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RUSSIA ALLOWS FREE FLOAT OF RUBLE IN MARKETS

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s central bank says it is scrapping daily controls on the value of...

11th November, 2014

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ABOLITION OF APPROVED PERSONS REGISTER

“…runs against grain of making banks transparent” says CISI The Chartered Institute for Securities &...

11th November, 2014

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ANGOLAN, FRENCH BIDS TARGET PORTUGAL TELECOM

LISBON, Portugal (AP) – A battle has started for control of Portugal Telecom, with an Angolan...

11th November, 2014

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US STOCKS EDGE HIGHER, KEEPING INDEXES AT RECORDS

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. stocks are edging higher in midday trading, keeping major indexes at reco...

11th November, 2014

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NESTA: UNDERSTANDING ALTERNATIVE FINANCE

Research from the Nesta survey shows that the peer-to-peer sector will continue to grow rapidly over...

8th November, 2014

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UNLOCKING THE POWER OF THE ‘FROZEN MIDDLE’ COULD HELP FINANCIAL SERVICES GET THE RISK EQUATION RIGHT

Financial Services is an industry under pressure.  Even now, when profits are generally on the rise,...

8th November, 2014

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THE IMPORTANCE OF MANAGING INFORMATION AS BANKS GO DIGITAL

by Joseph Sullivan, Multi-domain MDM Sales Manager Europe, Stibo Systems Recent advances in digital...

8th November, 2014

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YELLEN PLEDGES CLEAR SIGNALS FOR RATE POLICIES

MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sa...

8th November, 2014

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THE EXTOLLED VIRTUES OF THE CORPORATE IDEALIST

Neil Gaught & Associates www.neilgaught.com The Quaker way In this article I want to talk about...

8th November, 2014

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LENDING WORKS, THE UK’S SAFEST PEER-TO-PEER LENDER, ADVANCES CUSTOMER PROTECTION WITH INDUSTRY-FIRST INSURANCE COVER

Equifax data shows reserve funds may not protect against major market movements Supported by Sir Edw...

8th November, 2014

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WEDO TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE PARTNERSHIP WITH MICROSOFT

Now customers can run Enterprise Business Assurance software on Microsoft Azure WeDo Technologies, a...

8th November, 2014

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MIFID II: AS THE DUST SETTLES ON THE EMIR AND REMIT ROLLOUT, A NEW LAYER OF REGULATORY RISK IS SET TO LAND ON COMMODITY TRADERS

Uncertainty dominates today’s commodity markets. If it isn’t extreme weather or regional conflict ad...

8th November, 2014