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Unregulated advisers beat law firms in Google rankings
July 13th, 2015
Solicitor firms are missing out on vital marketing opportunities – and losing ground to the unregulated sector – by not establishing themselves at the top of Google searches, research has found. Legal Services Board chief executive Richard Moriarty (pictured) ...
The Neo-Marxist Threat to National Economies
July 10th, 2015
The theatricals and melodrama of the current Greek crisis mask a far more serious issue than mere political entertainment. The self-created sequence of threats to Greece i.e. sovereign debt default, bankruptcy, Eurozone exit and relegation to the status of ...
Greece and its Slow Growth Problem
July 8th, 2015
I knew that Greece has not traditionally been the economic dynamo behind growth in the EU economy. I had not quite realized how far the Greek economy has lagged behind over the last several decades. Here’s a figure from ...
Leading Global Banks, Service Providers and Market Infrastructures Create New Hub for End-to-End Margin Processing
July 8th, 2015
Goal is to facilitate compliance with new margin regulations for non-cleared derivatives effective in 2016 Thirteen major global banks, ICAP plc and market infrastructures The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Euroclear have joined forces with AcadiaSoft, Inc. ...
ECB to keep tight funding grip on Greek banks after ‘no’ – sources
July 6th, 2015
The European Central Bank (ECB) is likely to maintain emergency funding for Greek banks at its current restricted level, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday, a move that will see lenders run out of cash soon. There ...
The 75 Trillion Dollar Shadow Banking System Is In Danger Of Collapsing
July 1st, 2015
Keep an eye on the shadow banking system – it is about to be shaken to the core. According to the Financial Stability Board, the size of the global shadow banking system has reached an astounding 75 trillion dollars. It has ...
ACCA: Be aware of financial activity alarm bells, warns CCAB Anti Money Laundering Task Force
July 1st, 2015
Accountants’ ‘professional scepticism’ is the first line of defence in tackling money laundering and terrorist financing, says guidance issued today by the Anti-Money Laundering Taskforce of CCAB, the collective forum of accountancy bodies ICAEW, ACCA, ICAS, CIPFA and Chartered ...
China stocks are giving investors a nasty case of whiplash
June 30th, 2015
China stocks resumed their volatile decline on Tuesday, compounding losses that have erased trillion of dollars in market value in recent weeks. The Shanghai Composite dropped as much as 6% in morning trading, before bouncing back. The performance pushed ...
Quantitative Easing in 5 key questions
June 25th, 2015
On January 22, 2015, the European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi launched the institution’s Quantitative Easing (QE) program. QE is an exceptional measure, taken when traditional means of stimulating activity and growth prove ineffective. Learn more about the concept via five ...
Legal Suit Sheds Light on Secret Trading Technology
June 23rd, 2015
Ashbury Heights accuses former data partner of misusing intellectual property A legal dispute in San Francisco is shedding light on the secret tools that some of the biggest quantitative hedge funds, including WorldQuant LLC and Two Sigma Investments LLC, ...
