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EY reports record global revenues in 2016
October 7th, 2016
EY records sixth consecutive year of record growth Solid growth across all businesses and geographical areas, including developed and emerging markets Large scale transformations and capital transactions fuel growth in Advisory and Transactions businesses Significant investment in digital transformation, ...
Kiwibank Fintech Accelerator to scale up Kiwi start-ups
October 7th, 2016
New Zealand’s first FinTech Accelerator has been set up to turn great ideas into fledgling businesses, and could help New Zealand grow its share of a burgeoning global $1 trillion (NZD) industry. Kiwibank, Xero, Callaghan Innovation and Creative HQ ...
Asia Stocks Fall as Pound’s Flash Crash Supports Yen, Treasuries
October 7th, 2016
Sterling briefly sinks as much as 6.1%, most since Brexit Dollar gains as Fed rate-hike bets build before payrolls Asian stocks fell with U.S. equity index futures and the yen strengthened after a sudden plunge in the pound spooked ...
ASIC warns AFS licensees to lodge financial statements and auditor’s reports on time
October 6th, 2016
ASIC has been pursuing Australian Financial Services (AFS) licensees that have failed to meet their obligation to lodge their annual financial statements and auditor’s reports with ASIC within the specified timeframe. Licensees with a financial year ending 30 June ...
NRGbinary is a case of how scammers can hide in gaps between regulators and defraud thousands of investors
October 6th, 2016
In early 2013, a young Israeli businessman registered a web domain in London for a company called NRGbinary.com. The online options trading website offered clients the opportunity to make large amounts of money from simple bets on the movement ...
Sydney Stock Exchange blockchain project reaches first milestone
October 6th, 2016
APX Settlement Pty Limited (APXS), the Sydney Stock Exchange’s joint venture with Bit Trade Labs to develop a blockchain based settlement solution, has successfully prototyped its blockchain smart register for real-time issuance and allocation of equity securities. This marks ...
BDO reports revenues exceed £400m mark; Profits jump 22%
October 6th, 2016
Revenues exceed £400m mark: Profits jump 22% as investment pays off. BDO UK reports growth in underlying revenues to £405m (up 3.8%) Focus on targeted investment sees profits increase 22% to £80.3m Revenue growth in audit and tax continues ...
Asian Stocks Climb With Oil Near $50 as Fed Bets Weigh on Bonds
October 6th, 2016
Yen steadies after seven-day slide as Korean won gains Samsung Electronics rises to all-time high; Sompo surges Asian stocks rose as the yen’s slide to a one-month low boosted Japanese exporters and energy companies rallied following gains in oil ...
Global investment management companies to merge and create a combined group with AUM of more than U.S.$320 billion
October 4th, 2016
Highlights Combined group, Janus Henderson Global Investors plc, will be a leading global active asset manager with AUM of more than U.S.$320 billion and a combined market capitalisation of approximately U.S.$6 billion Janus’ strength in the U.S. markets will be combined with ...
ASIC takes civil action against Growth Plus Financial Group Pty Ltd and individual
October 4th, 2016
ASIC has commenced civil proceedings in the Supreme Court of Queensland against Ben Jayaweera and Growth Plus Financial Group Pty Ltd (in liquidation) (Growth Plus). On 11 March 2016 the Australian Taxation Office wound up Growth Plus in relation ...
