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CFA GLOBAL MARKET SENTIMENT SURVEY 2015

Investment Professionals Expect Weak 2 Percent Growth for Global Economy in 2015 Meagre Gains in Wor...

6th January, 2015

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STRESS TESTING: THE TEST, THE PERFORMANCE, AND THE CONSIDERATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR

Ben O’ Brien, Consulting Risk Practice Director. Jaywing The recent PRA announcement, which detailed...

22nd December, 2014

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THE EUROPEAN VOTER MIGHT STRIKE BACK

In October the IMF’s downgrade of expectations for global economic growth, with its forecast for the...

17th December, 2014

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AXIOMSL LAUNCHES SOLUTION FOR AUSTRIAN SMART CUBE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Austrian Central Bank Reporting Deadline Looms for Banks AxiomSL, a global provider of regulatory re...

9th December, 2014

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THE EFFECT OF THE STRESS TESTS FOR THE CYPRUS BANKING SECTOR

The announcement of the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) Stress Test results triggered various res...

4th December, 2014

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PAY RISES ON THE CARDS FOR ALMOST THREE QUARTERS OF BUSINESSES IN 2015

ALMOST three quarters of small and medium sized businesses across the UK plan to give their employee...

3rd December, 2014

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HIGH CHANCE OF INFLATION FALLING BELOW ONE PER CENT IN 2015

There is close to a one-in-two chance that inflation will breach the Bank of England’s target range...

28th November, 2014

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GREEK OFFICIALS, DEBT INSPECTORS TO MEET IN PARIS

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek finance ministry says the country’s debt inspectors will meet...

24th November, 2014

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ECB OFFICIAL CALLS FOR GOV’T ACTION TO HELP GROWTH

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A member of the European Central Bank’s rate-setting council has sai...

24th November, 2014

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PIAS INVESTMENT OUTLOOK FOR Q4 2014

At the time of writing, markets are undergoing a significant correction. Reasons for the market corr...

19th November, 2014

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UK INFLATION RATE EDGES UP FROM 5-YEAR LOW

LONDON (AP) — The rate of inflation in Britain has edged up slightly to 1.3 percent in October, but...

19th November, 2014

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DUTCH ADMIT PREPPING FOR EUROZONE BREAKUP IN 2012

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem has acknowledged that the Dutch governme...

19th November, 2014