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Former Citigroup CFO launches a digital investment platform for women
May 12th, 2016
Former Citigroup CFO Sallie Krawcheck launched her anticipated new startup, a digital investment platform for women called Ellevest, this morning from the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 conference’s stage. Krawcheck is not your typical startup founder, which makes her entry in the investing space particularly ...
A beginner’s guide to bitcoin: What you need to know
May 12th, 2016
When Craig Wright claimed he invented bitcoin, it put the mysterious currency back in the spotlight. But while it’s generated a furore in the community of underground hackers and crypto-anarchists, most people are bemused by all the fuss. What is ...
Morningstar: Interview with Robin Milway, Manager of the New Capital Dynamic European Equity Fund
April 21st, 2016
Trouble in the US led to a contagion melt down across the Channel last year – and while American markets have bounced back, there are still opportunities in Europe Emma Wall: Hello, and welcome to the Morningstar series, “Why ...
Once A Tax Haven, Gibraltar Now Says It’s Low-Tax
April 19th, 2016
Gibraltar, a tiny British territory at Europe’s southern tip, is famous for its geography — a huge limestone rock — that appears on the Prudential logo. It’s a global center for offshore banking, with the trappings of wealth to prove ...
Goldman Sachs agreed to pay a $5 billion settlement for its role in 2008 financial crisis
April 14th, 2016
Goldman Sachs agreed to a $5 billion settlement payment Monday, marking yet another Wall Street giant that’s making up for its financial breaches through money — but whose executives have yet to face criminal charges for helping send the ...
Is The 9-Year Drought For Value Investing History?
April 14th, 2016
The notion that value outperforms in the long run is a staple in the financial literature, and for an obvious reason: the historical record tells us so. But the last nine years tell a different story, based on the ...
Elliott Wave Analysis On EURAUD And USDCHF
April 13th, 2016
EURAUD EURAUD is looking very nice here; we have three waves up to 1.5220 area from where a strong decline has a personality of an impulsive decline. It’s a new turning point that can continue even back to 1.4465 ...
Bitcoin graduate Circle launches free social payment app in UK with Barclays
April 6th, 2016
Circle, the leading digital payments company which uses the blockchain as a settlement rail, is launching a social payment app in the UK with the help of Barclays. It’s the first time the Financial Conduct Authority has granted an ...
Asia markets higher; Nikkei turns up on slightly weaker yen
April 6th, 2016
Asia markets turned higher on Wednesday, shrugging off a global sell-off in equities overnight, as oil prices advanced and activity in China’s services sector showed signs of pick-up. Australia’s ASX 200 was up 0.54 percent. Japan’s Nikkei 225 wavered before trading up 0.28 ...
A tale of two currencies
April 5th, 2016
There is a widespread and growing feeling that financial markets are slipping towards another crisis of some sort. In this article I argue that we are in the eye of a financial storm, that it will blow again from ...