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Banks brace for Fed capital buffers inspection
March 5th, 2015
The largest U.S. banks and their foreign rivals are facing a tough two-step check-up of their financial health by the Federal Reserve, forcing the firms to get a far better grip on how they measure risk. In its annual ...
Clients of Alpari (UK) can agree account balances on the Joint Special Administrator’s Claims Portal
March 5th, 2015
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has investigated the nature of Alpari (UK) Limited’s business and has concluded that valid protected claims are likely to arise. As a result, we have been working with the Joint Special Administrator’s (JSAs) ...
CFD for Shares and ETF Instruments Temporarily Set to Close Only
March 5th, 2015
Alpari wants to inform its clients that from 4th March, 2015, trading with CFD for shares and ETF instruments will be temporarily set to Close Only. Source: Alpari – CFD for Shares and ETF Instruments Temporarily Set to Close Only
Statement on EBA guidelines on remuneration policies for public consultation
March 5th, 2015
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has today published draft guidelines on remuneration policies for public consultation. These guidelines seek to clarify how firms and regulators should interpret the remuneration rules in CRD IV. These guidelines would effectively remove the proportionality principle for smaller ...
EBA: Consultation on Guidelines on sound remuneration policies
March 5th, 2015
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a three-month public consultation on its Guidelines on sound remuneration policies. These draft Guidelines set out the governance process for implementing sound remuneration policies across the EU, as well as the specific ...
SFO launches investigation into Bank of England liquidity auctions
March 5th, 2015
It is unclear whether the Bank’s employees are suspected of involvement in any attempt to rig the auctions, used as emergency lending during the credit crisis The Bank of England has, today, issued the following statement: “Following the ...
CYSEC Board Decision
March 5th, 2015
Following previous announcement dated February 18, 2015, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, following a decision in the meeting dated 2 March 2015, announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm ‘Pulp International Business Ltd’, with number 095/08, ...
Creditors maintain tough stance as Greece presents reforms
March 5th, 2015
As pressure builds on Greece to implement economic reforms in order to secure crucial rescue funding, the country’s representative to the Euro Working Group on Wednesday presented to his eurozone counterparts the six proposals Greece intends to make at ...
European Stimulus Sparks Bond Blitz
March 5th, 2015
French utility GDF is the first company in over 14 years to issue euro bonds bearing no regular payments for investors Investors snapped up a half-billion euros of French utility bonds that will pay them no interest, a groundbreaking ...
Draghi: Cyprus on track for early bailout exit
March 5th, 2015
Cyprus is on track to exit the adjustment programme before the original deadline of 2016, European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi said on Wednesday, something which he said was remarkable Draghi was speaking at an official dinner hosted ...
