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How Equities Traders Can Boost Volumes and Revenues Through Technology
Date: June 22, 2022
By Michael Cashel, Global Business Development Executive (Equities), ION Markets Global equities markets have experienced considerable volatility in the last few years, with the ensuing volume spikes causing disruptions that can impact operational processes. In addition to this, recent events such as last year’s GameStop debacle and the Fed’s efforts to take excess liquidity out of the...
Twenty Killed as Russia Rains Rockets on Kharkiv
Date: June 22, 2022
By Pavel Polityuk and Vitalii Hnidyi KYIV/KHARKIV (Reuters) -Russian forces pounded Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv and surrounding countryside with rockets, killing at least 20 people in what Kyiv called a bid to force it to pull resources from the main battlefield to protect civilians from attack. Inside Russia, a fire tore through an oil...
Britain’s Markets Watchdog Fines Insurance Broker Jlt Specialty $10 Million
Date: June 22, 2022
(Reuters) – Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority on Wednesday fined insurance broker JLT Specialty 7.9 million pounds ($9.66 million) for financial crime control failings, which in one instance allowed bribery of more than $3 million to take place. The watchdog found that JLT Specialty, which is based in Britain, failed to manage its business and risks...
Factbox-European Measures in Case Russian Gas Supply Stops
Date: June 21, 2022
By Nina Chestney (Reuters) – Several European countries are putting plans in place to manage gas supply and even ration power in case Russian gas flows stop after supply through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline were curtailed. Russian gas supply to Europe via the pipeline fell last week and Moscow said more delays in repairs...
Belarus Says It Is Resuming Verification Activities Under Arms Control Treaties
Date: June 20, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Belarus’ defence ministry said on Monday that the country was resuming verification activities under existing international arms control treaties after a two-year hiatus prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, the defence ministry said it had sent notification to participating states of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)...
As Interest Rates Continue Rising, Corporate Treasury Must Hedge
Date: June 17, 2022
Farah Lotia is the Director, Interest Rate and Quantitative Analytics at Hedge Trackers Corporate exposure to interest rate (IR) risk will become increasingly consequential as rates continue to rise following the long period of historically low borrowing costs and investment returns. The rate changes mean that more CFO offices, corporate treasurers and accounting teams must...