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Bitcoin becoming regulated currency in the European Union
April 27th, 2016
Slovenian startup Bitstamp just did something that no other digital currency startup was able to do – launch the first nationally licensed Bitcoin exchange (BitEx). As it usually goes, the startup could not receive a license in its home country, so ...
Asian Stocks Slip Before Fed, BOJ as Yen Rises; Ringgit Slides
April 26th, 2016
Copper drops as oil resumes gains; U.S. Treasuries advance Malaysia’s currency slumps as state fund misses bond payment Asian equities fell for a third day and copper dropped to a one-week low as investors shunned riskier assets ahead of ...
FTSE 100 in the red as mining shares slump
April 25th, 2016
U.K. shares swung lower Monday, with mining shares struggling at the start of the new trading week. The FTSE 100 UKX, -0.66% fell 0.8% to 6,258.28. All sectors declined, led by the basic materials and oil groups. The blue-chips index on Friday dropped ...
Thomson Reuters Enhances Liquidity Access for FX Market Participants with New Regional Data Centers
April 20th, 2016
Additional data centers in New York, London and Tokyo provide improved pricing, market access and workflow for FX market participants across the globe Recognizing the need for FX traders to have efficient access to the best pricing capabilities and ...
Accenture and Leading Financial Institutions Call for Applicants for the Asia-Pacific FinTech Innovation Lab 2016
April 18th, 2016
The Asia-Pacific accelerator program, now in its third year, mentors financial technology entrepreneurs to help accelerate product and business development Applications open today for Asia-Pacific’s third annual FinTech Innovation Lab, Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) 12-week program that helps early- and ...
CME traders say chances of April interest rate hike are zero
April 15th, 2016
While the chances had been low, traders now believe there is absolutely no possibility of a Fed rate hike in April. The probability went to zero Thursday morning after two days’ worth of data showed that the economy is ...
Goldman Sachs agreed to pay a $5 billion settlement for its role in 2008 financial crisis
April 14th, 2016
Goldman Sachs agreed to a $5 billion settlement payment Monday, marking yet another Wall Street giant that’s making up for its financial breaches through money — but whose executives have yet to face criminal charges for helping send the ...
The Rise of Robo-Advisors: Robo-advisor firm raises $100 Million in Funding
March 31st, 2016
If there was any doubt about the future of robo-advisors, the latest announcement from online advisor Betterment may quash it: The company says it has raised $100 million from investors in its latest round of funding. That’s the biggest round ...
UBS, Credit Suisse interested in advising on Russia privatization
March 30th, 2016
Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse are interested in advising the Russian government on several privatizations as long as the deals do not violate sanctions, three banking sources told Reuters. The banks responded to a request for proposals that ...
Investors are still betting big on gold. What do they know that you don’t?
March 28th, 2016
The stock market may be back on track, but nervous investors are still showering gold with tons of love. An impressive $13.4 billion was poured into gold assets over the past 11 weeks, according to Bank of America Merrill ...