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China and Australia to cooperate on fintech
November 6th, 2017
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (‘CSRC’) and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (‘ASIC’) have entered into an agreement to promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets. The Information Sharing Co-operation Agreement further underlines the significance of the ...
Oil prices hits highest levels since 2015
November 6th, 2017
Oil prices hit their highest levels since July 2015 early on Monday as markets tightened, while Saudi Arabia’s crown prince cemented his power over the weekend through an anti-corruption crackdown that included high profile arrests. Brent futures LCOc1, the ...
Bitcoin Just Surged Past $7,000. Here’s Why
November 3rd, 2017
As of late Thursday, the price of Bitcoin was about $7,000, having reached the threshold for the first time just hours earlier. The upswing continued a rally that started Wednesday, when the Chicago Merchantile Exchange announced plans to offer ...
The yen and the won rose; The euro was flat
November 3rd, 2017
Equities in Asia were mixed as investors assessed the latest news on U.S. tax-cut plans and looked ahead to Friday’s American jobs report. The Australian dollar took a hit and bond yields headed lower after retail sales data raised ...
Morgan Stanley to pay a $350,000 penalty
November 3rd, 2017
CFTC Orders Morgan Stanley and Co. Incorporated to Pay $350,000 Penalty for Omitting Futures and Options Data from Part 17 Large Trader Reports The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Morgan Stanley ...
Bank of England increased interest rate
November 3rd, 2017
The Bank of England has issued an announcement to inform public about its monetary policy decision to increase interest rate to 0.50%. According the announcement: The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% ...
Elliott Wave Analysis: USD Index and Crude oil Update
November 2nd, 2017
USD Index broke to a new high of the month recently, so we have to respect what the market is doing and go with the flow. It’s a sharp rise up from 93.48 region that looks like a wave ...
iSignthis: Successful ‘At Market’ Placement of up to AUD$6.5m at $0.19
November 2nd, 2017
Australian Securities and Frankfurt Stock Exchange listed iSignthis Ltd (ASX : ISX | DE : TA8) (“the Company”), the global leader in enhanced payments incorporating AML/CFT KYC Regtech compliance technology, is pleased to announce that it has placed up ...
What is an Initial Coin Offering (ICO)?
November 2nd, 2017
Initial coin offerings have come out of nowhere in 2017 to become the talk of Silicon Valley and Wall Street. Programmers have raised over $3.2 billion this year by selling their own virtual currencies to investors. That is 3,000 ...
Supervisory Authorities Warn: Be Cautious
November 2nd, 2017
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Belgium(Financial Services and Markets Authority – FSMA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Jersey (Jersey Financial Services Commission), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – ...
