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Deutsche Bank Roundup: Where We Are Now
November 7th, 2016
Shares of Deutsche Bank hit record lows last week, as the German lender struggled to come to terms with US regulators over its involvement in the subprime mortgage crisis. Despite receiving a large boost in the final session of ...
Chinese investors are buying bitcoin as the yuan continues to fall
November 7th, 2016
Chinese investors are buying bitcoin as the yuan continues to fall since bitcoin allows them to store funds outside of China, according to The Wall Street Journal. The activity has renewed fears of government enforcement action against bitcoin, which happened when ...
Switzerland is easing its FinTech regulatory framework to boost its competitiveness
November 4th, 2016
A dynamic fintech system can contribute significantly to the quality of Switzerland’s financial centre and boost its competitiveness. Against this backdrop, the Federal Council called for an easing of the regulatory framework for providers of innovative financial technologies during ...
Euronext and Algomi to launch new trading facility to improve liquidity in pan-european corporate bond trading
November 3rd, 2016
Euronext today announced a 10 year partnership with leading Fixed Income technology provider Algomi to create a long-term joint-venture. This JV, capitalised by Euronext for US$ 2.3 million, will deploy Algomi’s award winning technology to a new MTF owned ...
Here’s How the US Presidential Election Will Affect the Markets; BlackRock
November 3rd, 2016
The 2016 U.S. election is unusually consequential. BlackRock’s Chief Equity Strategist Kate Moore examines what it could mean for investors. The 2016 U.S. election is unusually consequential. The underlying dynamics are driven by widening income inequality across the world, ...
Barclays’s 25% London Office Space Cut Signals Glut Threat
November 2nd, 2016
Space being cut in London is equivalent of about 5,000 desks Tenants are getting upper hand in rental talks, Jefferies says Barclays Plc’s decision to cut 25 percent of its London office space highlights the growing risk that tenants will ...
Swiss rail ticket machines to sell bitcoins
November 1st, 2016
Bitcoin users will soon be able to buy the digital currency from Swiss rail ticket machines. The pilot project starts on November 11 and will initially last two years to see how much demand there is for the service. ...
Markets brace for ‘black swan’ impact of US presidential election
November 1st, 2016
The reopening of the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails may result in a surprise outcome of the US presidential election on November 8, which could shock global stock markets worse than any ‘black swan’, Citi analysts warn. “With ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Metals on China PMI as RBA Boosts Aussie
November 1st, 2016
Australian rate-cut bets pared after central bank meeting China manufacturing gauges increase to two-year highs Asian stocks reversed losses and industrial metals rallied after an unexpected pickup in manufacturing in China, the biggest driver of global economic growth. Australia’s ...
Armenia passes a new package of laws regulating the local financial markets
October 31st, 2016
The Armenian parliament has passed a package of laws regulating the local financial markets and amendments to the law on the securities market, following close cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD welcomed the ...
