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iSignthis released 4C quarterly results; Revenue in FY18 compared to FY17 is 363% greater
July 31st, 2018
Australian Securities and Frankfurt Stock Exchange cross listed iSignthis Ltd (ASX:ISX|FRA_DE:TA8), the global leader in RegTech for identity verification and transactional banking/payments, is pleased to provide the following business update and Appendix 4C for the quarter ended 30th June2018. ...
Nestlé lost a 16-year legal fight to dominate the chocolate bar market
July 30th, 2018
KitKat’s makers have suffered a major setback in its 16-year quest to dominate the market for four-fingered chocolate bars. Nestlé applied to trademark the distinctive trapezoid shape of KitKats in 2002, and initially succeeded. Nestlé has been fighting to ...
Beware: Supervisory authorities around the world issued investor protection warnings
July 25th, 2018
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Spain (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores – Cnmv), Austria (Financial Market Authority – FMA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), France (Authorité des Marchés ...
Dollar, euro stay in narrow ranges ahead of Trump-Juncker talks
July 25th, 2018
The dollar and euro barely moved on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at a time investors are focused on the trade rift between the two economic powers. The ...
Operator of shuttered bitcoin exchange pleaded guilty in defrauding investors charges
July 24th, 2018
The operator of a shuttered bitcoin-denominated exchange pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges that he defrauded investors and lied to US securities regulators investigating the theft by hackers of virtual currency now worth about US$46 million. Jon Montroll, ...
The yen climbed, gold price increased; Key financial events coming up this week
July 23rd, 2018
The yen climbed and Japanese government bonds slid on speculation that the Bank of Japan may debate some fine tuning in its stimulus policy. Asian stocks were mixed. The rise in Japan’s 10-year benchmark bond yield matched the biggest ...
ACCA continues to strengthen its global presence
July 19th, 2018
Award-winning professional body ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has seen a record level of satisfaction from its members and students. Overall 80.7 percent of ACCA members and students were satisfied or very satisfied with their professional ...
Asian stocks advanced, oil price declined, gold traded around the lowest in a year
July 18th, 2018
Asian stocks advanced after an upbeat assessment on the U.S. economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell comforted investors wary of a blowout in protectionism. Equities climbed from Tokyo to Sydney and U.S. futures edged up after the Nasdaq ...
Australasian lawyers see benefit of doing things differently
July 17th, 2018
Lawyers in Australia and New Zealand are more open to new ways of doing things, a comprehensive new study has found. Peerpoint, Allen & Overy’s consultant lawyer platform, surveyed more than 1,000 lawyers and law students around the world ...
Asian stocks fell, British pound rose; Key financial events coming up this week
July 16th, 2018
Asian stocks fell as mixed economic data in China failed to allay concern about the world’s second largest economy’s ability to the withstand the impact of the trade dispute. Crude slid and the yen traded near the weakest level ...