Tom Frew

Seeking expansion in the United States. LightInTheBox, a leading global online retailer based in Beijing, China, opened for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “LITB” after an initial public offering of its American depositary shares. Knight Capital Group is the Designated Market Maker (DMM) for the company’s American depositary […]

Change at the NYSE Euronext NYSE Euronext has confirmed the appointment of Jim Tehupuring as its new Head of Retail Europe as of June 1st. In this role Jim will be responsible for the retail strategy and offering of services towards retail investors in France, Belgium, Netherlands and Portugal. Jim Tehupuring will report to Lee […]

When you are looking at a list of stocks in the morning paper it can be pretty daunting deciding which stock to invest in. The more you follow the markets and invest the more you start to build up knowledge about what are the best signs to look for when selecting stocks. Incisive, honest and […]

Rate not changed since March 2009. ​The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee MPC had today voted to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of asset purchases financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion. Today’s meeting of […]

Deal set to be completed during second half of 2013 NYSE Euronext has announced that its shareholders have approved the acquisition of the company by IntercontinentalExchange, a combination that joins two of the world’s leading operators of markets and exchanges to create the premier global exchange operator. The proposal, which required approval by a majority […]

Exchange set to begin delisting proceedings The New York Stock Exchange has announced that the staff of NYSE Regulation, Inc. (“NYSE Regulation”) has determined to commence proceedings to delist the Common Shares (the “Common Shares”) of Jaguar Mining Inc. (the “Company”) – ticker symbol JAG – from the NYSE. Trading in the Company’s Common Shares […]

Bitcoin has hit the market. Is it a fad or a revolution? Boon to a new economy or a boon to the criminal underworld or both? Incisive, honest and essential, Clem Chambers’ 101 Ways to Pick Stock Market Winners is the Amazon-bestselling investing guide. A bitcoin’s sole purpose is to be exchanged and bartered online, […]

Increase in activity during May the fastest in over a year. The UK service sector activity rose at an accelerated rate during May as new business increased at the sharpest pace for over three years. Amid evidence of marginal capacity pressures and with positive expectations for the coming year, companies added to their payroll numbers […]

Loan cuts despite funding costs falling “significantly”. The Bank of England has published updated data on the use of the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS). The data shows that for each group participating in the FLS the amount borrowed from the Bank and the net quarterly flows of lending to UK households and businesses for […]

Agency argues that ratings “reflect the high quality of the underlying collateral”. Fitch Ratings has assigned the following ratings to J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2013-2: –$398,288,000 class A-1 exchangeable certificate ‘AAAsf’; Outlook Stable; –$398,288,000 class A-2 exchangeable certificate ‘AAAsf’; Outlook Stable; –$338,545,000 class A-3...