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Rabobank launches an online platform to help connect startups with businesses
May 17th, 2016
Rabobank is launching a new online platform today to help connect 700 high-potential startups with established businesses. The bank is also publishing a new online magazine as part of this month’s Startup Fest Europe, of which it is a ...
Dollar edges down, Aussie soars on less dovish RBA minutes
May 17th, 2016
The dollar edged down slightly in Asian trading on Tuesday, while the Australian dollar soared after central bank minutes reduced expectations of an interest rate cut. The Aussie was already bolstered by a rebound in crude oil futures. U.S. ...
IMF warns on “very bad” consequences of Brexit
May 16th, 2016
The consequences of Brexit would be “pretty bad, to very, very bad”, according to International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde. Speaking at the launch of the Washington-based lender’s most recent review of the UK economy, Lagarde gave a bleak ...
The Big Four’s push to become the little guy’s friend
May 16th, 2016
Servicing the needs of large corporates remains the Big Four’s heartland. But the top four firms are increasingly attempting to disrupt the smaller reaches of the business market. In the 18 months since KPMG made a £40m sally into the ...
Balkan Offshore Businesses Named in Panama Database
May 12th, 2016
Scores of people from the Balkans including tycoons, an ex-ambassador, politicians, a banker and some convicted fraudsters appear in a newly-released database of users of offshore tax havens. Scores of people and companies linked to Balkan countries appear in the ...
Bloomberg Confirms its FX Benchmarks Comply with IOSCO Principles
May 12th, 2016
Bloomberg announced today the successful completion of an independent assessment confirming the alignment of the BFIX family of benchmarks with the International Organization of Securities Commissions’ principles for financial benchmarks. The assessment was conducted by Ernst & Young LLP ...
NOVONOUS estimates that Global Mobile Payments market will grow at a CAGR of 36.26% by 2020
May 12th, 2016
NOVONOUS estimates that Global Mobile Payments market will grow at a CAGR of 36.26% by 2020. This growth is mainly due to increasing penetration of Mobile Payments in various sectors, increase in analytics services and availability of affordable Mobile ...
IFRS publishes the global financial reporting language
May 11th, 2016
The 2016 edition of the Pocket Guide to IFRS® Standards: the global financial reporting languagewas published today by the IFRS Foundation. Put together by ex-Board member Paul Pacter, the analysis outlined in the Pocket Guide is conducted across 143 jurisdictions representing 98 per ...
Markit acquires interest in commodities price reporting agency PRIMA
May 9th, 2016
Markit (Nasdaq: MRKT), a leading global provider of financial information services, today announced that it has acquired an interest in commodity markets research and price reporting agency PRIMA. Nathan Amery, head of commodities at Markit, said: “Commodities producers, traders ...
Asian Stocks Sink to Four-Week Low as Yen Gains; Aussie Slides
May 6th, 2016
Australian bonds surge as RBA cuts inflation forecast Oil near $44, poised for first weekly decline in a month Asian stocks dropped, set for the biggest weekly loss since February, and the yen rose before key American jobs data ...
