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Sterling falls back below $1.25
November 15th, 2016
Sterling falls back below $1.25 after UK inflation fell in October – pushed down by tuition fees and clothes So much for the Trump rally. The pound fell back below $1.25 this morning, after figures from the Office for ...
NatWest sets up alternative finance panel for loan referrals
November 1st, 2016
NatWest has set up a panel of alternative lenders to which business customers can turn if they fail to qualify for a loan from the UK bank. The panel, called ‘Capital Connections’, builds on NatWest’s existing referral partnerships with ...
European Property Investors shift in opportunities in smaller economies
October 24th, 2016
The European commercial real-estate market is shifting, with the hottest cities cooling off as investors’ interest in other locations grows. Real-estate markets throughout Europe saw investors pile in following the 2008 financial crisis. With the European Central Bank and ...
DCU Becomes First Credit Union to Join Chamber of Digital Commerce
October 18th, 2016
Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) has joined the Chamber of Digital Commerce, the world’s leading trade association representing the blockchain industry. Its membership reflects DCU’s reputation as an early adopter of technology, which it earned as one of the ...
Internet trolls could face prosecution
October 10th, 2016
Internet trolls who create derogatory hashtags or post doctored images to humiliate others could face prosecution in England and Wales. Inciting people to harass others online, known as virtual mobbing, could also result in court action, under new Crown ...
The 7 most influential people in European finance
September 26th, 2016
Bloomberg released its list of the 50 most influential people in the world of finance. It is a comprehensive list of Wall Streeters, politicians, central bankers and business leaders who shape the way the global economy functions and help ...
Asian Stocks Rally With Won, Bonds After Fed as Crude Oil Gains
September 22nd, 2016
Kiwi weakens as central bank flags more easing; won jumps Iron ore, coking coal and steel prices surge in China Asian stocks rallied With European equity index futures and bonds after central banks including the Federal Reserve indicated monetary policies ...
Japan Stocks Surge as BOJ Stimulus Tweaks Weaken Yen; Oil Jumps
September 21st, 2016
Dollar gains versus most peers ahead of Fed policy decision European, U.S. equity index futures advance; nickel falls Japanese stocks rallied, leading gains in Asia, as tweaks to the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy weakened the yen and lifted ...
Mike Lynch’s Invoke Aims to Replace M&A Lawyers With Robots
September 15th, 2016
Former Autonomy CEO backs startup using AI for due diligence Move comes a week after HP sold former Autonomy assets Could the armies of lawyers needed to close billion-dollar deals soon be a thing of the past? That’s what Invoke ...
Financial regulators tell G20 to focus on legal gaps
August 31st, 2016
Bank regulators are better prepared to cope with the potential failure of a major bank but more work needs to be done on the finer detail of legal agreements covering bank resolution and derivatives trade reporting, the Financial Stability ...
