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Analysis – Record highs predicted for bitcoin in 2016 as new supply halves
December 23rd, 2015
2016 could prove to be the year that the price of bitcoin surges again. Not because of any dark-web drug-dealing or Russian ponzi scheme, but for an altogether less sensational reason – slower growth in the money supply. Bitcoin ...
EY’s Japanese arm fined £11.6m by regulator over Toshiba failings
December 23rd, 2015
Japan’s financial regulator has fined EY’s Japanese affiliate ¥2.1bn (£11.6m) over the firm’s failure to identify accounting irregularities at Toshiba which meant the electronics giant overstated profits by some £780m over at least six years – The fine is ...
Dollar inches higher after mixed U.S. data
December 23rd, 2015
The dollar inched up in holiday-thinned trading on Wednesday, with most major currency pairs bobbing about in narrow ranges after data overnight painted a mixed picture of the U.S. economy. After the U.S. Federal Reserve’s widely anticipated interest rate ...
PayPal Touts Growth Of One-Touch Payments
December 23rd, 2015
The payments giant said Monday that more than 10 million consumers have enabled its universal digital payments service, One Touch. One of the key challenges to mobile and web payments is being able to carry your payments information across ...
Asia equities gain; New Zealand hits record high
December 23rd, 2015
Asia stocks followed their Wall Street peers higher on Wednesday as investors cheered strong U.S. data, a pause in the greenback’s rally and higher oil prices. Markets in Japan were shut for the Emperor’s Birthday. The region is expected ...
BT helps ADS Securities extend institutional trading operations into North America
December 22nd, 2015
BT today announced that it is making it easier for institutions with a presence in North America to access foreign exchange, metals and commodities markets via the OREX trading platform of leading financial services company, ADS Securities. Abu Dhabi-based ...
Oil prices edge up as northern hemisphere moves into peak winter demand
December 22nd, 2015
Oil prices edged away from multi-year lows on Tuesday as the northern hemisphere moves into the peak-demand winter season, but mild weather and ballooning supplies mean that prices are expected to remain generally low well into 2016. The global ...
Toshiba predicts record billions loss
December 21st, 2015
Troubled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba has said it will report a record 550bn yen ($4.5bn) annual loss and cut 6,800 jobs as it carries out a restructuring. The company, whose activities range from laptops to TVs to nuclear energy, is shedding ...
Asian markets trade mixed; Japan shares spike on BOJ
December 18th, 2015
Major markets in Asia were mixed on Friday after wavering between positive and negative territory as investors focused on economic data, central bank decisions and commodity prices. The Japanese market took a wild ride, erasing early losses and spiking ...
Suspension of Licence of JFP Investments (SICAV) plc
December 17th, 2015
On 14 December 2015, the Malta Financial Services Authority (‘the Authority’) has, on regulatory grounds, suspended with immediate effect, the Collective Investment Scheme Licence of JFP Investments (SICAV) plc (“the Scheme”) in respect of JFP Emerging Europe Momentum Fund (“the Sub-Fund”). After ...
