Reporting LSE picks top companies for support Apr 30, 2014 By Laurie Havelock 3 min read The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has named the first 19 companies to join its two-year ELITE support and training program, intended... Read more
Reporting Alibaba IPO may set world record for size Apr 27, 2014 By Adam Brown 2 min read The initial public offering of Chinese online retailer Alibaba may become the biggest in history as the company debates adding... Read more
Reporting The negative side of positive language Apr 24, 2014 By Jeff Cossette 3 min read Faced with the prospect of reporting poor earnings, firms may be tempted to mute market reaction by couching disclosures in... Read more
Reporting Swiss companies de-list to sidestep pay laws Apr 16, 2014 By Laurie Havelock 2 min read Several Swiss companies are choosing to de-list from the Berne eXchange (BX) rather than face the cost of adhering to tough... Read more
Reporting Seplat becomes first Nigerian company to list in London and Lagos Apr 14, 2014 By Adam Brown 2 min read Oil company Seplat Petroleum has become the first Nigerian firm to list on both the London Stock Exchange and the Nigerian Stock... Read more
Reporting China connects Shanghai and Hong Kong exchanges in pilot program Apr 09, 2014 By Adam Brown 2 min read Chinese regulators have announced plans to connect the stock exchanges of Hong Kong and Shanghai by allowing 23.5 bn yuan ($3.8 bn... Read more
Reporting SEC asks for 25 percent budget increase to police high-frequency trading Apr 02, 2014 By Adam Brown 2 min read The budget for the SEC must grow by at least a quarter for fiscal year 2015 to help the commission better monitor high-frequency... Read more
Reporting Shanghai Stock Exchange considers carbon index Apr 02, 2014 By Laurie Havelock 2 min read The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has asked regulators to demand that listed companies publicly report their greenhouse gas... Read more
Reporting Global IPO market soars in first quarter Mar 31, 2014 By Adam Brown 2 min read Global IPO proceeds rocketed in the first quarter of 2014 on recovery in Europe and the return of the Chinese market.Proceeds rose... Read more
Reporting Marketwired halts direct feeds to HFT firms Mar 24, 2014 By Adam Brown 2 min read Press release distributor Marketwired has stopped selling direct access to its service to high-frequency traders in order to... Read more