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Warning against Ftradition LTD
December 9th, 2014
The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) warns consumers not to respond to offers from Ftradition LTD. This company is a suspected boiler room. Ftradition LTD has approached persons without being asked, to offer them investment proposals. A ...
What type of liquidity does Cyprus need?
December 9th, 2014
There has been a lot of discussion recently, especially after the successful outcome from the stress tests of our main banks, that it’s time for the banks to start offering liquidity to the market to fund growth in our ...
New strategic approach to ensure “sharper focus” to regulatory challenges ahead
December 9th, 2014
The FCA’s remit is far ranging and challenging with the recent additional responsibility for regulating consumer credit meaning the number of firms that now come under the FCA has trebled over the past eighteen months. The approach is shaped ...
SNB Threatening Negative Rate Awaits Draghi’s Next Move
December 9th, 2014
Swiss National Bank officials have their eyes on one man: Mario Draghi. The prospect of the European Central Bank intensifying stimulus by purchasing government bonds has weakened the euro, pushing the franc to within 0.2 percent of the SNB’s ...
Russia Economic Pain Spreads as UBS Cuts Seven Stocks
December 9th, 2014
Russia’s worsening economic crisis is spreading through its corporate bond and stock markets as a tumbling ruble and plunging growth erode confidence in companies recently seen as able to withstand the turmoil. UBS AG cut stock ratings for seven ...
Yen benefits from falling oil prices; commodity currencies slide
December 9th, 2014
The yen edged higher on Tuesday as a fall in oil prices dented risk appetite and prompted investors to trim short positions in the Japanese currency. Commodity currencies extended their recent losses, with the Australian dollar setting a four-year low, while ...
America: The best place to put your money
December 8th, 2014
If you slept through the past five years, you missed a helluva ride for the American stock market. Not only did U.S. equities trounce their depressing performance from last decade, but they left all other major markets in the ...
Netherlands Growth Prospects Remain Subdued
December 8th, 2014
The Dutch Central Bank on Monday said the Netherlands is emerging from a lengthy economic crisis but that growth prospects remain subdued as a result of a weakening global economy. The central bank said it expects Dutch gross domestic ...
FXecosystem Extends FX Connectivity to Moscow Exchange
December 8th, 2014
FXecosystem Inc, the leading provider of outsourced connectivity services to the FX market, has extended its network by adding connectivity to Moscow Exchange (MOEX). This latest development from FXecosystem means that banks and brokers can benefit from having a ...
French central bank sees fourth-quarter growth at 0.1 percent
December 8th, 2014
France’s economy is on course to grow 0.1 percent in the final quarter of the year, led by a modest gain in industrial activity, the central bank said on Monday in a second estimate confirming its first. The forecast ...