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Saxo Bank’s 10 Outrageous Predictions for 2016
December 16th, 2015
Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has today released its annual set of ‘Outrageous Predictions’ for the year ahead. These … Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has today released its annual set ...
Global Payments to acquire Heartland Payment Systems for $4.3 Billion
December 16th, 2015
Combines two of the fastest organic revenue growth businesses in the payments industry Creates the leading global provider of integrated payments technology solutions Accelerates revenue growth, operating margin expansion and cash earnings per share growth Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: ...
Here’s how the Fed actually raises interest rates
December 16th, 2015
For the Fed, voting to hike interest rates is the easy part. The tough work begins as U.S. central bank officials implement the right maneuvers to ensure rates go where they want. Essentially, the heavy lifting gets assigned to ...
Capital Index receives regulatory approval from the UK’s FCA
December 16th, 2015
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) grants Capital Index (UK) Ltd authorised and regulated status. Capital Index (UK) Ltd, a global online brokerage specialising in CFDs, Financial Spread Betting and Spread Trading, has announced that it has been granted ...
Shares climb, dollar dips as Fed prepares to lift rates
December 16th, 2015
Shares and bond markets rose and the dollar dipped on Wednesday, as investors readied for what is expected to be the first rise in U.S. interest rates in almost a decade. After more than a year of posturing and ...
FCA fines Threadneedle Asset Management Limited £6m
December 15th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (TAML) £6,038,504 for failing to put in place adequate controls in the fixed income area of its front office, and for providing inaccurate information to the regulator and ...
Intercontinental Exchange Completes Acquisition of Interactive Data Corporation
December 15th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange Group (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today completed its previously announced $5.2 billion acquisition of Interactive Data Corporation (Interactive Data), a leading provider of financial market data, analytics and related trading solutions. Interactive Data ...
Junk Bond Crisis Starts To Metastasize
December 15th, 2015
With junk bonds finally reverting to their intrinsic value, the question on everyone’s mind is “what blows up next?” Here’s the first in what might be a long, painful list: “CLOs Hammered as Energy Rout Plays Havoc ...
ASIC implements clearing regime in Australia for OTC derivatives
December 14th, 2015
ASIC has today released rules implementing Australia’s mandatory central clearing regime for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives of financial institutions – the ASIC Derivative Transaction Rules (Clearing) 2015 (derivative transaction rules (clearing)) and explanatory statement. The mandatory central clearing regime will ...
ELITE boosted by 20 New European Companies
December 14th, 2015
20 new companies join ELITE today from across Europe Companies from France, Greece, Romania, Russia among those to join ELITE is London Stock Exchange Group’s international programme for ambitious high growth businesses More than 320 companies, 150 advisors, and ...
