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UK’s first Shari’ah-compliant Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)
November 28th, 2014
IFAAS, the international Islamic finance consultancy and Portillion Capital have launched the UK’s first Shariah compliant Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme fund. The Portillion Capital Shariah Compliant SEIS Fund (SEIS Fund) is available to investors immediately; however, the first tranche ...
Oil prices crash below $70
November 28th, 2014
Oil prices came crashing down Thursday to trade below $70 per barrel after OPEC announced it was leaving oil production levels unchanged. WTI crude trading in the U.S. fell by roughly 7% to just below $69 — a level ...
Technical Analysis: Currency pairs – Nov 28
November 28th, 2014
Technical Analysis for November 28, 2014 EUR/USD is tried to target 1.26 after breaking 1.252 line but rebounce to 1.246. Next it will retest the 1.26 level again for the higher movement but a reversal under 1.24 will target ...
Yen Falls Toward Seven-Year Low as Spending Slides; Aussie Drops
November 28th, 2014
The yen tumbled toward a seven-year low and two-year Japanese government bond yields slid below zero after data showed household spending fell and inflation slowed. The yen headed for a monthly loss of at least 1.6 percent against all ...
Citi Sees Gold as Bitcoin Says Swiss Vote Makes No Sense
November 27th, 2014
The initiative requiring the Swiss National Bank to hold a fixed portion of its assets in gold makes no sense, according to Citigroup Inc., which said the metal was the equivalent of the virtual currency bitcoin. “There is no economic or ...
Thursday November 27: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Commodities
November 27th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 27, 2014 Tight trading range for Gold on Wednesday which continues to consolidate and bounce around in the $1200 area. Pair likely to remain in the $1210-$1190 band for now. Neutral session for ...
Thursday November 27: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
November 27th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 27, 2014 EURUSD edged higher after making a brief dip below the 1.25 handle. Market appears to be looking for a further push higher with next resistance in the 1.2555-95 area. Support below ...
IIRC Begins Tech Initiative to Spur Integrated Reporting
November 27th, 2014
Two of the Big Four accounting firms are teaming up with technology companies to see how technology can be used to encourage more companies to do integrated reporting. The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) said Wednesday it is launching ...
Ebola vaccine from Glaxo passes early safety test
November 27th, 2014
An experimental Ebola vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline caused no serious side effects and produced an immune response in all 20 healthy volunteers who received it in an early-stage clinical trial, scientists reported on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. ...
Asia shares edge higher, oil tumbles to four-year low
November 27th, 2014
Asian stocks hit a one-month high on Thursday as investors bet that more central bank stimulus in China and Europe would shore up the global economy, while oil prices tumbled to a four-year low as hopes for output cuts by ...
