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ESMA details new market abuse regime
July 15th, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) which entered into force on 2 July 2014. It is issuing two consultation papers seeking stakeholders’ views on the draft regulatory ...
IFRS Foundation and ESMA sign joint Statement of Protocols
July 15th, 2014
The IFRS Foundation and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today announced the agreement of a joint Statement of Protocols to serve as the basis for future co operation in areas of mutual interest. The IFRS Foundation, through ...
Microsoft is expected to cut jobs during this week
July 15th, 2014
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT:US) is planning its biggest round of job cuts in five years, as the software maker looks to slim down and integrate Nokia Oyj’s handset unit, people with knowledge of the company’s plans said. The reductions — ...
Barclays Wealth exodus of high-profile staff continues
July 14th, 2014
Barely a month passes without news of another senior departure from Barclays Wealth. The unit, which manages £200bn of assets, resembles something of a revolving door, but the bank denies the high turnover of staff is indicative of retention ...
Dark pool scrutiny no slam dunk for traditional exchanges
July 14th, 2014
The regulatory noose is tightening around dark pools, private share-trading venues that promise anonymity for specialist investors, offering a chance for rival exchanges in the United States and Europe to take back market share. But traditional stock-exchange operators such ...
ayondo Opens Office in Singapore
July 11th, 2014
The ayondo group announced that it has opened an office in Singapore, the ayondo Asia PTE Ltd, following its strategist expansion worldwide. The holding company, which operated as an investment group under the name Next Generation Finance until April ...
Improvements to EU Merger Control Rules in the Offing?
July 10th, 2014
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on proposals to improve merger control at EU level outlined in a White Paper. The reform of the Merger Regulation in 2004 has made the EU’s merger control regime more efficient ...
ESMA publishes accounting enforcement guidelines
July 10th, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final Guidelines on the enforcement of financial information published by listed entities in the European Union (EU). The aim of the guidelines is to strengthen and promote greater supervisory ...
Germany Proposes a Road Tax Aimed Primarily at Foreigners
July 8th, 2014
The German government announced plans on Monday to charge a road-use fee on all cars using roads and highways in Germany, a measure aimed at the foreign-registered cars that make an estimated 170 million trips to and through the ...
Most Emerging-Market Stocks Advance Before U.S. Payroll Report
July 3rd, 2014
Most emerging-market stocks rose, with the benchmark index holding near a 14-month high, before U.S. jobs data and a euro-area monetary-policy decision today. Anhui Conch Cement Co. (914), China’s largest producer, rose 5.1 percent in Hong Kong after saying ...
