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Arabian Gulf markets lose $58 billion as weak oil and global equity rout spark sell-off
August 24th, 2015
Billions of dirhams were wiped off the value of Dubai shares yesterday, as stock markets across the Arabian Gulf lost US$58 billion on a day of calamitous trading. The sharp sell-offs came in the wake of sliding oil prices ...
Oil Price Collapse Triggers Currency Crisis In Emerging Markets
August 24th, 2015
Emerging market currencies are getting slammed by the collapse in commodity prices, a downturn that has accelerated in recent weeks. The health of many middle-income and emerging market economies has been predicated on relatively strong commodity prices. A whole ...
TechFinancials’ Trading Update August 2015 ahead of the Group’s Interim Results
August 21st, 2015
TechFinancials has issued a press release to inform about Group’s Trading Update for August 2015 ahead of the Group’s Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2015, which are expected to be announced in the second half ...
Derivatives markets see oil prices to stay low for years to come
August 20th, 2015
Oil prices will stay low for years to come, derivatives markets say, keeping a lid on inflation and helping boost global growth. Oil has more than halved in value over the last year, thanks to huge oversupply, and many ...
Deloitte UK’s financial services practice announces senior appointments
August 17th, 2015
James O’Riordan named leader of Deloitte’s financial services business; David Myers, David Rush and Neil Tomlinson appointed capital markets, insurance and banking leaders. Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has named senior partner, James O’Riordan, as leader of its financial ...
FINRA Fines StockCross Financial Services, Inc. $800,000 for Regulation SHO Violations
August 14th, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined StockCross Financial Services, Inc. $800,000 for Regulation SHO violations and for related supervisory violations that spanned more than three years. As part of the sanctions, StockCross is ...
PwC Report Reviews State of Global Financial Market Liquidity
August 14th, 2015
The Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) and the Institute for International Finance (IIF) today released a comprehensive new report from PwC on the state of global market liquidity, produced on behalf of both Associations. “The findings from our research ...
FIS to Acquire SunGard, Deepens Enterprise Banking and Capital Markets Solutions
August 13th, 2015
Key facts The combined company will have over $9.2 billion in annual revenues. Upon closing, FIS will be uniquely positioned to offer a broad range of enterprise banking and capital markets solutions to empower financial institutions and businesses worldwide. ...
Customers of LQD Markets are a step closer to receiving compensation
August 13th, 2015
Customers who bought investment products offered by LQD Markets (UK) Limited (LQD Markets) are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Those customers with cash only balances on all of their accounts must agree their account balances with ...
China central bank tries to soothe global markets, says no basis for yuan to fall further
August 13th, 2015
China’s central bank said on Thursday that there was no basis for further depreciation in the yuan given strong economic fundamentals, in a bid to reassure jittery global markets after it devalued the currency earlier in the week. As ...
