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FCA warning for unauthorised firm
March 18th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a Warning informing the investors that “Riggs Bank Europe Limited” is not permitted to provide financial services or products. Furthermore, FCA points out that “Riggs Bank Europe Limited” is ...
Asian Stocks Rally With Nickel on Russia Sanctions
March 18th, 2014
Asian stocks rebounded, with the the regional index rising from a five-week low, and nickel surged toward a bull market as investors weighed the impact of sanctions against Russia. Gold retreated a second day before the Federal Reserve begins ...
GECAS may spend $4 billion on ship, chopper investments: CEO
March 17th, 2014
GECAS, the world’s largest aviation leasing firm, is looking at investing at least $4 billion in ship financing and helicopter leasing to diversify its portfolio – a potential move that reflects concerns over the value of some current jets. ...
East-West standoff complicates any IMF deal for Ukraine
March 17th, 2014
Ukrainian bond prices are holding up better than expected in the stand-off with Russia because investors think the International Monetary Fund might not impose tough conditions in an expected aid programme due to Kiev’s political importance to the West. ...
Speculators See Gold Gaining With Wheat on Ukraine: Commodities
March 17th, 2014
After shunning gold and wheat for most of last year, hedge fund managers are piling back in as the escalating crisis in Ukraine spurs a rebound in the prices of both commodities. Speculators have the biggest bet on a ...
Yen Retreats as Russian Stocks Gain After Crimea
March 17th, 2014
The yen fell for the first time in six days against the dollar as a rally in Russian stocks damped concern Crimea’s vote to leave Ukraine will lead to an immediate increase in tensions between Russia and the West. ...
Moscow stocks higher after Crimea votes to join Russia
March 17th, 2014
Russian shares opened higher on Monday after Ukraine’s Crimea region voted in favour of joining Russia, as local investors shrugged off threatened Western sanctions believing they would be largely symbolic. At 0745 GMT the dollar-denominated RTS index .IRTS was ...
US and EU expected to announce sanctions against Russia
March 17th, 2014
Measures could include visa bans and potential asset freezes in wake of Crimean vote to rejoin Russia The US and its allies in Europe are expected to announce sanctions against Russia, including visa bans and potential asset freezes, on ...
BP Can Again Bid for U.S. Leases, Contracts After Spill
March 14th, 2014
BP Plc (BP/) won the right to again compete for U.S. contracts and for new leases in the Gulf of Mexico, where its massive 2010 oil spill prompted regulators to bar it from new government business. BP’s agreement with ...
Risks for investing in complex products
March 13th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘the Commission’) wishes to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘the CIFs’) about the following: 1. The European Securities Markets Authority (‘ESMA’) has issued a warning to investors in relation to risks of investing in complex ...
