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CBA builds a blockchain in its innovation lab
December 7th, 2015
In its Innovation Lab in Darling Harbour, a team of Commonwealth Bank of Australia computer engineers have built a working “blockchain”. For CBA, a “distributed ledger” is no longer a concept on a whiteboard, but a matter of hardware. ...
ASIC doesn’t understand us, claim brokers
December 7th, 2015
ASIC does not properly understand the mortgage broking industry, mortgage brokers are concerned. In a recent online poll conducted by Australian Broker asking brokers if ASIC understood their industry, almost nine in 10 respondents (86%) admitted that they did ...
China Begins G-20 Leadership With Ideas to Reduce Dollar’s Role
December 7th, 2015
South Korea, France to lead working group exploring SDR use China exploring ways to make system more resilient to shocks As China takes the reins of the Group of 20 for the coming year, the first indications are emerging ...
EU Hits McDonald’s With Full-Blown Tax Investigation
December 4th, 2015
U.S. fast-food chain’s Luxembourg unit has paid ‘virtually’ no corporation tax on profits since 2009 European Union regulators confirmed Thursday they have opened a full-blown probe into McDonald’s Corp.’s tax affairs in Luxembourg, warning that a tax deal granted ...
CNMV Spain warns on unregistered investment services firm
December 3rd, 2015
The regulatory body of the Spanish Stock Market, Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), has issued a press release to inform public in relation with a firm that is not authorised to provide investment services in Spain which ...
Asian stock markets trade mixed; commodities weigh
December 3rd, 2015
Asian stocks trimmed losses Thursday as oil prices edged up from an over three month low, although the mood remained cautious ahead of key economic events overseas. U.S. crude prices clawed back gains and was up 43 cents or 1.08 ...
New Rules on Reporting Brokers’ Dismissals to Begin Dec. 12
December 2nd, 2015
New rules significantly shorten the window of time brokerage firms have to report the details of a broker’s departure from their firm — an effort by securities regulators to make background information about brokers more accessible to consumers. Starting ...
UBS Traders May Be First to Face Sanctions in Forex Probes
December 2nd, 2015
Swiss regulator may issue penalties by the end of the year Finma probed 11 currency, metals traders amid global scandal As many as seven UBS Group AG traders may face sanctions from Switzerland’s financial watchdog in the coming weeks, ...
Barbados Central Bank Should Consider Holding Bitcoin
December 1st, 2015
Two Barbadian economists have concluded that the country’s central bank may want to consider holding a small amount of bitcoin as part of its portfolio of foreign reserves. In a new working paper, the authors examine the potential role cryptocurrencies could ...
Russia’s Central Bank adds yuan to reserve currency basket
December 1st, 2015
According to the sources, the share of Russian reserves in yuan in the near future will remain small and symbolic Russia’s Central Bank has added the Chinese yuan to the foreign exchange reserve basket, two sources close to the ...
