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Xero to offer P2P invoice FX through hook up to Midpoint
July 6th, 2015
Midpoint Holdings Ltd. (“Midpoint”) (TSXV: MPT) (FSE:8MH), the world’s first authentic peer-to-peer (‘P2P’) international foreign currency and payments platform is partnering with accounting software firm Xero to provide its international payments platform to their customer base. Xero is a ...
Greece debt crisis: Greek voters reject bailout offer
July 6th, 2015
Greek voters have decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout. The final result in the referendum, published by the interior ministry, was 61.3% “No”, against 38.7% who voted “Yes”. Greece‘s governing Syriza party had campaigned for a “No”, ...
ESMA report proposes to include ETDs in EMIR’s interoperability arrangements for CCPs
July 3rd, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today its final report on interoperability arrangements between EU-based clearing houses (CCPs) required under the European Markets Iinfrastructre Regulation (EMIR) and related Guidelines and Recommendations. In its report, ESMA recommands to extend ...
Goldman: “Greece Will Remain In Euro Even If It Votes No”, And How Markets Will React
July 3rd, 2015
The time to negotiate the Greek referendum this Sunday has come and gone and at this point, one can only sit and wait as the vote results start trickling in on Sunday evening. And, as Goldman’s Huw Pill prudently ...
IMF warns of huge financial hole as Greek vote looms
July 3rd, 2015
The International Monetary Fund delivered a stark warning on Thursday of the huge financial hole facing Greece as angry and uncertain voters prepare for a referendum that could decide their country’s future in Europe. Days after Greece defaulted on ...
SNP downgrades Greece and puts chances of Grexit at 50 per cent
June 30th, 2015
S&P has downgraded Greece‘s credit rating from CCC to CCC-, and says there is a 50 per cent chance it will leave the Euro. It made the change because it feels that, unless circumstances change, Athens will probably default ...
On June 30 scientists will add a second and trading firms have to be prepared
June 29th, 2015
On June 30, time will stand still. Just for a second — a leap second. Since 1967, when clocks went atomic, human timekeeping has been independent of the earth’s rotation. The problem is, the planet is slowing down and ...
UAE among priority countries for Standard Chartered
June 26th, 2015
Standard Chartered has outlined a plan to spend more money growing its business in emerging-market countries including the UAE, where the fallout from lower commodity prices has not been as crippling as it has been in countries such as ...
Greek deal or not, the euro has changed forever
June 25th, 2015
By invoking a Greek euro exit as a possible outcome of failed bailout negotiations, European governments have effectively rewritten a key tenet of the shared currency — and maybe even for the better. Deal or no deal on staving ...
One in 20 registered audit firms quit the market in last year
June 23rd, 2015
Almost one in 20 firms registered to audit company accounts in the UK have quit the line of work in the past year, the FRC‘s annual assessment of the profession has found. According to statistics from the reporting watchdog, the ...
