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BOJ’s Kuroda Says There Is No Limit to Monetary Easing ahead of Bank’s Comprehensive Review
September 5th, 2016
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda disagrees that there are “limits” to monetary easing, setting the stage for officials’ comprehensive assessment of the economy later this month. “It is often argued that there is a “limit” to monetary easing, but ...
JGBs slip ahead of U.S. jobs data as market ponders BOJ plans
September 2nd, 2016
Japanese government bonds fell on Friday, sending some yields to five-month highs, as the usual buyers took a step back ahead of the U.S. jobs report later in the global day and some investors fretted about the Bank of ...
Paysafe acquires affiliate technology provider Income Access
September 1st, 2016
Paysafe (LSE: PAYS.L, “Paysafe” or the “Group”), a leading global provider of payment solutions, announces today that it is expanding its product capabilities by acquiring Income Access Group (“Income Access”), a pioneering affiliate technology business for a cash consideration ...
ESMA Sees Risk Outlook Deteriorate For EU Securities Markets
August 31st, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) latest risk report has found that the overall assessment of risk levels in EU markets under its remit remains unchanged. Market and credit risks remain very high – the highest level – while liquidity ...
European recognition of FMA oversight of auditors
August 30th, 2016
The European Commission has announced its recognition of the New Zealand audit oversight regime as equivalent to EU standards, permitting NZ-regulated auditors to operate in the European Union. With this announcement, the Commission has concluded that the New Zealand ...
Oil prices retreat ahead of Yellen’s speech
August 26th, 2016
Oil prices were down slightly Friday with global crude benchmark Brent and its U.S. counterpart West Texas Intermediate hovering around $47 to $50 a barrel. The October contract for Brent LCOV6, -0.66% on London’s ICE Futures exchange was down 0.46% at $49.44 ...
Fake law firm used Craigslist to find real lawyers to do their work
August 26th, 2016
A fake law firm reportedly used Craigslist to find real lawyers to do their work while reeling in hundreds of clients who were near being foreclosed from their homes. The Sun-Sentinel reports that the owners of The Asset Protection ...
Fintech CurrencyFair poaches ex-AO World chairman to supercharge growth
August 25th, 2016
Peer-to-peer online money exchange platform CurrencyFair has poached Richard Rose, the former chairman of AO World, to be its new chairman, hoping Rose can help CurrencyFair grow to a similar size as the listed white goods retailer. Veteran businessman ...
What Are the Odds that the 2020-2022 Olympics Will Be Cancelled?
August 25th, 2016
It’s tough to pay for an Olympics when 95% of your supposed “wealth” has vanished. In the modern era (1896-present), the Olympics have only been cancelled in wartime: 1916 (World War I), 1940 and 1944 (World War II). But ...
The Central Bank of Russia revocated the licence of a Bank
August 22nd, 2016
The Bank of Russia has issued an announcement to inform that it has revoked the banking license of a credit institution and for the appointment of provisional administration. According the announcement, by its Order No. OD-2718, dated 22 August 2016, the ...