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Stocks end lower: Nasdaq off more than 1%
September 23rd, 2014
Wall Street took a sharp hit Monday as tech stocks plunged and Alibaba (BABA) fell more than 4% on its second day of trading after a blockbuster start on Friday. Investor concerns of a slowing Chinese economy also weighed ...
FINMA initiates bankruptcy proceedings against Espirito Santo
September 22nd, 2014
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA initiated bankruptcy proceedings against Banque Privée Espírito Santo SA. FINMA found that the bank, which has been in voluntary liquidation since July 2014, was over-indebted. According to current estimates, the bank is ...
Galaxy Securities Says Staff Cooperating With Authorities
September 22nd, 2014
China Galaxy Securities Co. the top underwriter of Chinese corporate debt in 2011, said three employees were directed to cooperate with the nation’s judicial authority on matters the firm didn’t specify. Dai Xu, chief officer of the Beijing-based company’s ...
G-20 Warns of Potential Market Risks
September 22nd, 2014
Group of 20 finance chiefs and central bankers said low interest rates could lead to a potential increase in financial-market risk, as major economies rely on monetary stimulus to bolster uneven growth. “We are mindful of the potential for ...
Europe groups fear being caught in US tax crackdown
September 22nd, 2014
European multinationals have launched a rearguard effort in Washington to prevent them becoming unintended victims of a US crackdown on tax-driven international mergers. As the Obama administration finalises plans to curb “tax inversion” deals, big European companies that typically ...
Currency trader of Deutsche Bank was dismissed for irregularities
September 22nd, 2014
A Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) currency trader was dismissed earlier this year after internal checks uncovered irregularities around how he recorded trades, the bank said. Andy Donaldson was suspended in June and dismissed shortly after, Sydney-based Adrian Cox, a ...
Blackstone to pull out of Russia
September 22nd, 2014
US private equity group Blackstone is “giving up on Russia”, highlighting how even well-connected western investors are shying away from doing business in the country. The New York-based buyout group has been frustrated in its attempts to find deals ...
ECB May Not Need to Add Stimulus
September 22nd, 2014
The European Central Bank may not need to add stimulus measures after steps in the past three months pushed down the euro, said Governing Council member Ignazio Visco. “Inflation expectations have to be back where they were,” Visco said ...
BEPS Fallout To Be Minimal For New Zealand
September 22nd, 2014
New Zealand’s tax system is unlikely to experience significant changes resulting from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s base erosion and profit shifting work, according to professional services firm PwC. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis- Commodities
September 22nd, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for September 22, 2014 Gold Continuation of down move and drift close to the $1200 support level which now is very much to be tested. A close below this level suggests further downside for Gold. No ...
