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PwC FY15 global revenues increase 10% to US$ 35.4 billion
October 6th, 2015
Strongest revenue growth in eight years Double-digit growth in Middle East and Africa (16%), North America and the Caribbean (12%) and Australasia and Pacific Islands (11%) Total workforce tops 208,000 a record number, with 53,000 people joining in FY15 ...
Japan Leads Asian Shares Higher
October 6th, 2015
Markets across Asia rallied Tuesday, with shares in Japan rising on bets that its central bank may further loosen monetary policy at its meeting this week. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average was up 1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index and ...
From Volkswagen to China: What Might Derail Germany’s Growth
October 5th, 2015
German economy seen expanding 1.9% in 2015 and 2% in 2016 Focus on domestic demand amid vulnerable export outlook Europe’s economic powerhouse is facing a test of might. Germany’s trademark industrial prowess has been called into question by Volkswagen AG’s ...
EBS BrokerTec acquires Molten Markets
October 5th, 2015
Acquisition completes EBS’s offering for all customer segments EBS BrokerTec, ICAP‘s market-leading electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, announces today that it has acquired Molten Markets Inc., a foreign exchange technology provider for asset managers and pension ...
UAE energy minister says urgent need to cut subsidies in the region as oil prices decline
October 5th, 2015
There is an urgent need to cut regional energy subsidies as government budgets are squeezed by slumping oil prices, the UAE Minister for Energy said on Sunday. Opening an annual industry conference at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Suhail ...
The FMA publishes first annual report under the new regulatory regime
October 2nd, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) 2015 annual report marks a turning point for the FMA and for New Zealand’s financial markets. This is the first report published under the fully implemented Financial Markets Conduct (FMC) Act and highlights activity ...
Europol: Bitcoin May Become Sole Currency for EU Cybercriminals
October 2nd, 2015
Europol has said in a new report that it believes bitcoin could become the go-to currency for digital criminals in the region. The European Union’s top law enforcement agency released its Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment for 2015 on 30th September, ...
Asian Shares Mostly Lower as Investors Await U.S. Jobs Data
October 2nd, 2015
A stronger reading could increase the chances of a rise in U.S. interest rates by year-end Asian stock markets drifted mostly lower Friday, as investors looked to a coming jobs report in the U.S. for clues about when the Federal Reserve ...
This Is For The ‘Nothing Is Happening’ Crowd…
September 30th, 2015
A lot of people out there expected something to happen in September that did not ultimately happen. There were all kinds of wild theories floating around, and many of them had no basis in reality whatsoever. But without a ...
“Bitcoin’s PayPal” : Why the Cryptocurrency Is Not a Good Payment Mechanism
September 30th, 2015
Leading Bitcoin startup BitPay is cutting costs, suggesting that the currency won’t be catching on soon. In 2014, a Bitcoin startup called BitPay raised $30 million from investors and was dubbed the “PayPal of Bitcoin” for helping companies such as Microsoft ...
