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ICAP Warns On Potential Impact Of Financial Transactions Tax
ICAP plc (IAP.L), the worlds leading interdealer broker and provider of post trade risk and information services today releases its analysis of the potential impact of implementing a financial transactions tax (FTT).
With SAS, United Bank Limited strengthens enterprise risk management
Reflecting increasing technological advancement across Pakistan’s banking industry, United Bank Limited (UBL) will use software from business analytics leader SAS to increase the effectiveness of its enterprise risk management system.
MF Global bankruptcy exit plan ready for court ruling
MF Global Holdings plans to seek court approval of a plan to liquidate its assets and repay creditors, reports Reuters.
Barclays investment banking head appointed by Guggenheim Partners
Guggenheim Partners LLC, a US-based privately owned investment manager, has hired Barclays Plcs Andrew Taussig, the London-based banks head of investment banking for retail companies.
Global M&A activity still weak, but high growth markets more resilient
KPMG Internationals latest High Growth Markets International Acquisition Tracker (formerly Emerging Markets International Acquisition Tracker) shows that acquirers in developed markets are still cautious about pursuing cross-border M&A opportunities in high growth markets.
Former Sec Chairman Mary Schapiro Joins Promontory Financial Group
Mary Schapiro, the former chairman of the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission, has joined Promontory Financial Group as a managing director and chairman of its governance and markets practice, the firm announced today.
Standard & Poor appoints chief economist for Asia-Pacific
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Ratings Services has appointment Paul Gruenwald as chief economist for the Asia-Pacific region.
JP Morgan Asset Management appoints head of investment trust business
JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed Simon Crinage as its head of investment trust business, effective immediately.
FUIB confirms its compliance with payment card industry data security standard (PCI DSS)
First Ukrainian International Bank (FUIB) successfully completed the audit to confirm its compliance with the payment card industry data security standard (PCI DSS)* developed by Visa and MasterCard international payment systems.
U.S. Investors More Upbeat About Domestic Stocks and the U.S. Dollar Despite Lingering Concerns About the Outlook for Global Equities
TradeStation Securities (“TradeStation”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group, Inc. (TSE: 8698), which also includes Monex, Inc. (“Monex”) and Monex Boom Securities, today announced the results of the “Monex Global Retail Investor Survey, Vol. 8,” revealing that U.S. investors have turned more bullish on the prospects for domestic stocks and the U.S. dollar in the second quarter of 2013 despite their decidedly more murky outlook on global equities.