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Fixed Income | news 20 Apr 16
Saudi Arabia borrows $10bn from global banks
Saudi Arabia is poised to tap the international loan market for the first time to raise $10bn (£7bn, €8.8bn) to help fill a huge budget deficit caused by the dramatic fall in oil prices, and may also issue a debut global bond, according to bankers cited in several media reports.
New ‘smart beta’ fixed income ETFs launched in Italy
ETF Securities and Lombard Odier Investment Managers have jointly launched a range of ‘smart beta’ fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Italian stock market.
Tax & Regulation | news 20 Apr 16
Fraudsters ordered to pay £11m in massive boiler room scam
Fraudsters who conducted one of the largest boiler room fraud schemes ever pursued by a UK authority have been ordered to pay their victims £11m ($15.8m, €13.9m) in compensation, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has revealed.
Switzerland’s UBP upbeat on Asia after Coutts deal
Despite private banks selling assets or cutting staff in Asia, Guy de Picciotto, chief executive of Switzerland-based Union Bancaire Privee (UBP), said his bank plans to hire roughly 40 relationship managers and expand in China.
Macro Views | news 19 Apr 16
ANALYSIS: Smart investors may be buying rather than selling this summer
As the month of May trundles into view investors will be thinking about the traditional summer-proofing of portfolios, but the shrewdest among them may see more opportunity than danger.