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BoE Chief Economist: Blockchain-based Digital Currency Issued by Central Banks Could Replace Cash
September 29th, 2015
In a talk given at the Portadown Chamber of Commerce in Northern Ireland on September 18, Andrew G Haldane , Chief Economist at the Bank of England (BoE), has hinted at the possibility that the U.K. government might issue a digital currency. Though ...
Yet Another Election? Weary Greeks See Little Gain From Vote
September 17th, 2015
Greeks head to their third ballot in less than a year Greek voters say nothing is going to change for them Like many Greeks, Christi Psarra has no illusions about what the country’s third vote in less than ...
U.K. Looks to Relax Money Laundering Rules to Help Businesses
August 31st, 2015
The U.K. government said it will look to relax anti-money laundering controls as part of a plan to save British companies 10 billion pounds ($15.4 billion) over the next five years. Britain will look at ways to make the ...
Playtech: Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2015 – Directorate Change
August 27th, 2015
Delivering on our strategy – strong underlying growth and strategic M&A Playtech (LSE: PTEC) today announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2015 together with a trading update for the period to 24 August ...
Fatca law: Taking the IRS to Court
August 21st, 2015
The 2010 Fatca law has made many Americans unbankable overseas. Nancy Pelosi famously said Congress had to pass ObamaCare so Americans could learn what was in it, but that rule applies to other regulatory monsters too. Take Fatca, the ...
How Future Bitcoin Can Prevent a Future Greece
July 14th, 2015
The digital currency is at a turning point, evolving much more quickly than some observers realize Bitcoin, the volatile digital currency, cannot help the Greeks of today. But it could mean a great deal to those caught up in ...
A guide to China’s stunning stock market crash
July 13th, 2015
In China, local stock markets, which rose to dizzying heights over the past year, plummeted back to Earth last week. They then rebounded sharply on Thursday and Friday, as the Chinese government worked to restore faith in the markets. ...
FSMA Warnings: Providers of binary options and forex products
July 7th, 2015
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) once again warns the public against the activities of various providers of / intermediaries in binary options and/or forex products which engage in unauthorized activities in Belgium. Some of these providers are, ...
SEC Charges Oil Company and CEO in Scheme Targeting Chinese-Americans and EB-5 Investors
July 7th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Bay Area oil and gas company and its CEO with running a $68 million Ponzi-like scheme and affinity fraud that targeted the Chinese-American community in California and investors in Asia, including ...
BP to Settle Federal, State and Local Deepwater Horizon Claims for up to $18.7 Billion
July 3rd, 2015
BP to Settle Federal, State and Local Deepwater Horizon Claims for up to $18.7 Billion With Payments to be Spread Over 18 Years The Disclosure and Transparency Rules (“DTR”) made by the Financial Conduct Authority govern amongst other matters ...
