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Investors Start To Panic As A Global Bond Market Crash Begins
June 4th, 2015
Is the financial collapse that so many are expecting in the second half of 2015 already starting? Many have believed that we would see bonds crash before the stock market crashes, and that is precisely what is happening right ...
ESMA fosters derivatives market transparency
June 2nd, 2015
The European Union’s derivatives markets are becoming more transparent through the public availability of harmonised aggregate data reported to the six trade repositories (TRs) registered with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation ...
Greek PM Tsipras speaks to Merkel, Hollande as lenders increase pressure
May 29th, 2015
With negotiations between Greece and its creditors at a critical phase, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday sought the assistance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande in a teleconference call. The three leaders spoke for ...
Top news of the day, May 28
May 28th, 2015
1. Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven economic powers met on Thursday to discuss how to revive a faltering global recovery, with the United States leaning on Europe to reach a deal to avert a Greek bankruptcy. The ...
EU-Switzerland taxation agreement signed in joint effort to improve tax compliance
May 28th, 2015
The European Union and Switzerland on 27 May 2015 signed an agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information, aimed at improving international tax compliance. The agreement represents an important step in ongoing efforts to clamp down on tax fraud and tax ...
Top news of the day, May 26
May 26th, 2015
1. Binary options – potential changes in regulation. At present binary options are regulated by the UK’s Gambling Commission, but only if the firm has remote gambling equipment located in Britain. If this is not the case, any binary ...
Binary options – potential changes in regulation
May 26th, 2015
Binary options allow consumers to speculate on the short term movement in price of financial instruments such as shares. Find out how the FCA may start regulating them. The FCA does not currently regulate binary options You do not ...
Bank of England Accidentally E-mails Brexit Plans to The Guardian
May 25th, 2015
Bank of England staff are assessing the potential risks related to Britain’s renegotiation of its European Union membership and the threat of the country leaving the bloc. “There are a range of economic and financial issues that arise in ...
Greece warns it is set to default on debt repayment loans
May 25th, 2015
Interior minister says Athens simply cannot satisfy IMF deadline next month unless it works out a deal with eurozone creditors Greece has threatened to default on €1.6bn (£1.14bn) of debt repayment due on international bailout loans next month, claiming it ...
ECB Modestly Boosts Emergency Lending for Greek Banks
May 21st, 2015
Europe’s central bank extends lifeline to financial institutions, as tense debt talks between Athens and creditors continue The European Central Bank on Tuesday increased the amount of money Greek banks can borrow under an emergency lending program, according to ...
