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SEC release no. 2015-163- Exante’s Official Response
August 13th, 2015
EXANTE would like to address the above press release by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the sensational and inaccurate headlines that followed in the local media. EXANTE holds a license with no. IS/52182 with the Malta ...
The Rules: Forcing companies to disclose tax strategy risks confidentiality issues
August 13th, 2015
A “legislative requirement” for large businesses to publish their tax strategy could create commercial confidentiality risks In an age where large corporates continue to engage in tax avoidance or aggressive tax planning, compelling businesses to disclose their tax strategies ...
PBOC sharply cuts yuan against US dollar after weak data
August 11th, 2015
The People’s Bank of China allowed the yuan to depreciate almost 2 percent against the U.S. dollar to levels last seen three years ago, sending a shock through currency markets. In a statement, the Chinese central bank said that ...
Markit launches centralised FX trade confirmation service
August 10th, 2015
Citi and J.P. Morgan first to confirm FX options trades Markit (Nasdaq: MRKT), a leading global provider of financial information services, today announced the launch of its FX trade confirmation service. The service matches FX option trade terms to ...
China About To Make History — Again
August 10th, 2015
Any discussion of China has to open with the now-widely-understood fact that the numbers it reports are not to be trusted. Knowing this makes it easy to dismiss claims of high and consistently-on-target GDP growth, for instance, as a ...
Algorithmic Trading: The Play-at-Home Version
August 10th, 2015
Building computer trading models has become the latest DIY craze After more than 100 hours of coding over three months, Mike Soule was finally ready to switch on his project. He didn’t know what to expect. If things went ...
Asia Stocks Swing as Aussie, Copper Slide on China; Oil Retreats
August 10th, 2015
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses and the Australian dollar slipped after a slump in Chinese exports and producer prices. Copper fell, while crude oil retreated toward this year’s low after U.S. producers added rigs. The MSCI Asia ...
Citigroup’s Sale of OneMain to Springleaf Hits Antitrust Obstacle
August 7th, 2015
Springleaf agreed in March to buy OneMain from Citigroup U.S. antitrust authorities have thrown a wrench into Citigroup Inc.’s plan to divest its subprime lending unit. Five months ago, Citigroup said it would sell the business, known as OneMain Financial, to Springleaf ...
Greece: Greek bank stocks soar – Greece makes loan interest payment to IMF
August 7th, 2015
What you should know for Greece today: Bank stocks led a much-needed Greek bourse rebound on Thursday, making up some of the ground lost in the first three sessions since the market reopened. However, traders viewed the recovery more ...
CySec announces the suspension afresh of the authorisation of a Cyprus Investment Firm
August 6th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that: Following previous announcements dated 12 June 2015 and 2 July 2015, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’), would like to inform the public that, ...
