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Dukascopy Bank acquires 100% of Alpari Japan K.K. and enters the Japanese market
August 6th, 2015
Dukascopy Bank has issued a press release to announce that the company confirms closing of taking over the Japanese Type-1 licensed broker Alpari Japan K.K. Alpari Japan K.K. will be renamed Dukascopy Japan K.K. shortly and will offer forex trading ...
China Shares Fall; Japan Rises Ahead of U.S. Jobs Data
August 6th, 2015
Bank, energy firms pressure Australian shares China’s shares fell and bank shares pressured Australia on Thursday, but Japan’s market rose ahead of a key jobs report in the U.S. later this week. The Shanghai Composite Index was last down ...
E&Y Japan has launched an in-house investigation into its audit in relation of Toshiba Corp accounting scandal
August 3rd, 2015
The Japanese affiliate of Ernst & Young LLC has launched an in-house investigation into its audit of Toshiba Corp in the wake of the electronics maker’s $1.2 billion accounting scandal, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Ernst ...
FXCM Japan clients transferred to Rakuten Securities
August 3rd, 2015
Rakuten Securities announced that the integration procedures of FXCM Japan and Rakuten Securities are completed. FXCM Clients and FX Trading Services are now handled by Rakuten. The integration followed the agreement between FXCM Holdings LLC, FXCM Newco LLC and ...
Could China Be the Next Japan?
July 16th, 2015
China today is very similar to Japan in 1990, and the world’s No. 2 economy should be wary of repeating the policy mistakes of Japan It’s a tale of two economies. On the same day that China surprised with ...
Japan shares clear 18-year peak, dollar firm
June 24th, 2015
Asia shares were trying to score a sixth session of gains on Wednesday as investors chose to be optimistic on the chances of a Greek debt deal, while the dollar held firm as the prospect of U.S. rate rises ...
Japan’s revised Q1 growth blows past expectations
June 8th, 2015
Japan posted stronger-than-expected growth in the first quarter as a pickup in capital spending drove the world’s number three economy, but some economists warn that the recovery could be short-lived. The 1.0% expansion in January-March—or 3.9% on annualised basis—was ...
Rakuten to Raise $1.5 Billion in Japan, Overseas Share Sale
June 4th, 2015
Rakuten Inc. plans to raise as much as 188 billion yen ($1.5 billion) in a public share sale, mainly to pay down debt as the online mall operator pursues acquisitions to boost its Internet services business. The share sale, ...
Citigroup Hires Deutsche Bank’s Hayashi for Japan Markets
June 3rd, 2015
Citigroup Inc., the third-largest U.S. bank by assets, hired Kuniyoshi Hayashi from Deutsche Bank AG to head its Japanese markets and securities division. Hayashi will join Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc. on Aug. 11 as a managing director and ...
Bank of Japan’s Kuroda says FX should reflect fundamentals
June 2nd, 2015
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday it was important for currency rates to reflect economic fundamentals, and reiterated that central bank policy is aimed at fostering price stability and not to weaken the yen. Speaking to reporters after ...
