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AICPA Proposes Six-Point Plan to Improve Audit Performance
May 15th, 2015
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) today released a Six-Point Plan to Improve Audits that provides a roadmap for the profession’s continued journey to audit excellence. The plan concentrates on financial statement audits for private companies, employee benefit plans and governmental entities in ...
Central Bank of Russia: Acts to Rein In Russia’s Ruble Rally
May 15th, 2015
The Russian ruble fell sharply on Thursday after the Central Bank announced it was buying foreign currency worth $100-200 million daily to replenish its reserves, a sign it thinks the ruble has strengthened enough. At 8 p.m., the ruble ...
US trade deals with Europe and Asia face setback
May 15th, 2015
Efforts to introduce US trade deals with Europe and Asia have been dealt a blow after a vote in the Senate. Late on Tuesday, senators rejected a bill that would allow the president to speed trade deals through Congress. ...
U.S. SEC a stumbling block in banks’ forex guilty pleas – sources
May 15th, 2015
Banks want assurances from U.S. regulators that they will not be barred from certain businesses before agreeing to plead guilty to criminal charges over the manipulation of foreign exchange rates, causing a delay in multibillion-dollar settlements, people familiar with ...
Draghi Says ECB Policy Potent as Low-Rate Risks Monitored
May 15th, 2015
Mario Draghi said the European Central Bank’s non-standard measures have proven effective, and low interest rates haven’t yet led to financial imbalances. Unconventional actions “have proven so far to be potent, more so than many observers anticipated,” the ECB ...
Asian shares uneven as China data tempers lift from US rally
May 15th, 2015
Shares in Asia were uneven on Friday as the big markets in Japan and Hong Kong got a lift from the rebound on Wall Street, but weak data dragged Chinese shares lower. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index ...
Citigroup Closes Exclusive Credit Program Following Swiss Franc Losses
May 14th, 2015
‘Alternative Credit Program’ clients were fast-tracked through less intensive version of bank’s normal credit checks Citigroup Inc. has closed down a little-known program that allowed a small group of coveted clients to make high-stakes bets on currency markets without going through ...
Iran’s markets opening up for Australia
May 14th, 2015
Bishop’s Tehran visit a sign of things to come Julie Bishop’s recent visit to Iran – the first by an Australian foreign minister in over a decade – marks an important step in the development of relations between the ...
ICAP launches the CNH Hub to provide a consolidated view of the market in offshore Chinese renminbi
May 14th, 2015
The Hub pools CNH data from across the ICAP Group ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that it has launched the ICAP CNH Hub, a currency-specific ...
Thursday May 14: OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels
May 14th, 2015
OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels May 14. Gold Open 1192.50, High 1218.50, Low 1190.40, Close 1218.20, 2.16% Change. Silver Open 16.52, High 17.24…View table below
