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Greek Gov’t to submit final reform list to Brussels on Tuesday
February 24th, 2015
The government was on Tuesday morning expected to submit a final version of its reform proposals to the country’s creditors following several hours of discussions with officials in Brussels yesterday aimed at hammering out a set of measures acceptable ...
FCA sets out approach to Non-Executive Directors and the Senior Managers Regime
February 23rd, 2015
Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) with specific responsibilities, such as Chairman, will come under the new Senior Managers Regime (SMR), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) confirmed today. Following a detailed consultation across industry and with stakeholders ...
Barclays loses High Court battle with Grant Thornton
February 23rd, 2015
Judge rules in favour of Grant Thornton in High Court battle with Barclays over Von Essen Hotels Group audits BARCLAYS has lost its High Court spat with Grant Thornton over non-statutory audits for Von Essen Hotels Group (VEH). The legal ...
Five Reasons Bitcoin Revolution is Over
February 23rd, 2015
2015 will be the year Bitcoin “dies.” The bubble is over and the cryptocurrency, while revolutionary, has serious issues which will prevent it from ever becoming widely accepted. Andre Alessandro — The five problems listed here are both structural and external ...
HSBC files: bank chief Stuart Gulliver holds secret Swiss account
February 23rd, 2015
CEO drawn into tax scandal as calls grow to prosecute HSBC for ‘cheating’ the British tax system HSBC’s chief executive Stuart Gulliver sheltered millions of pounds in bonuses in a Swiss bank account, leaked documents have revealed. The 55-year old ...
Alpari Japan announcement on MT4
February 23rd, 2015
Alpari Japan issued an announcement informing that: The broker will stop supporting trading on platforms MT4 and Alpari Direct, from March 13, 2015. Even though the future of Alpari Japan is not clear, it seems that the Japanese broker ...
European stocks lift on Greek deal
February 23rd, 2015
Europe’s main stock markets have opened higher after eurozone ministers tentatively agreed to extend Greece’s bailout by four months. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index advanced 0.40 per cent to 6,942.70 points on Monday compared with Friday’s close. Frankfurt’s DAX ...
Portugal backs Germany on debt deal for Greece
February 20th, 2015
Portuguese Finance Minister Maria Luis Albuquerque insisted in a German newspaper interview on Friday that Greece must fulfil the current conditions of its international bailout. “There is a framework within which we are prepared to talk to the Greek ...
ICAP Global Broking derivatives data included in Supplement No.46 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions
February 20th, 2015
ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that its Global Broking price displays for Swiss Franc (CHF) interest rate swaps, CHF single currency basis swaps and EONIA ...
AForex: 15 New Trading Instruments – Bonds and Commodities
February 20th, 2015
AForex announced that: Have extended the line of trading instruments for its clients. Now traders can trade 12 more commodities and three types of bonds. Commodities: CORN COTTONS COFFEE SUGARS WHEAT SOYBEAN COCOA ZINC NICKEL PLATINUM ALUMINIUM EMISS – ...
