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Saudis’ Oil Price War Is Paying Off
February 27th, 2015
Three months after Saudi Arabia made clear it was going to let oil prices keep tumbling, the strategy is showing signs of working. U.S. drillers are idling rigs at a record pace, gutting investment plans and laying off thousands ...
Japan’s shares at fresh 15-year high on weaker yen
February 27th, 2015
Shares on Japan’s main index were up on Friday morning due to a weaker yen against the US dollar and despite a raft of mostly disappointing economic figures. In Tokyo, the benchmark Nikkei 225 was up 0.24% in early trade at ...
S&P Dow Jones Indices and NZX Limited Enter Into Strategic Index Agreement
February 26th, 2015
S&P Dow Jones Indices (“S&P DJI”), one of the world’s leading providers of financial market indices, and NZX Limited today announced a strategic agreement to jointly develop, produce and commercialize co-branded investable indices featured on NZX platforms and related ...
Swiss Banks Try to Keep Italian Clients After Tax Deal Is Signed
February 26th, 2015
Swiss asset managers, faced with the prospect of an exodus of Italian funds, have won a reprieve. An agreement to share tax information among the two nations signed Monday means Italy will remove Switzerland from a black list, enabling ...
FD acquires Prelytix for up to $20m to boost presence in marketing technology sector
February 26th, 2015
First Derivatives, a leading provider of software and consulting services, today announces it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Prelytix Inc. (“Prelytix”) for an initial consideration of US$7.5m (£4.9m) and a maximum total consideration of US$20m (£13.0m). The acquisition, ...
Citigroup unit probed by more authorities over money laundering
February 26th, 2015
Citigroup Inc (C.N) said additional government authorities have started probes of possible breaches of anti-money laundering laws at its Banamex USA unit. (Read more: International and regional bodies that combat money laundering ) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a unit of ...
Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2014
February 25th, 2015
Focused marketing strategy and ongoing improvement in the strength of the Plus500 brand attracted new customers – active customers exceeded 100,000 for the first time Effective user experience across all platforms including smartphones and tablets Intuitive technology platform enabled ...
“We Remain on Track” Says Anastasiades, in the Face of Review Delays
February 25th, 2015
Despite consecutive delays in the completion of the 5th review of Cyprus’ economic adjustment programme – coordinated by its Troika of international lenders – the island remains on track with regards to the agreement’s implementation, insists President Nicos Anastasiades. ...
FIX Trading Community Releases Best Practices Document for IPO Process
February 24th, 2015
FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced the release of a Best Practices document for the automation of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process. In 2014, a number of ...
ESMA and JFSA conclude an MoC regarding CCPs
February 24th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) have concluded a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC). The MoC establishes cooperation arrangements between the signatory authorities regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) that are established in ...
