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Euro Area Investment Fund Statistics: December 2014
February 19th, 2015
19 February 2015 – Financial statements of the ECB for 2014 ECB’s net profit for 2014: €989 million (2013: €1,440 million) Net interest income from the Securities Markets Programme: €728 million (2013: €962 million) Interest income on banknotes: €126 ...
Europe Is `Very Attractive’ For Investment, Ross Says
February 19th, 2015
Wilbur Ross, chairman of WL Ross & Co., talks about investment opportunities in Europe and strategy. Ross, speaking with Betty Liu on Bloomberg Television’s “In the Loop,” also discusses Greece’s negotiations with euro-area members over a loan extension…View video ...
Bigger pay packets give pound a lift as sterling hits seven-year high against the euro
February 19th, 2015
Sterling soared to a seven-year high against the euro yesterday, pushed up by record jobs figures and rising wages, with some investors expecting a Bank of England rate hike to come sooner than had been expected. The UK’s employment ...
Euronext celebrates the bond listing of the Belgian Debt Agency on its Euronext Brussels market
February 18th, 2015
Euronext Brussels announces the successful admission to listing of the 15 years benchmark Government bonds issued by the Belgian Debt Agency, responsible for public debt management in Belgium. The Debt Agency’s main objective is to minimize the financial costs ...
Greece to try for loan extension from eurozone
February 18th, 2015
Request sees bailout terms being set aside Greece is set to submit Wednesday to the Eurogroup a request for a six-month extension to its loan agreement with its creditors, sources close to the negotiations between Athens and the eurozone ...
Eurogroup: The statements rejected, changed, withdrawn (read them all!)
February 17th, 2015
Eurogroup Finance Ministers ended their meeting without an agreement. The Radical Left Coalition’s (SYRIZA) plan was accepted, but one statement proved a stumbling block: “The Greek authorities have indicated that they intend to successfully conclude the program, taking ...
Greece vs. Eurogroup: Low expectations for a deal
February 16th, 2015
A crash test for the new Greek government’s endurance The international creditors of Greece appear to have hardened their stand prior to Monday’s Eurogroup meeting aimed at finding common ground with Greece’s new Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government. Initially, ...
New ETF: offers first-time access to euro zone equities with currency hedging against US dollar
February 13th, 2015
New exchange-listed equity index fund has been tradable since Thursday. The UBS ETF – MSCI EMU Hedged USD UCITS ETF (USD) A-dis gives investors the opportunity for the first time to track the performance of the equity markets in ...
ICE Futures Europe and ICE Endex Achieve Daily Volume Records in NBP and TTF Natural Gas Futures
February 12th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange, the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that daily volume records were set in the ICE Futures Europe UK NBP and the ICE Endex Dutch TTF Natural Gas futures contracts on February 10, 2015, with 137,495 (120.9 TWhs) ...
Earthport Appoints New President for Europe
February 12th, 2015
Daniel Marovitz will lead the cross-border payment company’s European business Earthport, the cross-border payments service provider has appointed web entrepreneur and banker Daniel Marovitz as President of Europe, effective immediately. Daniel is responsible for the company’s European commercial operations, ...
