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International law firm opens office in Taipei to serve the growing demand in Taiwan
May 19th, 2016
International law firm Vinson & Elkins LLP announced the opening of an office in Taipei, to serve the growing demand of the firm’s clientele in Taiwan and the Asia Pacific. V&E partners David Tsai and Christopher Kao will oversee ...
ECommPay: Regulations of FOREX industry
May 18th, 2016
Forex (FX) regulation is crucial to both security and mutual trust between traders and operators. Companies operating from jurisdictions lacking in regulatory supervision are able to do so in an unfair and illegal manner without facing serious repercussions. Moreover, ...
Precise Biometrics signs license agreement with Oberthur Technologies for secure fingerprint recognition in eSE
May 18th, 2016
Precise Biometrics, the leader in fingerprint software, has entered an agreement with Oberthur Technologies (OT), a leading global provider of embedded security software, products, services and solutions, for licensing of Precise BioMatch™ Embedded. The integration of Precise Biometrics’ leading ...
Five more women added in gender discrimination lawsuit against KPMG US
May 17th, 2016
Five more women have been added as named plaintiffs to the ongoing $350m (£243m) class action gender discrimination lawsuit against KPMG’s US arm. On 13 May, Sanford Heisler, the law firm representing the five plaintiffs, filed an amended complaint ...
Legal firms unleash office automatons
May 17th, 2016
Artificial intelligence is relieving junior lawyers of time-consuming tasks Linklaters and Pinsent Masons have become the latest law firms to invest in artificial intelligence, as the legal profession tries to automate the mundane tasks that have traditionally been the ...
Rabobank launches an online platform to help connect startups with businesses
May 17th, 2016
Rabobank is launching a new online platform today to help connect 700 high-potential startups with established businesses. The bank is also publishing a new online magazine as part of this month’s Startup Fest Europe, of which it is a ...
IMF warns on “very bad” consequences of Brexit
May 16th, 2016
The consequences of Brexit would be “pretty bad, to very, very bad”, according to International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde. Speaking at the launch of the Washington-based lender’s most recent review of the UK economy, Lagarde gave a bleak ...
Gold prices could hit $US1400 by year’s end
May 16th, 2016
US gold prices are up 17 per cent since the start of the year and if the pundits are right, prices could be knocking on the door of $US1400 ($1917) an ounce come the end of the year. Canada’s ...
Inter-dealer broker ICAP is changing its name following its merger with Tullett Prebon PLC
May 16th, 2016
The pair’s merger is expected to take place before the end of 2016 Inter-dealer broker ICAP PLC is changing its name following its merger with rival Tullett PrebonPLC. ICAP said the enlarged company would be known as NEX Group PLC following the ...
Economics of Hosting the Olympics
May 16th, 2016
The Summer Olympics starts in Rio de Janiero in August. From the financial point of view of the host city, it’s very likely to be a money-losing proposition–just like almost all the other Olympic games in recent decades. Robert ...
