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Grant Thornton UK reports 2.5% increase in revenue to £534m
December 20th, 2016
Leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP has continued to deliver against its Vision 2020 strategy. The firm’s financial results for the year ending 30 June 2016 show a 2.5% increase in revenue to £534m for the ...
CFTC Orders Convergent Wealth Advisors LLC to Pay an $800,000
December 20th, 2016
CFTC Orders Convergent Wealth Advisors LLC to Pay an $800,000 Civil Monetary Penalty for Fraudulent Omissions and False Statements in Connection with an Employee’s Commodity Pool David Zier made fraudulent representations and issued false statements to clients in connection ...
SEC Charges Three Individuals and Broker-Dealer With Violating Market Structure Rules
December 19th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled cease-and-desist proceedings against the CEO of a Utah-based broker-dealer and two registered persons associated with the firm for causing the firm’s violations of SEC market structure rules, and contested administrative and ...
Irish Minister announces launch of 10 fintech startups
December 15th, 2016
Irish Minister of State for Financial Services Eoghan Murphy has unveiled that 10 new fintech startups are ready to be launched after receiving Enterprise Ireland’s Competitive Start Fund on completion of three-month development and mentoring program. The Enterprise Ireland’s ...
Microsoft and AMIS announce Asia’s first blockchain consortium
December 14th, 2016
Pilot blockchain project developed on Microsoft Azure aims to accelerate Taiwan’s fintech sector Financial technology (Fintech) is transforming the financial services industry and a variety of innovations, including blockchain technology, have revolutionized the banking sector for the past year. ...
CySec decided to wholly withdraw the license of a Cyprus Investment Firm
December 13th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) announces that, on its meeting of 28th November 2016, has decided, pursuant to sections 25(1)(b), 25(1)(c) and 26(4)(b) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2007, as in ...
Oil prices stable, supported as output cuts hit market
December 13th, 2016
Oil prices were stable on Tuesday, buoyed by soaring demand in Asia and as signs of a crude production cut organized by OPEC and other exporters materialized, tightening a market that has been grappling with years of oversupply. International ...
Which countries should take the lead to introduce the world’s first Islamic fintech
December 12th, 2016
Malaysia and Bahrain, two leadng Islamic financial hubs in the world, should take the lead in exploring the potential of introducing the world’s first Islamic financial technology (fintech). Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) Executive Director for Financial Services Business ...
Oil prices soar on global producer deal to cut crude output
December 12th, 2016
Oil prices shot to their highest levels since mid-2015 on Monday after OPEC and other producers reached their first deal since 2001 to jointly reduce output in order to rein in oversupply and prop up markets. Brent crude, the ...
IBM Debuts Blockchain Ecosystem
December 9th, 2016
IBM Debuts Blockchain Ecosystem To Help Accelerate Growth of Networks on Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain has the potential to transform the way industries conduct business transactions. This will require a complete ecosystem of industry players working together, allowing businesses to ...
