December 2019
Pershing Securities Australia Charged with Breaching Client Money Obligations and Accepts Additional Licence Conditions
Pershing Securities Australia charged with two counts of failing to pay client money into an account and one count of failing to comply with requirements.
European Equities Mixed Amidst Event Filled Calendar, Exit Polls, US Inflation data in Focus
Global equities see a mixed reaction to a dovish Fed. UK elections exit polls, speech from key global central bank figures and US inflation data in focus.
ASIC Permanently Bans Former Victorian Finance Broker
ASIC has banned Mr Travis Truter, a former finance broker for Aussie Home Loans, from engaging in credit activities and providing financial services.
More Than Half of Canadians Surveyed Who Don’t Invest Say It’s Because They Lack Knowledge and Confidence
More Than Half of Canadians Surveyed Who Don't Invest Say It's Because They Lack Knowledge and Confidence in financial information and advice.
Finance Broker Charged with Making False Statements to ASIC
Mr. Guodong Liu, a finance broker charged with two counts of knowingly making a false statement in credit licence compliance to ASIC.
Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid: Sustainability and the challenges ahead
Sustainability Speech by Mr Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid, Assistant Governor , Bank Negara Malaysia at the IFN Green and Sustainable Finance Forum, KL.
Johannes Beermann: Maintaining a safe and efficient cash cycle in times of change
Speech by Dr Johannes Beermann, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria, 4 December 2019.
Luis de Guindos: Closing remarks – VIII High-level Policy Dialogue between Eurosystem and Latin American central banks
Closing remarks by Mr Luis de Guindos, VP, ECB, at the VIII High-level Policy Dialogue between Eurosystem and Latin American central banks, Cartagena.
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
FOMC statement states that On a 12‑month basis, overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy are running below 2 percent.
Asian Stocks Higher Ahead of Fed Decision
Asian indices ended mostly higher on Wednesday as traders await the Fed decision later today and the December 15th tariff deadline on Chinese imports.
Carlos da Silva Costa: The Portuguese banking system – challenges and possible responses
Opening note on Portuguese banking system by Mr Carlos da Silva Costa, Governor ,Bank of Portugal, at the 4th Money Conference, Lisbon, 22 November 2019.
Yandraduth Googoolye: Shaping the new banking landscape – defining the priorities and leveraging new technology to propel the Mauritian financial system forward
Leveraging Speech by Mr Yandraduth Googoolye, Governor, Bank of Mauritius, at the Annual Dinner for Major Economic Stakeholders, hosted by the Bank.
Also filing this week: Rick Steves, Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.