Economic Indicators

Morning roundup: Key trader to leave JP Morgan; Euro woes continue

We’re committed to keeping you and your clients up-to-date with global industry news. Every morning, we offer articles from around the web. Here are some selections: – Key trader to leave JP Morgan The trader at the eye of the JP Morgan Chase storm is said to be stepping down. Bruno Iksil, known in the […]

By Staff |May 17, 2012

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Two men fined $1.2 million by BCSC

A British Columbia Securities Commission panel has sanctioned two men and two companies for illegally raising money from Canadian and U.S. investors. In December 2011, a commission panel found Daniel Scammell and Casper de Beer guilty of trading securities without being registered and distributing those securities without filing a prospectus. From September 2006 to December […]

By Staff |May 17, 2012

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Equities more attractive than bonds

Positive dividend growth will continue over the long term, and benefit your clients.

May 17, 2012

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Moody’s downgrades European banks

Moody’s downgraded the debt of 30 Spanish banks today but has so far left the country’s three largest untouched. Higher pressure on Spanish sovereign debt and the number of weak banks in the country prompted the downgrade. The role of smaller and regional banks is declining as the sector consolidates. Moody’s has been planning the […]

May 17, 2012

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