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The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is planning to simplify the country’s IPO rules to make it easier for Chinese companies to list at home and overseas, according to its chairman. -
The European Investment Bank will soon begin working on the first projects to be financed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments, the new EU initiative to unlock €315bn of investment over the next three years.
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BGC Partners has retaliated within hours of CME Group announcing an increased tender offer for GFI Group at $5.60 per share, offering a non-contingent $5.75 per share offer that can increase up to $5.85 should the tender offer be accepted by the extended 29 January 2015 deadline. This price escalation represents the newest development in a nearly eight-month bidding war for the firm.
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The Swiss National Bank’s decision to abandon its euro peg on Thursday is likely to cripple earnings at Switzerland’s two international investment banks. But it could deliver an unexpected capital boost as well, changing the game as the two institutions race to meet onerous capital rules imposed in the “Swiss finish”.
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CME Group has increased its two-tier, front end-loaded tender offer for GFI Group to $5.60 per share, matching BGC Partners’ $5.60 per share all-cash offer announced on 14 January. This price escalation represents the newest development in a nearly eight-month bidding war for the firm.
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The Swiss National Bank shocked markets on Thursday when it abandoned its Sfr1.20 floor on the euro and cut the interest rate on sight deposit balances to minus 0.75%. The SNB and some investor portfolios will suffer big losses.
