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Citi, HSBC Partner With R3CEV As Blockchain Project Adds 13 Banks
September 30th, 2015
Distributed ledger startup R3CEV has added 13 new banking partners, bringing the total number of banks involved in its activities to 22. In a release, R3 revealed Bank of America, BNY Mellon, Citi, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Mitsubishi UFJ ...
Asian shares recover from steep losses
September 30th, 2015
Asian markets headed mostly higher on Wednesday, recovering from the previous session’s steep losses as investors’ tried to regain confidence. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index led the region’s gains, up 2.1% at 17,291.86 after losing more than 4% on Tuesday. Investors ignored ...
Forex Scandal Drives Shift to Algo Trading
September 29th, 2015
Banks are increasingly turning to computer programs to carry out foreign exchange trades After paying billions in fines to settle allegations that traders tried to rig a key currency benchmark, banks are increasingly turning to computer programs to carry ...
Asian Shares Mostly Down; Singapore Enters Bear Market
September 28th, 2015
Japan shares fall as investors rethink likelihood of easing Japanese shares led Asian markets lower Monday, as investors reconsidered the prospects for further monetary easing, while stocks elsewhere mostly fell as evidence of China’s slowdown continues to build. The ...
Asian stocks turn negative on Fed uncertainty
September 25th, 2015
Asian stocks lost steam in choppy trade on Friday, mirroring the lackluster lead from Wall Street amid uncertainty over U.S monetary policy. In a speech that occurred after the market close, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said that an ...
Student group: Large legal firms are using graduates for “slave labour”, offering unpaid internships
September 24th, 2015
Concerns over ‘slave labour’ for legal graduates at law firms Large legal firms are using graduates for “slave labour”, offering unpaid internships and, in some cases, charging students thousands of dollars for practical legal training, a student group says. ...
Asian shares mixed, with Nikkei at 2-week lows
September 24th, 2015
Asian shares traded mixed on Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lagging behind its regional peers after returning from a three-day national holiday earlier in the week. The triple whammy of an uninspiring lead from Wall Street overnight, a modestly stronger yen and ...
Third director sentenced in OPI Pacific Finance case
September 23rd, 2015
FMA: A former director of OPI Pacific Finance Limited, Craig Robert White, has today been sentenced in the Auckland High Court. Mr White was sentenced to 250 hours community work and ordered to pay AUD $100,000 in reparation to ...
Offshore platform Novia Global set to take off
September 23rd, 2015
Multi-currency offshore platform Novia Global is ready to go live at the end of the month, offering a streamlined system for advisers serving expats across different jurisdictions. The platform is designed to respond to the raft of regulatory changes ...
ASIC warns about false claims on www.fxabs.com.au
September 23rd, 2015
ASIC is aware websites www.fxabs.com.au and www.fxabs.com are falsely claiming their services are regulated by ASIC and that they are linked to the Australian company Australia ABS Group Pty Ltd (Australia ABS Group). Directors of Australia ABS Group have confirmed ...
