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Global law firm reveals FY17 results; Record global revenues
August 2nd, 2017
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has issued today a press release to announce revenues for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2017 (FY17). Below is the announcement a it was published: Baker McKenzie, the leading global law firm, has announced ...
Euro’s rally might receive a further boost
August 1st, 2017
A snowball effect: Euro to strengthen against Pound Sterling as Eurozone investors are forced to hedge against an unexpected strengthening of their currency. Analysts at BNP Paribas have warned their clients that the Euro’s rally might receive a further ...
Why economists cannot forecast recessions
July 28th, 2017
The purpose of this article is to draw the widest attention to the chronic inability of the economic establishment to forecast recessions. Next time you hear an economist make a prediction on mainstream media, your default assumption should ...
Dollar returned to its lowest in almost a year; Aussie Falls
July 21st, 2017
Stocks in Asia pared a back-to-back weekly advance while the dollar returned to its lowest in almost a year as investors assess an investigation into the U.S. president that may stall his economic agenda. The Australian dollar plunged the ...
The logic of a modern gold standard
July 14th, 2017
The logic of a modern gold standard In last week’s Insight, I analysed the current geopolitical situation and concluded that it was now in the interest of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to break from the US dollar completely, ...
Why free trade and open markets in financial services matter; Andrew Bailey, FCA Chief Executive
July 11th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has released a speech by Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the FCA, at Reuters Newsmaker event. According the release: Note: this ...
Watch out: Global selloff in bonds; Investors on edge
July 7th, 2017
Asian bonds slump after German yields reach 18-month highs Yen falls as BOJ seeks to cap yields with bond purchase plan A global selloff in bonds and equities spread to Asia, with investors on edge as central banks step ...
Barclays and former executives charged with fraud conspiracy
July 3rd, 2017
Ex-CEO John Varley, Roger Jenkins among four men charged Charges relate to Barclays’s 2008 capital raising with Qatar Barclays Plc and four former executives will appear in a London court for the first time Monday to face allegations they ...
iSignthis cross lists on Frankfurt Stock Exchange under code “TA8”
June 21st, 2017
iSignthis Ltd begin trading under the code TA8 on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE). Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX) is pleased to announce that it has today cross listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE) ...
SFO charges Barclays and four individuals with conspiracy to commit fraud
June 20th, 2017
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today charged Barclays Plc and four individuals with conspiracy to commit fraud and the provision of unlawful financial assistance contrary to the Companies Act 1985. The charges relate to Barclays Plc’s capital raising ...
