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Showing 141 - 150 of 2014 results for "Financial Markets"

E&P appoints new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... such an outstanding team". Keeble has a "deep understanding of E&P's business, culture and operations, and financial markets generally. Ben is uniquely positioned to lead the group through its next phase of growth", he added.

Bank of England launches first system- wide stress test

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... system-wide stress test to understand the behaviours of banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in volatile financial markets. Recent chaos across UK markets has led to the system-wide exploratory scenario (SWES) exercise which aims to review ...

UBS completes landmark Credit Suisse acquisition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... necessary for the authorities to take action in order to prevent serious damage to the Swiss and international financial markets," FINMA said. UBS will manage two separate parent banks - UBS and Credit Suisse. Each institution will continue to have its ...

Cboe launches first ever global listing network

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... executive, head of global listings Jos Schmitt. "Through our extensive global exchange network, Abaxx can access key financial markets around the world to gain greater investor exposure, liquidity, and capital-raising opportunities to accelerate their ...

Aware Super bolsters strategy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... generate returns," he added. Ellis has a 16-year track record managing alpha strategies and a 25-year career in financial markets. Most recently, he was a portfolio manager at the Singapore-based hedge fund Rhicon. Before that, he spent 10 years at Macquarie ...

ASIC bans former Gleneagle fund manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023
... market integrity. "It [prohibition] reduces the risk of settlement failure, distortions to the operation of financial markets and abuse short selling that can artificially depress prices. It also improves the accuracy of information available to the ...

Funding boosts ASIC greenwashing remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... are concentrating on greenwashing-related enforcement. "Greenwashing corrodes the credibility of sustainable financial markets, so we have to act on this area," Jones said. "The government is also acutely aware of the relationship between the taxonomy ...

Jones calls for taxonomy to clarify greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023
... are concentrating on greenwashing-related enforcement. "Greenwashing corrodes the credibility of sustainable financial markets, so we have to act on this area," Jones said. "The government is also acutely aware of the relationship between the taxonomy ...

Apple dives deeper into financial services

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... Conduct Authority (FCA) launched an inquiry into big tech firms like Google, Facebook Amazon and Apple entering financial markets with fears the competition could harm the space. At the time, Consumers and Competition executive director Sheldon Millis ...

Purpose of pause to gather more data: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... household spending and business conditions, and further information on developments in the global economy and financial markets," the minutes said. The RBA board recognised the strength of both sets of arguments, but on balance agreed that there was ...