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Cross-Border RMB Flows and Capital Market Connectivity Between China and Singapore to Strengthen
November 9th, 2015
Initiatives to strengthen cross-border Renminbi (RMB) flows and a commitment to collaborate on capital market connectivity between China and Singapore were the key outcomes in financial co-operation arising from the recent State Visit to Singapore by the President of ...
Mark Carney: Prudent to Expect U.K. Rate Rise in 2016
November 6th, 2015
Bank of England governor comments in exclusive interview Says foreign investment key consideration in Brexit debate Mark Carney says Britons should be ready for a rate increase in 2016. “Would I rather have the majority of the British people ...
US fines Deutsche Bank $258m for working with Iran
November 5th, 2015
German company Deutsche Bank has been fined $285m (£185m) by US regulators for working with US-sanctioned countries Syria and Iran. The bank will pay penalties to the New York State Department of Financial Services and the Federal Reserve. Employees ...
Standard Chartered seeks £3.3bn from shareholders
November 4th, 2015
Bank posts first loss in years, and says it will cut 15,000 jobs and withdraw from riskier lending Standard Chartered is asking shareholders to stump up £3.3bn while axing 15,000 jobs after reporting its first quarterly loss in 15 years. ...
CySec issued a Circular regarding National Risk Assessment of Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Measures
November 4th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulator of Cyprus, has issued a Circular to inform Regulated Entities the following: 1) National Risk Assessment (‘NRA’) In accordance with the international standards set by the Financial Action Task ...
Google says an EU antitrust fine would be ‘inappropriate’
November 4th, 2015
Google has hit back at EU antitrust regulators’ warning of a possible hefty fine, saying this would be inappropriate because of the unusual nature of the case and its willingness to settle the case with concessions last year. In ...
Commodities Trader Found Guilty in ‘Spoofing’ Case
November 4th, 2015
Michael Coscia faces up to 25 years in prison with sentencing scheduled for March A Chicago jury found a New Jersey-based commodities trader guilty of 12 counts of fraud and manipulating the futures market on Tuesday in a major ...
VW Emissions Issues Spread to Gasoline Cars
November 4th, 2015
Company adds about 2 billion euros to possible economic risk Tally of 800,000 added to estimated 11 million cars worldwide Volkswagen AG said it found faulty emissions readings for the first time in gasoline-powered vehicles, widening a scandal that so ...
VW emissions scandal: Porsche and luxury Audi and VW models have cheat device says US EPA
November 3rd, 2015
Volkswagen has found itself embroiled in a widening emissions scandal after the US Environmental Protection Agency accused the company of using illegal software in certain six-cylinder diesel engines that drags Porsche and luxury Audi and VW models into the ...
China forex regulator tells staff to take graft fight seriously
November 3rd, 2015
China‘s foreign exchange regulator has urged its officials to take seriously the ruling Communist Party’s fight against corruption and follow rules closely, the regulator said in a statement released by the country’s graft watchdog on Tuesday. Dozens of senior ...
