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The article discusses developments in the global financial services industry as of late April 2015, particularly the preparations made by companies for the expected huge business opportunities from the lifting of sanctions in Iran. Among such firms are England's Charlemagne Capital and First Frontier Capital. The recommended Iranian firms for investments include Bank Mellat, National Iranian Copper Industries, and Iran Khodro Industrial Group.

The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index dropped 0.1 percent on Wednesday, extending losses to 2.1 percent in the past week. Attribution Maria Levitov: by reporter Nguyen Kieu Giang: by reporter Stephen Kirkland: editor Richard Richtmyer: editor Daliah Merzaban: editor responsible Liau Y-Sing: by reporter. [Extracted from the article]

Turkey's Trump Towers, metal producers tipped to benefit Trump's victory has prompted "metal-price euphoria around the globe", according to Andrey Lobazov, a strategist at Aton LLC in Moscow. [Extracted from the article]

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index posted biggest one-day slump since the U.K. vote to leave the European Union in June. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index slid 2.5 percent to 880.15, the lowest closing level since June 24. [Extracted from the article]

Micex advances most among emerging markets; ruble follows oil Attribution Vladimir Kuznetsov: by reporter Cecile Gutscher: editor Chris Vellacott: editor Maria Levitov: by reporter Alex Nicholson: editor responsible Ksenia Galouchko: by reporter. [Extracted from the article]

Mexico's central bank governor and finance minister, speaking at an early morning news conference, said the country's finances were solid and trading has been orderly. * Mexico's biggest stock ETF dives in early trading* Peso headed for worst slide since 1995 on closing basis* Selloff came after 5.7% gain over the past four days* Nomura said peso could fall to 25 per dollar in event of Trump victory* Currency became worst performer in emerging markets this year. [Extracted from the article]

New York Times/CBS poll shows Clinton at 45%, Trump 42% Mexico's peso rebounded after polls showed Hillary Clinton holding a lead over Donald Trump, five days before the U.S. presidential election. [Extracted from the article]

Colombia's government may add changes to a tax on foreigners' bond profits to legislation being debated by lawmakers, Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas said. The tax reform bill submitted to Congress last month did not include any alteration to the tax on foreigners' earnings on local peso bonds, known as TES, surprising some analysts who had expected a cut. [Extracted from the article]

"Issuers are more willing to engage now", said Nick Koemtzopoulos, the head of U.K. and emerging-market equity capital markets at Credit Suisse in London. "In order to prepare an IPO, you need at least four to five months", said Egorov, the head of emerging-market equity capital markets at the Swiss bank. [Extracted from the article]

Currencies rise as Mobius sees gradual U.S. rate increases The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index rose 0.2 percent after retreating 0.4 percent in the previous two sessions. Attribution Jung Park: assist Douglas Lytle: editor Maria Levitov: by reporter Richard Richtmyer: editor Daliah Merzaban: editor responsible Harry Suhartono: by reporter. [Extracted from the article]

Emerging markets extended this year's gains after reports on Monday showed New York manufacturing unexpectedly shrank and U.S. factory output barely grew, boosting optimism the Fed won't quicken the pace of interest-rate increases. "The longer we don't have an interest-rate hike in the U.S., the better for emerging markets", Heinz Ruettimann, an analyst at Julius Baer Group Ltd. who favors Chinese equities, said by phone from Zurich. [Extracted from the article]

The Shanghai Stock Exchange B Share Index, denominated in U.S. dollars, fell 6.2 percent amid concern that the yuan will further depreciate against the U.S. dollar. Attribution Choong En Han: assist Maria Levitov: by reporter Richard Richtmyer: editor Jeff Sutherland: editor responsible Srinivasan Sivabalan: editor Liau Y-Sing: assist Garfield Reynolds: editor responsible. [Extracted from the article]

The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index slipped 0.4 percent. Attribution Jung Park: assist Kartik Goyal: assist Douglas Lytle: editor Maria Levitov: by reporter Ian Sayson: by reporter Richard Richtmyer: editor Daliah Merzaban: editor responsible Liau Y-Sing: assist. [Extracted from the article]

Baht keeps gains after royal palace announces king's passing After dropping more than 9 percent in the first three days of the week, a U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund tracking Thai stocks climbed in early New York trading. [Extracted from the article]

While the Reserve Bank has said it may be near the end of its interest-rate increase cycle, forward-rate agreements starting in nine months, used to speculate on borrowing costs over the period, are now pricing in 29 basis points of policy tightening compared with 6 basis points a week ago. Attribution Amogelang Mbatha: assist Rene Vollgraaff: editor responsible Neo Khanyile: assist Arabile Gumede: by reporter Maria Levitov: by reporter Colin McClelland: by reporter Robert Brand: editor. [Extracted from the article]

MSCI stocks gauge falls most this month on rate-increase bets Investors pruned their exposure to emerging assets as the Fed funds futures market signaled a 67 percent probability the Fed will raise rates in December, compared with a 59 percent likelihood seen at the end of last month. [Extracted from the article]

Inflows to U.S.-listed emerging market exchange-traded funds that invest across developing nations as well as those that target specific countries totaled $1.12 billion in the week ended Oct. 7, compared with $57.7 million in the previous period, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index gained 0.1 percent. [Extracted from the article]

Stocks tied to economic expansion fueling advance, GAM says Analysts increased their profit projections for companies in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index by the most since 2011 in the third quarter, according to earnings estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Attribution Maria Levitov: by reporter Ian Sayson: assist Richard Richtmyer: editor Srinivasan Sivabalan: editor Daliah Merzaban: editor responsible Liau Y-Sing: assist. [Extracted from the article]

Russian stocks, ruble advance as Brent crude prices rise Investors added money to exchange-traded funds that buy emerging market stocks and bonds in the five days through Sept. 30 at the slowest pace since the end of 2014. [Extracted from the article]

Investors pull $10.6 billion from active emerging equity funds While a net $50 billion rushed into developing-country stock and bond funds in 2016, only 20 percent went into shares and all of that to lower-cost passive exchange-traded funds tracking indexes. [Extracted from the article]

All 11 industry groups in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index declined, led by technology and industrial stocks. Attribution Elena Popina: assist Douglas Lytle: editor Maria Levitov: by reporter Ian Sayson: by reporter Richard Richtmyer: editor Daliah Merzaban: editor responsible Narayanan Somasundaram: assist. [Extracted from the article]

These countries were among the "fragile five" Morgan Stanley warned three years ago would suffer most as the Fed tightened because of the size of their current-account deficits. A Fed rate increase on Wednesday may initially cause "carnage" on stock and bond markets with the dollar rising against riskier emerging-market currencies before calm returns "as if nothing really happened", Standard Bank Group Ltd. analyst Steven Barrow said in a research note. [Extracted from the article]

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose 0.1 percent to 898.82 on Tuesday after reversing a 0.1 percent decline. The MSCI Emerging Market Index has risen 0.6 percent in September, setting it on course for its smallest monthly gain since it dropped in May. [Extracted from the article]

The MSCI Emerging-Market Index rose 1.4 percent to 897.68 in the biggest advance since Sept. 6. The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index increased 0.4 percent after dropping 0.6 percent last week. [Extracted from the article]

"For now the market should stay range-bound and wait for central banks to set the risk tone", said Ken Cheung, a Hong Kong-based foreign-exchange strategist at Mizuho Bank Ltd. "Next week the market will likely turn more choppy. If the Fed raises rates sooner, Asian foreign-exchange markets will come under pressure on capital outflows. [Extracted from the article]

Price swings in emerging-market currencies and stocks widened as investors assess global central bank policies supportive of risky assets before a key Federal Reserve meeting next week. The JPMorgan Emerging Market Volatility Index, a measure of price fluctuations in currencies, is hovering around 11 percent, up from a one-year low of 2.8 percent in late July. [Extracted from the article]

Equities head for five-week low; currency losses deepen Price swings have increased in developing-nation currencies as investors weigh the outlook for global economic growth and prospects for further stimulus from central banks, with 10-day historical volatility on the MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index jumping to 7.3 percent from around 2 percent since the end of July. [Extracted from the article]

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index slid from the highest level in more than a year, led by declines in technology stocks. Investors added money to exchange-traded funds that buy emerging market stocks and bonds for the 15th straight week, pushing inflows above $20 billion, data compiled by Bloomberg show. [Extracted from the article]

Ukraine Chases Cuts in "Unrealistic" Budget to Meet IMF Pact (1) Ukraine is facing "not so much economic risks, but there are still some risks to security", Danylyuk said, referring to the continued fighting between government troops and pro-Moscow rebels in the regions bordering Russia. Attribution Balazs Penz: editor responsible Hellmuth Tromm: editor responsible Daryna Krasnolutska: by reporter Maria Levitov: by reporter Paul Abelsky: editor Andrew Langley: editor. [Extracted from the article]

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index extended gains to the highest level since July 2015 as benchmark equity gauges from Russia to Taiwan advanced at least 0.7 percent. The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index rose 0.5 percent, taking its four-day gain to 1.6 percent in the longest rally in a month. [Extracted from the article]

The emerging-market equity benchmark has rallied 17 percent in the past six months, compared with an 8.6 percent gain in the MSCI World Index of developed-market stocks. The premium investors demand to own emerging-market bonds rather than U.S. Treasuries widened three basis points to 339, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. indexes. [Extracted from the article]

Commodity-country shares, currencies gain as oil surges Emerging-market stocks posted their biggest two-day gain in a month and currencies strengthened as disappointing U.S. jobs data reduced speculation the Federal Reserve will raise rates this month, enhancing the appeal of higher-yielding assets. [Extracted from the article]

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index slipped 0.3 percent to 891.08, declining for a second day. The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index fell 0.2 percent to the lowest level since late July. [Extracted from the article]

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index fell to a three-week low, while South Korea's won slid the most among developing-nation currencies. The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index erased its gains this month as the odds of a U.S. rate increase by September jumped to 36 percent from zero two months ago. [Extracted from the article]

South Korea's won and the South African rand led currencies higher as investors assessed the path of Fed policy before Chair Janet Yellen's Aug. 26 speech at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Attribution Jung Park: by reporter Maria Levitov: by reporter Nikolaj Gammeltoft: editor Ian Sayson: assist Richard Richtmyer: editor Daliah Merzaban: editor responsible Liau Y-Sing: assist. [Extracted from the article]

Indian bonds advance as Rajan reiterates accommodative policy Russian local-currency bonds rose for a fourth day, with the yield on 10-year notes declining three basis points to 8.32 percent. [Extracted from the article]

The ruble strengthened for a third day, climbing with stocks and government bonds amid a rebound in prices for crude oil, Russia's main export earner. Petrov said he sees a 1.2 percent gain for the ruble to 65 per dollar by the end of the year if crude trades in the range of $40-$45 a barrel. [Extracted from the article]

Equities decline most in four weeks; lira leads currency drop The MSCI Emerging Markets Index fell 1 percent to 868.18. [Extracted from the article]

Russian government bonds have offered investors the lowest returns in the past week in developing Europe, data compiled by Bloomberg show. It placed the notes at an average yield of 8.66 percent, six basis points above the closing yield on Tuesday. Attribution Vladimir Kuznetsov: by reporter Chris Vellacott: editor Douglas Lytle: editor Maria Levitov: by reporter Alex Nicholson: editor responsible. [Extracted from the article]

Rand, ringgit decline versus dollar; zloty, leu strengthen The premium investors demand to own emerging-market bonds rather than U.S. Treasuries narrowed four basis points to 359, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. indexes. [Extracted from the article]

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose 1 percent to 882.55, its highest close since Aug. 10, as nine out of 10 industry groups advanced. The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index rose 0.3 percent, adding to July's 1 percent gain and a 2.4 percent advance in June. [Extracted from the article]

Turkey has suspended or removed at least 60,000 people from jobs in the military, security services, judiciary, Finance Ministry and academia since the failed July 15-16 coup left more than 250 dead. "More than 40 percent of Turkey's highest ranking officers have been discharged, suggesting that this coup attempt had considerable support, or acceptance, from the highest levels of the armed forces", said Aaron Stein, resident senior fellow at the Washington-based Atlantic Council. [Extracted from the article]

The Capital Markets Board said Mert Ulker failed to "fulfill his responsibilities" in publishing his analysis for Ak Investment, the brokerage arm of Turkey's second-largest bank. "Mert Ulker's contract with Ak Investment has been canceled as of July 25, Monday, and since then he is no longer an employee", Ak Investment Chief Executive Officer Mert Erdogmus said by phone. [Extracted from the article]

Fed maintains U.S. rates, reiterates slow tightening cycle The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index rose 0.3 percent, extending gains after the Fed statement. [Extracted from the article]

Developing-nation equity gauge extends second monthly gain Equity gauges from China to Russia and South Africa advanced as the MSCI Emerging Markets Index headed for a second monthly gain. The MSCI developing-nation equity benchmark advanced 0.2 percent to 870.72, pushing its gain in July to 4.4 percent. [Extracted from the article]

Earnings growth in emerging stocks will be positive in 2016 Paul Christopher, who invests in both emerging and developed equities as head global market strategist for Well Fargo Investment Institute, is underweight emerging equities and neutral on developed stocks. [Extracted from the article]

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index ended the session little changed at 869.10, with more than four stocks rising for each three that fell. Historical five-day volatility in the developing-nation equity benchmark, a measure of price swings during the period, fell to 3.5 percent, near a one-year low touched in early June. The MSCI emerging markets equity gauge trades at 12.1 times its projected 12-month earnings after a 9.4 percent advance this year. [Extracted from the article]