The rule disallowed a customer’s right to sue, individually or as a group, in the event of them becoming a customer of a financial company, including a bank; the banning of their rights is irrespective of any wrongdoing or misconduct… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
Australian Assets Are Being Bought Up By The Wealthy Chinese, Here’s Why
From housing to ports to agriculture, Chinese investors are buying up assets very fast in Australia. From $300 million to more than $1 billion over the past year, Chinese investment in Australia’s agricultural sector has been very significant and this… Read More ›
North Korea’s exports of iron ore, lead and coal fall to their historic lows
While China had earlier continued to export gasoline and diesel to Pyongyang it has stopped doing so over concerns that North Korea will be unable to pay for the goods. Although export levels have dropped significantly, they are yet to… Read More ›
U.S. electricity grid reliable enough, does not need further propping up – industry groups
Electricity producers across the energy spectrum, have come together and have stated to the Trump Administration that it should drop its proposal of propping up ageing coal power plants. In a surprising development, industries that rarely see eye to tight,… Read More ›
Toshiba Corp taking steps to mitigate the eventuality of delay in clearance of its divestment in its NAND memory business
A delay could trigger its delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. On Tuesday, Toshiba Corp’s Chief Executive disclosed that the conglomerate is looking at various scenarios, including its inability to complete the $18 billion sale of its prized NAND memory… Read More ›
Upcoming rules under EU’s MiFID II regime to bring about level playing field for asset managers
Paying 3000 pounds for an hour’s chat with a “rock star” analyst to be a thing of the past. On Monday, as per a thinktank’s findings, banks which charge thousands of pounds for briefings from top analysts typically exemplify an… Read More ›
Traders Operating In Europe Should Be Ready To Give Up Their Passport Number
Traders of any European asset class would be forced to hand over personal identification such as passport numbers to every venue they trade on due to a seldom-discussed aspect of the looming MiFID II laws which is a potentially a recipe… Read More ›
Trump’s choice for Federal Reserve’s top post could significantly impact the U.S. economy
This should be read in the context of Larry Fink, the CEO of Blackstone, the largest asset manager in the world, saying the warning signs of the U.S. economy are getting darker. In what is likely to be a bid… Read More ›
Lobbying For Immigrant ‘Dreamers’ To Remain In U.S. To Be Done By Tech Companies
With the demand for legislation that would allow young, illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency, nearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition, according to reports by the media. The documents… Read More ›
U.S. President Donald Trump clears significant hurdle for U.S. tax code overhaul
The tax-cut strategy calls for a reduction of corporate taxes from its existing 35% down to 20%. In a significant development, U.S President Donald Trump’s push to overhaul the U.S. tax code cleared a significantly hurdle with the Senate approving… Read More ›