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Bitcoin Prices Surge Past $770 But Fall Just Short of 2016 High
December 5th, 2016
Bitcoin prices neared $780 during the week through 2nd December, coming within 1% of the 2016 high of $781.31 reached in June. The digital currency rose to a high of $778.14 amid sustained support. Prices remained above $700 all ...
Lithuania is looking to attract FinTech companies
December 5th, 2016
Of all the cities lining up to poach London’s business post-Brexit, Vilnius might seem the most unlikely. Yet the Lithuanian capital has much to offer financial firms, from liveability and local talent to cutting-edge fintech regulation. Euromoney visits a ...
Credit cycles and gold
December 3rd, 2016
The Trump shock produced some unexpected market reactions, partly explained by investors buying into a risk-on argument,equities over bonds and buying dollars by selling other currencies and gold. This is because President-elect Trump has stated he will implement infrastructure ...
The Pound to Euro Exchange Rate in Sudden Reversal as US Dollar Slides
December 2nd, 2016
GBP/EUR has given back all the gains it made on a day which saw it surge by 1% against the Dollar and Euro at one stage. Indeed, a strong start to the new month saw GBP/EUR breach the 1.18 ...
Is Italy’s Referendum a move towards Italy’s EU Exit?
December 1st, 2016
The accepted wisdom is that Italy’s referendum on the 4th of December is a major political challenge to the integrity of the Eurozone, but do all analysts agree as some appear to be downplaying its importance? Italy’s referendum on ...
Former CBOE Member to pay $21.8 Million in a Ponzi Scheme
December 1st, 2016
CFTC Obtains $21.8 Million Default Judgment against Former CBOE Member Alvin Guy Wilkinson and his Connecticut-based Firms for Misappropriation of Customer Funds and Fraudulent Solicitation in Ponzi Scheme The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge Virginia ...
Asia Stocks Rise Most in Three Weeks as Oil Hits $50, Bonds Drop
December 1st, 2016
U.S. oil climbs above $50, building on 9.3% gain on Wednesday Private jobs data adds to U.S. rate outlook before payrolls Asian equities rallied the most in three weeks as a deal to cut global oil output lifted energy ...
Binary options – AMF updates its list of illegally operating platforms
November 30th, 2016
Once again, the Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) is sounding the alarm and alerting Québec consumers to the dangers of binary options. The AMF wishes to stress that no business is currently authorized to market or offer binary ...
Calypso partners with R3 to build distributed ledger applications for financial services
November 29th, 2016
Calypso Technology has become the first firm to partner with R3 to develop capital markets applications on its Corda distributed ledger-based smart contract platform. The two firms are currently developing a multi-party trade confirmation solution and testing it with ...
Masterminds behind largest market manipulation case in Singapore charged
November 28th, 2016
Soh Chee Wen, also known as John Soh (Soh), and Quah Su-Ling (Quah) have today been charged for orchestrating a massive fraud to manipulate the market for the shares of Blumont Group Ltd (Blumont), Asiasons Capital Limited (Asiasons) (now ...
