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Gold rebounds from five-year low
July 22nd, 2015
Despite uptick, more losses are expected as people no longer see gold as safe haven Gold bounced back from a five-year low on Tuesday, advancing for the first time in seven sessions amid declines in the dollar and speculation ...
KPMG buys High-Point Rendel
July 21st, 2015
Accounting giant KPMG has bought consultant High-Point Rendel Ltd. High-Point Rendel specialises in large scale global infrastructure projects mainly in the energy, transportation, and oil and gas sectors. Thirty-five staff from High-Point Rendel will now join KPMG’s Major Projects ...
IG Group to launch ETF portfolios in partnership with BlackRock
July 21st, 2015
IG Group clients to be offered a range of ETF-based investment portfolios constructed by IG Group using Model Portfolios from BlackRock Launch aimed for 2016 IG Group, the online trading platform, will offer IG clients a range of exchange ...
Deloitte joins cryptocurrency industry group
July 21st, 2015
To work with ADCCA on accounting standards for bitcoin. Big four accounting firm Deloitte has joined the peak industry group representing digital currency traders in Australia, highlighting a growing mainstream focus on cryptocurrencies. Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association is ...
Investors Flee Commodities
July 21st, 2015
The prices of raw materials from oil and gold to copper, cotton and sugar tumbled, underscoring an increasing aversion to commodity investments as the Federal Reserve prepares to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. ...
Investors turn to absolute return as volatility spikes
July 21st, 2015
Choppy markets have meant a surge in interest for defensive funds VOLATILITY in bond and equity markets has picked up lately, and risks seem to be cropping up in every part of the globe. Now investors are turning to ...
A&O and Freshfields win big on 888’s £900m purchase of Bwin after bidding battle
July 20th, 2015
Magic Circle duo Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer acted as the bidding battle for online gambling company Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment came to an end today (17 July) with 888 beating GVC to acquire the FTSE 250-listed ...
Leading Hedge Funds in Asia Adopt Broadridge’s Trading, Portfolio Management and Operating Solution
July 20th, 2015
BosValen Asset Management and Pleiad Investment Advisors deploy Broadridge’s investment management platform Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) today announced that BosValen Asset Management and Pleiad Investment Advisors have adopted Broadridge’s all-inclusive trading, portfolio management and operating platform. Over the ...
European Court of Justice Official Proposes Bitcoin VAT Exemption
July 17th, 2015
Bitcoin operations should be exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT), the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice said in an opinion document published today. Citing existing exemptions for currency and money transactions in Europe’s VAT Directive, Attorney ...
Satisfaction survey finds majority of junior lawyers feel fulfilled despite career concerns
July 17th, 2015
Most junior lawyers are both fulfilled by their professional lives and enjoy a reasonably healthy work/life balance despite concerns over the quality of management, bonus schemes and career prospects at their firms. These are the headline findings of the ...
