North America
Fixed Income | 17 Dec 15
Fed hits right notes as rates rise for the first time in nine years
About the right amount of ‘dovishness’ seems to be the initial verdict from market commentators pronouncing on what had been billed as the biggest event in financial markets since the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
Fixed Income | 15 Dec 15
ANALYSIS: Just how clever is the Fed boxing?
The last time the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, Daniel Craig had just taken on the mantle of James Bond and Sylvester Stallone had just successfully resurrected the Rocky franchise from the ignominy of 1990’s Rocky V.
North America | 8 Dec 15
SEC to accuse Credit Suisse of inflating private bank assets
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reportedly set to accuse Credit Suisse of misleading investors by improperly inflating reports of the assets under management in its private bank.
Corruption probe takes down Brazilian investment chief exec
The chief executive and chairman of Latin America’s largest independent investment bank, Grupo BTG Pactual, resigned on Sunday after he was jailed the previous week as part of a sweeping corruption probe, reports Reuters.
North America | 19 Nov 15
Canadian investors wary of fee-based only financial advice
The vast majority (88%) of Canadian investors would like to determine for themselves how they pay for financial advice after indications that banning third-party commissions in the UK and Australia has led to an advice gap.