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R.J. O’Brien to Acquire The Kyte Group from GFI Group
March 11th, 2015
Acquisition Marks Strategic Expansion for RJO in Europe R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, and GFI Group (NYSE:GFIG), a leading intermediary and provider of trading technologies and ...
WiFi provider Gowex goes bankrupt and admits falsifying accounts
July 7th, 2014
One of the brightest stars of the Madrid stock market came crashing down to earth on Sunday, after WiFi provider Gowex was forced to declare bankruptcy and admit that its chief executive and founder had falsified the company’s accounts ...
NatWest fined £264.8 million for anti-money laundering failures
December 14th, 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator in UK for around financial services firms and financial markets, has issued an announcement to inform that National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) was fined £264,772,619.95 following convictions for three offences of ...
ISX Demerger of profitable European businesses & associated assets
September 17th, 2021
iSignthis Limited (ASX: ISX), a leading payments and identity technology company, has issued an announcement to inform that: iSignthis Limited (ASX: ISX) is exploring a proposed demerger of subsidiary ISX Financial EU Ltd (ISXFEU), by way of a reduction ...
Bitcoin and other cryptos lose steam as summer lull sets in
June 16th, 2021
The bitcoin (BTC-USD) price shot back above $40,000 (£28,346) following sessions of losses, but is treading water as fund managers say the cryptocurrency is in a bubble despite the price crash. According to a Bank of America survey, 81% ...
Why interest rate management fails
April 23rd, 2021
This article explains why attempting to achieve economic outcomes by managing interest rates fails. The basis of monetary interventionist theories ignores the discoveries of earlier free-market thinkers, particularly Say, Turgot and Böhm-Bawerk. It also ignores Gibson’s paradox, which ...
iSignthis released Business Update
October 27th, 2020
iSignthis announced its 6th consecutive positive quarterly operating cash flow contained in the Appendix 4C and its quarterly business activity report. The Company is profitable, with more than 110 staff between Australia, UK, Lithuania, Cyprus, Malta, Netherlands, and Israel. ...
Instagram users ripped off for £400k in a month in Forex scam
September 4th, 2020
Instagram users are being ripped off by investment con artists – with UK victims handing over nearly £400,000 in just one month. Britain’s national fraud reporting centre was bombared with 164 complaints in June alone, representing a total loss ...
Doubling down on failed policies with central bank digital currencies
August 27th, 2020
Many central banks are researching retail digital currencies, which if implemented, would allow them to issue a new currency directly to the public, managed on a centralised ledger bypassing commercial banks. While there is an element of feeling the ...
Geopolitics post COVID-19
May 7th, 2020
Before the coronavirus caused governments to impose lockdowns, whole economies, markets and even currencies were already on course to be destroyed by a vicious downturn in bank lending at a time of contracting trade and record debt. The ...