Search Results for: financial markets
Inflationary financing and GDP
August 16th, 2019
This article demonstrates that only government borrowing in the US and UK drives GDP growth. This surprising conclusion is confirmed by long-run statistics. GDP does not represent economic progress, nor does it include the expansion of activity in ...
Casting off the EU millstone
August 7th, 2019
In this article, we look at the implications of the new Johnson government: its strategy, the likely outcome of EU negotiations, and the golden opportunities to reform trade, tax and monetary policies to secure a better future based ...
The reasoning behind Gold’s breakout
August 1st, 2019
Gold’s dramatic move above $1400 has caught the investment establishment by surprise. Physical gold ETFs, as a proxy for direct portfolio investment, amount to only 0.05% of the estimated $250 trillion of global investment values. As well as ...
Beware of social media-based Forex fraud scheme
July 25th, 2019
Defendant to pay more than $2.9 Million in social media-based Forex fraud scheme. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas entered judgment against defendant Kelvin Ramirez of Houston, Texas ...
CySEC suspended the license of a Cyprus Investment Firm
July 22nd, 2019
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm AFX Capital Markets Ltd (‘the Company’), number 119/10, is suspended in whole, pursuant to section 71(6)(c) of Τhe Investment Services and Activities and Regulated ...
KPMG to settle charges by paying a $50 million penalty
June 19th, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged KPMG LLP with altering past audit work after receiving stolen information about inspections of the firm that would be conducted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The SEC’s order also ...
iSignthis announced: Paydentity KYC continues to drive applications
June 18th, 2019
Highlights Company’s patented AML KYCC system continues to drive applications More than 150 applications now approved and reportable1 Paydentity also used to identify directors and beneficial owners for KYB iSignthis Ltd (“the Company”), is pleased to announce that it ...
Issuer charged with Conducting $100 Million Unregistered Initial Coin Offering
June 12th, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Kik Interactive Inc. for conducting an illegal $100 million securities offering of digital tokens. The SEC charges that Kik sold the tokens to U.S. investors without registering their offer and sale as required ...
The Terrifying Truth About Negative Interest Rates
May 29th, 2019
Pushing interest rates below zero is both an act of desperation and something that in theory should have a huge, immediate impact of the behavior of borrowers and savers. The fact that negative rates have become the new normal ...
Why Forex Trading is Increasing in Popularity
May 21st, 2019
Forex trading is a huge market that has been in existence for a while. Just like any other market, Forex trading is not immune to experiencing lows and highs. In 2014, forex trades recorded a transaction of up to ...
