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London Stock Exchange (LSE) is facing stiff competition from NYSE Euronext, which have already captured its first client to switch from LSE. Groupe Eurotunnel, which operates the Eurotunnel between Britain and France, will start trading on NYSE Euronext London on July
Read MoreOECD: Ominous Signs for International Investment
By Michael Gestrin, OECD After two years of steady gains, international M&A activity plunged by $107 billion, or 45%, in the first quarter of 2012. This is the second lowest level of international M&A since the start of the global
Read MoreECB | European Central Bank: President’s Address at the 14th ECB and its Watchers Conference
Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, Frankfurt am Main, 15 June 2012 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to take part in this fourteenth edition of the ECB watchers conference – and the first I am attending as President
Read MoreBank for International Settlements – General Manager’s Speech: It’s Time to Address the Root Causes
Speech delivered by Mr Jaime Caruana, General Manager of the BIS, on the occasion of the Bank’s Annual General Meeting, Basel, 24 June 2012: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Five years after the start of the financial crisis, the world
Read MoreG20 Summit: Merkel still wants both Austerity and Growth in the Eurozone… but still no clue as to who will pick up the tab
Angela Merkel brushed off criticism of her focus on austerity, as the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies focused their attention on the crisis in the Eurozone. In Los Cabos the EU largely postponed the discussion on the specifics
Read MoreMIGA (World Bank): During the Storm – Shift from North to South FDI
By Manabu Nose and Moritz Zander[1] At MIGA (the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency) we see the principal near-term risks for emerging market foreign direct investment (FDI) on the supply-side of financing. Despite a rise of emerging market risk perceptions, demand
Read MoreTo Converge or Not To Converge – the Greek Tragedy Continues
It seems a long time ago, but when the Euro was introduced, one of the cornerstones for membership and for the long term success of the Euro was convergence of economies within the zone. Convergence does not seem to be
Read MoreStuart Gulliver keeps HSBC on Track for Focused Global Growth
HSBC is one of a hand full of truly global banks with both corporate and personal customers. As globalisation continues HSBC is extremely well positioned to take advantage of the shift of economic power to Asia, with its strong position
Read MoreDimon: Traders at JPMorgan Chase may face Bonus Clawbacks as Punishment
At the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill, Jamie Dimon, 56, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase explained how some of the traders responsible for the losses would get hit in their wallets. “When the board finishes its review, which is
Read MoreS&P Surprise Move to Issue Downgrade Warning on India’s Sovereign Debt
Dalal Street An unforeseen warning by global ratings major S&P on the possibility of India losing its investment grade sovereign rating agitated investor sentiments on Monday, a day that started on a strong note for markets globally after the European leaders agreed to a
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