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Dubai Banking Analysts Seen Earning Double Bonus of London Peers
March 20th, 2014
Junior bankers in the United Arab Emirates are reaping almost 36 percent more salary than their counterparts in London, with bonuses almost double those paid in the U.K. capital, compensation data provider Emolument said. Fixed salaries at the analyst ...
Credit Agricole Targets Profit Above $5.5 Billion by 2016
March 20th, 2014
Credit Agricole SA, France’s third-largest bank, will seek to reach at least 4 billion euros ($5.5 billion) of annual net income by 2016 and build up capital as its main European markets emerge from recession. “We’ve deeply transformed our ...
JPMorgan, HSBC Said Planning to Bid for $4 Billion Saudi IPO
March 20th, 2014
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) are among banks planning to compete for a role in the largest Saudi Arabian share sale in at least 12 years, according to five people with knowledge of the matter. ...
Asia Stocks Drop on Fed; H-Share Index Near Bear Market
March 20th, 2014
Asian stocks fell, with a gauge of Chinese shares in Hong Kong poised to enter a bear market, after the Federal Reserve signaled it may raise U.S. interest rates from the middle of next year. Newcrest Mining Ltd. (NCM), ...
Dollar Strengthens as Gold Declines Before Fed Decision
March 19th, 2014
The dollar gained against most major currencies and gold fell for a third day before the Federal Reserve decides monetary policy. The ruble strengthened for a fourth day and Russian stocks fell as the nation pushed on with the ...
Bank of England launches strategic plan
March 19th, 2014
The Bank of England today launched its Strategic Plan, following a six month exercise led by the Executive Committee of the Bank. The Plan, to be implemented over the next three years, provides an ambitious agenda to transform the ...
Dollar Gains as Stocks Fluctuate With Bonds Before Fed
March 19th, 2014
The dollar gained against most major currencies while Treasuries and German bunds fluctuated with European stocks before the Federal Reserve decides monetary policy. China’s yuan dropped to the lowest in 11 months amid concern that more companies will default ...
Egypt President will ‘spare no effort’ to resolve case of Al Jazeera journalist
March 19th, 2014
Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour assured the family of imprisoned Australian journalist Peter Greste that he “will spare no effort to work towards the speedy resolution of the case.” Mansour’s pledge was made in a letter to parents Juris ...
EU approves IASB funding with strings attached
March 19th, 2014
EUROPEAN POLITICIANS have voted to approve EU funding for the body that oversees the setting of global accounting standards, but with the proviso the funding could be pulled if it fails to meet certain conditions. The funds, which equate ...
Toyota to settle Justice Department probe over unintended acceleration
March 19th, 2014
The Justice Department is set to announce as soon as Wednesday a billion-dollar agreement with Toyota to settle a federal probe of the automaker’s handling of customer complaints related to unintended acceleration, people familiar with the deal said. The ...
