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Statement by Glenn Stevens, RBA Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
February 3rd, 2015
At its meeting today, the Board decided to lower the cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.25 per cent, effective 4 February 2015. Growth in the global economy continued at a moderate pace in 2014. China’s growth was ...
IFRS improves cross-border financial communication – consistency is key
February 2nd, 2015
With debate around the rationale for global accounting standards continuing throughout 2014, there is still concern expressed about the use of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), with some policymakers around the world preferring a less committal form of global ...
The third stage in the washing cycle – Integration
February 2nd, 2015
Integration It is the stage at which laundered funds are reintroduced into the legitimate economy, appearing to have originated from a legitimate source. Integration is the final stage of the process, whereby criminally derived property that has been placed ...
EU-US legal services break-through
January 30th, 2015
Conference of chief justices offers a way out of the old plot-line. A very significant step was taken a few days ago in the ongoing negotiations between the US and EU legal professions on opening markets in legal services ...
PwC: Creating winning culture essential if financial services firms are to flourish
January 29th, 2015
Cultural change in the financial services sector globally is destined to fail if players continue to focus on it primarily as a compliance requirement, according to a paper just published by PwC. The paper, ‘Forging a winning culture’, which ...
Fraud accusations held for Alibaba IPO made public in regulator’s report
January 29th, 2015
A white paper from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce published Wednesday alleged that Alibaba Group‘s (BABA.NYSE) Taobao Marketplace sold counterfeit goods and allowed stores to be run without business licenses, among other accusations, South China Morning Post reported. The firm’s ...
Foreign Law Firms Face Pressure in China
January 27th, 2015
For Western law firms doing business in Asia, last week represented the best of times and the worst of times. On one end of the spectrum: New York law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, which said ...
Exchange Traded Fund Assets under management to exceed $5 trillion by 2020
January 26th, 2015
Professionally managed financial investments globally are predicted to grow at 6% per annum to reach $100 trillion by 2020, according to a new report by PwC. Exchange traded funds (ETFs) will pay a prominent role in this growth, as ...
Swiss Franc’s Leap Lifts Some FX Brokers
January 26th, 2015
Even as some foreign-exchange brokers that focus on serving retail customers were getting hammered by the surprise surge in the Swiss franc earlier this month, other firms that deal mostly with big banks, hedge funds and other large clients ...
Fifty suitors bid for remains of FX firm Alpari
January 26th, 2015
More than 50 companies are bidding to buy all or part of failed forex and spreadbetting firm Alpari UK, City A.M. understands – with international units of the wider Alpari group among those who are interested. Alpari’s Japanese and ...
