06/06/2012
The dollar, US Treasuries and German Bunds have been the safe havens of choice in recent months, while gold has moved in tandem with riskier assets that are under increasing pressure from the euro zone crisis.
06/04/2012
The Swiss National Bank's franc cap of 1.20 per euro should go sooner rather than later to shield the economy, the former head of bank UBS said, while some Swiss parliamentarians called for capital controls to forestall an influx of safe-have flows f
05/30/2012
The world's biggest bank by market value, ICBC is the top player by volume on China's gold and futures exchanges, but its participation in foreign markets is limited to over-the-counter trading, which reached a total $90 billion last year.
05/30/2012
Alternatives continue to gain assets, bucking the trend in U.S. equities, but growth and excitement seem to be diminishing
05/29/2012
In April, many countries decided to increase their gold reserves as gold averaged $1,649.74 an ounce, data on the IMF's website showed. Ukraine's reserves went up by 1.4 tonnes, Mexico's by 2.9 tonnes and Kazakhstan's by 2 tonnes.
05/28/2012
ABN AMRO is one of the top players in trade financing for commodities and energy, and competes globally with France's BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA), among other European players.
05/25/2012
The survey, which polled individuals with an average net worth of $1.4 million in nine Asian countries, focused on how satisfied these millionaires were with their lives and what their expectations were for future wealth creation.
05/25/2012
Helvetia, Switzerland’s fourth-biggest insurer, focuses on middle-income groups and doesn’t sell life products known as wrappers to wealthy private banking clients.
05/25/2012
Mr. Adams ran Morgan Stanley's interest-rates trading desk in Sydney, Australia, specializing in trading Australian and New Zealand government bonds. He also traded government bonds issued by governments throughout the Asian-Pacific Region.
05/16/2012
Standard Life Investments has announced wednesday that it has been appointed by Nykredit, one of Denmark's leading financial services groups, to manage an €80m and growing segregated European Corporate Bond portfolio.