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Companies attacked for ‘potentially misleading’ debt collection letters
July 4th, 2014
A string of banks and utilities have today given details of how they sent letters to customers under other names. This is a practice that is being criticised by some consumer campaigners and MPs as potentially misleading. The letters ...
China shares slip from 2-week highs, but property stocks have solid gains
July 4th, 2014
China shares slipped from two-week highs on Friday as investors took profit on recent outperformers, though solid gains by property counters kept the losses small. The Shanghai Composite Index, which rose the first four days of the week, inched ...
Global M&A at seven-year high as big corporate deals return
June 30th, 2014
Investor support for large acquisitions and a desire to trump rivals in consolidating markets have led chief executives to strike big transactions so far in 2014, raising year-to-date global deal volumes to their highest level in seven years. Corporate ...
Pimco runs risks in turning up the ‘vol’
June 27th, 2014
It was a tantalising introduction. Bill Gross, Pimco’s “Bond King” and founder of the world’s largest fixed income fund, promised to impart the secrets of his extraordinary success to an audience of financial advisers in Chicago. “I’ll be handing ...
Europe Stocks Rebound From Four-Day Loss as Dialog Jumps
June 26th, 2014
European stocks rose, rebounding from a four-day losing streak, as investors awaited data to assess the health of the U.S. economy. U.S. index futures were little changed, while Asian shares advanced. Dialog Semiconductor Plc and AMS AG climbed more ...
UK challenger banks call for easier access to BoE liquidity
June 24th, 2014
Britain’s “challenger” banks are pushing for easier access to Bank of England liquidity and more favourable capital rules to help them compete with established lenders. Small banks say they can be asked to provide substantial collateral when they use ...
Regulator Investigates Controls at Deutsche Bank Commodities Unit
June 20th, 2014
Germany’s top financial regulator recently investigated internal controls at Deutsche Bank AG’s commodities unit, according to a person familiar with the probe. The regulator, BaFin, sent a letter to the bank outlining its findings in April, this person said. ...
Bank of America instructs Shearman & Sterling disputes head for forex lawsuit
June 19th, 2014
Shearman & Sterling has landed a major advisory role for Bank of America on a sprawling US lawsuit over alleged rates rigging in the foreign exchange market. A filing earlier this month shows a New York-based group of Shearman ...
New EU Bank-Creditor Loss Rules Leave Room for Confusion
June 13th, 2014
The European Union has served notice that senior bondholders will be in the firing line for losses when banks go bust, yet the law’s fine print leaves room for confusion. Policy makers from Michel Barnier to Jeroen Dijsselbloem have ...
Predatory Trading Rules Considered in Canada
June 13th, 2014
The Ontario Securities Commission may consider measures to regulate high-frequency trading if evidence of predatory activity is found as it reviews its market-structure policies, Chairman Howard Wetston said. “The important question for us is, is our market fair?” Wetston ...