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Barclays spoke to regulators about bringing bitcoin ‘into play’
June 26th, 2017
Barclays U.K. CEO Ashok Vaswani told CNBC that the bank has spoken to regulators about cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Vaswani did not reveal the content of the discussions with Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), but said it involved talking about ...
ACCA welcomes the EU Commission’s proposal on taxation information amendment
June 26th, 2017
More tarnsparemncy over aggressive Tax planning arrangements and Beneficial Ownership is welcome, but a balanced and consistent implementation is needed to maintain a level playing field, says ACCA ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) welcomes the European Commission’s ...
Takata airbag-maker files for bankruptcy
June 26th, 2017
Japanese car parts maker Takata has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US and Japan. It is facing billions of dollars in liabilities over its defective airbags, which have been linked to at least 17 deaths worldwide. Some of ...
Market Review: Gold Rises For Third Day; Pound And Euro Rose
June 23rd, 2017
Crude set for fifth week of losses; gold rises for third day China shares in Hong Kong gain while Japan equities fluctuate Asian equities are ending the week on a tepid note, with oil remaining below $43 a barrel, ...
Robo-advice has been increasingly adopted; FMA seeks feedback on robo-advice exemption
June 21st, 2017
The Financial Market Authority (FMA) of New Zealand has released today an announcement to get feedback on robo-advice exemption. According the announcement issued, the FMA is seeking feedback on its proposals to allow entities to provide personalised financial advice ...
Yen strengthened as crude oil price tumbled
June 21st, 2017
Shanghai equities fluctuate while Hang Seng index retreats Crude oil price tumbled into bear market on supply glut concerns Asian shares retreated and the yen strengthened as crude oil tumbled into a bear market on concern a global supply ...
MoU Signed to Accelerate the Development of the African Fintech Ecosystem
June 20th, 2017
Techpreneur Africa Signs Memorandom of Understanding with Abu Dhabi Global Market to Accelerate the Development of the African Fintech Ecosystem Speaking from a joint press release, TechPreneur Africa, a social impact firm focused on harnessing innovation and entrepreneurship to ...
FCA UK issued an update on regulatory sandbox
June 15th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority of UK (FCA UK) today provides an update on its regulatory sandbox and unveils the list of firms that were successful in their applications to begin testing in the second cohort of the sandbox. The ...
Volkswagen faces biggest legal action; A Pan-European lawsuit seeks billions refunds
June 14th, 2017
Around 220,000 car drivers in the Netherlands, England and Wales joined forces on Tuesday in what could become a pan-European lawsuit against German carmaker Volkswagen seeking compensation over its “dieselgate” emissions scandal. UK law firm Harcus Sinclair and Dutch Foundation ...
Predictions for the Pound: Updated Sterling Forecasts v Euro and Dollar set to be Downgraded at UniCredit
June 9th, 2017
Bad news for long-suffering Brits who have seen the value of their currency fall sharply following the EU referendum in 2016; expect further declines as the UK’s ongoing political uncertainty deepens. Analysts at UniCredit Bank have put clients on ...
