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Bitcoin flounders in Australia as regulatory worries bite
October 5th, 2015
Australian businesses are turning their backs on bitcoin, as signs grow that the cryptocurrency‘s mainstream appeal is fading. Concerns about bitcoin’s potential crime links mean many businesses have stopped accepting it, a trend accelerated by Australian banks’ move last ...
Asia Stocks Jump With Won After Weak U.S. Data; Glencore Surges
October 5th, 2015
Odds of 2015 liftoff pared as U.S. payrolls trail estimates Copper leads metals, commodities higher; China still closed Asian stocks jumped with emerging-market currencies and commodities after U.S.employment and factory reports came in well below estimates, undermining the case ...
How the Big Four have returned to consulting with a bang
October 2nd, 2015
Whether by acquisition, organic growth or the recruitment of experienced hires, the Big Four have established consultancy groups that singly and collectively are a force to be reckoned with. According to analyst firm Gartner, spending on management consultancy services increased ...
EY recruits over 4500 people and breaks £2b milestone in the UK
October 2nd, 2015
8% growth takes revenue over £2b Record 95 equity Partners join the UK Partnership – over a third are women New office opens in Canary Wharf Growth reported across all service lines and regions Distributable profits up 6% from ...
Citi, HSBC Partner With R3CEV As Blockchain Project Adds 13 Banks
September 30th, 2015
Distributed ledger startup R3CEV has added 13 new banking partners, bringing the total number of banks involved in its activities to 22. In a release, R3 revealed Bank of America, BNY Mellon, Citi, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Mitsubishi UFJ ...
CNMV Spain warns on unregistered investment services firms
September 29th, 2015
The regulatory body of the Spanish Stock Market, Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), has issued press releases to inform public in relation with firms that are not authorised to provide investment services in Spain which includes investment ...
Forex Scandal Drives Shift to Algo Trading
September 29th, 2015
Banks are increasingly turning to computer programs to carry out foreign exchange trades After paying billions in fines to settle allegations that traders tried to rig a key currency benchmark, banks are increasingly turning to computer programs to carry ...
From ZIRP to NIRP
September 25th, 2015
The sudden end of the Fed’s ambition to raise interest rates above the zero bound, coupled with the FOMC’s minutes, which expressed concerns about emerging market economies, has got financial scribblers writing about negative interest rate policies (NIRP). Coincidentally, ...
VC Head Believes Israel will Lead Blockchain App Industry
September 25th, 2015
The managing director of Santander Group’s venture capital firm believes that Israel will become a reference market for blockchain applications. Mariano Belinky, who has recently invested in an Israel-based payment application, expressed his faith in the technologically advanced nation, ...
RAK, UAE, and traditional tax havens
September 25th, 2015
What is the difference between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other popular tax havens? Why more and more international traders and investors find the UAE to be one of the best places to incorporate offshore companies for various ...