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ECB to lead revamp of global FX codes of conduct
June 3rd, 2014
The European Central Bank has been given the lead role in work to strengthen codes of conduct for currency markets, expected to be one of the main areas highlighted in a report from global regulators due within weeks. Banking ...
CySec gives CIF authorisation
June 2nd, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), has announced in a press release that, during its meetings between January – May 2014, decided, pursuant to sections 6(6) and 22 of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law ...
Can This Be Good? China Looks To Build Out Risky Derivatives Market
June 2nd, 2014
The asset backed securities that sunk the U.S. economy, namely the complicated financial products known as mortgage backed securities, is a market China wants to consider opening up to…Americans. Well, not just Americans, but any multinational investment bank with ...
The New Paradigm for Banks
May 30th, 2014
Why are U.S. banks having a harder time making money? It’s a question that extends well beyond business models, operating environments and market valuations to the role they play in the economy, during good times and bad. Financial institutions ...
First Derivatives extends FX Trade Surveillance capabilities
May 30th, 2014
First Derivatives (AIM: FDP.L, ESM: FDP.I), a global provider of software and consulting services to the financial services industry has announced the launch of its integrated trade execution, risk management and surveillance solution for FX markets. The solution enables brokers to provide ...
The Return of Moderation: Sea of Tranquility
May 29th, 2014
Volatility has disappeared from the economy and markets. That could be a problem. A decade ago, the business cycle was an endangered species. Recessions in the rich world had become rare, shallow and short; inflation was predictably low and ...
Levine on Wall Street: Wise Rabbits and Philosophical Regulators
May 28th, 2014
Paul McCulley is back. Pimco’s new chief economist is Paul McCulley, back for his third stint at the firm that he previously left in 1992, returned to in 1999, and left again in 2010. So he knows what the ...
Dear Investors: China’s Problems Are Your Problems
May 27th, 2014
I have long argued that it will take a sizable shock to switch the current “risk on” investment climate to one of “risk off.” The robust U.S. stock market persists even though the housing recovery has stagnated, labor markets ...
MOEX Q1 Net Profit
May 27th, 2014
Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results for the first quarter (1Q) 2014 according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Strong earnings growth was driven by fees and commissions generated by increased trading volumes across markets, particularly the ...
Dutch Regulator Says Banks Benefit More Than They Pay for
May 26th, 2014
Banks will draw benefits from the European Central Bank’s direct oversight that will outweigh the extra supervisory costs they face, according to the Dutch central bank’s chief supervisory official. “They said it’s a lot of money, but it’s worth ...
