $100 million Purchase would put Nasdaq in competition with Toronto exchange Nasdaq Inc. is in talks to buy Chi-X Canada, an acquisition that would put it in direct competition with TMX ...
Intercontinental Exchange to acquire Trayport from BGC Partners and GFI for $650 million in stock
November 17th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trayport for $650 million in ICE common stock. Trayport is a subsidiary of GFI Group, which ...
JPX and Taiwan Futures Exchange initiate the product cooperation by listing TOPIX futures in Taiwan
November 16th, 2015
Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) today announce their cooperation plan to introduce TOPIX futures based on the leading stock index of JPX to Taiwan investors. The TOPIX futures denominated in New Taiwan Dollar (TWD) ...
The Rising Popularity of Vanilla Options
November 16th, 2015
Options volumes continue to rise as increasing volatility is keeping investors focused on purchasing protection against adverse movements in riskier assets. The Option Clearing Corporation which is the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced in early September ...
Credit Suisse plans trading floor for Dublin
November 16th, 2015
Swiss bank wants to move 40 traders and 60 support staff to Ireland as part of a cost-cutting drive Credit Suisse is on course to become the first international bank to set up a major trading floor in Dublin. The ...
RBI’s Defence of Rupee Depletes Forex by USD 1.90 Billion
November 16th, 2015
The central bank’s attempts to arrest the fall in the rupee’s value due to domestic political uncertainty and a strengthening US dollar drained $1.90 billion from India’s foreign exchange (Forex) kitty, experts said on Saturday. Overall, the Forex reserves ...
