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Commodities Brokers Marex Spectron reports $22.7M Operating Profit for 2015
May 25th, 2016
Marex Spectron Group Ltd (‘Marex Spectron’), the global commodities broker, has posted a record Operating Profit of $23 million for the year ended 31 December 2015, up from $15 million in 2014. EBITDA increased to $31 million from $25 ...
Ethereum, explained: why Bitcoin’s stranger cousin is now worth $1 billion
May 25th, 2016
Bitcoin has struggled to live up to the hype that surrounded its emergence into the mainstream three years ago. Despite more than a billion dollars of venture capital funding, Bitcoin startups have failed to develop applications that appeal to mainstream customers. ...
Deloitte trashed the hype around the $US180 billion fintech industry
May 24th, 2016
Deloitte just trashed the hype around the online lending industry. The accountancy and consultancy practice has done a deep dive on the online lending industry and its conclusions should make for devastating reading for anyone connected to the sector. ...
HKEX and Thomson Reuters agree for the creation a new series of Renminbi (RMB) indices
May 24th, 2016
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and Thomson Reuters today (Tuesday) signed an agreement for the creation of a new series of Renminbi (RMB) indices. The new index series will give the world benchmarks that reflect the development ...
Oil prices fall as dollar gains, but possible stock drawdown supports
May 24th, 2016
Oil prices fell in thin trade on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, but losses were curbed by a likely drawdown in U.S. crude and gasoline stockpiles. Brent futures had declined 42 cents to $47.93 a barrel by 0643 ...
invest.com launches “hedge fund for the people”
May 23rd, 2016
invest.com is the first online investment company in the UK to specialise in alternative investments; It has received $20m investment from a number of global investors including tech VC fund, Singulariteam; invest.com domain name ranks as one of the ...
Europe to follow Asia’s lead with mixed open; Bayer puts in $62 billion Monsanto bid
May 23rd, 2016
European stocks are expected to open mixed on Monday following a mixed start to the week in Asia after weak Japanese export data and a dip in oil prices. The London FTSE index is called to open 1 point higher ...
Unintended Consequences, Part 1: Easy Money = Overcapacity = Deflation
May 20th, 2016
Somewhere back in the depths of time the world got the idea that easy money — that is, low interest rates and high levels of government spending — would produce sustainable growth with modest but positive inflation. And for ...
BetaShares launches Australia’s first European and Japanese currency hedged ETFs
May 20th, 2016
BetaShares announced the launch of Australia’s first currency hedged European and Japanese equity ETFs on the ASX. BetaShares WisdomTree Europe ETF – Currency Hedged (ASX: HEUR) and BetaShares WisdomTree Japan ETF – Currency Hedged (ASX: HJPN) provide access to ...
Asia emerged as the next big opportunity in fintech
May 20th, 2016
Asia’s emerged as a key market for financial technology players, as the continent’s large population and limited banking network lures billions in funding. Investors poured $4.5 billion into fintech companies in Asia in 2015, three times the amount attracted ...
