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Investing in Technology: Outlook and key themes for the technology sector in 2016
March 7th, 2016
Technology was one of the clear winners in 2015, amid a generally lacklustre year for stock markets. The Nasdaq finished the year nearly 6% ahead of the wider S&P 500 index. However, the strength has been confined to a ...
Microsoft, Google Join Rivals to Back Apple in FBI Fight
March 4th, 2016
Tech competitors argue privacy, security threatened in case San Bernardino shooting victim among those supporting Apple Tech giants including Microsoft Corp. and Google set aside often fierce rivalries to back Apple Inc. in its fight against a judge’s order ...
Pepperstone announces securing investment from Private Equity
March 4th, 2016
Pepperstone announced that CHAMP Private Equity, one of Australia’s leading private equity firms, has made a major strategic investment in the Melbourne based global forex and CFD broker. Pepperstone was founded in 2010 by Owen Kerr and Joe Davenport and ...
Bitcoin Technology Tested In Trial By 40 Big Banks
March 3rd, 2016
The technology behind Bitcoin is starting to make progress on Wall Street. By December, financial technology company R3 CEV had brought together a consortium of 42 banks to create standards and protocols for using blockchain technology in financial services. ...
Greece Latest: New payouts and the start of debt relief talks may delay
March 3rd, 2016
Euro zone, IMF split over how much Greece needs to reform Euro zone lenders and the International Monetary Fund disagree over how much more Greece needs to do to reform its economy, a dispute that may delay new payouts ...
Credit Suisse Pulled Into Geneva Fight Over Lost Client Cash
March 2nd, 2016
Russians name bank as a potential target, according to lawyer Ex-manager accused in Geneva of defrauding banks’ clients Credit Suisse Group AG has been dragged into a second criminal complaint brought by two Russian clients who claim that a ...
Moody’s cuts China outlook on eve of NPC, cites reform, fiscal risks
March 2nd, 2016
Moody’s downgraded its outlook on Chinese government debt to “negative” from “stable” on Wednesday, citing uncertainty over authorities’ capacity to implement economic reforms, rising government debt and falling reserves. The Moody’s downgrade comes just days before the National People’s ...
Commission launches consultation on Transparency Register, inviting stakeholder views on a future mandatory system for all EU institutions
March 2nd, 2016
The European Commission is launching a public consultation on the Transparency Register to gather stakeholder views on a future mandatory system for all EU institutions. On 1 March, the Commission is launching a 12-week public consultation to gather input on the ...
NYSE Owner ICE, CME Group Mulling Bids for LSE
March 2nd, 2016
LSE already in advanced talks with Deutsche Börse about merger Intercontinental Exchange Inc. and CME Group Inc. are considering bids for London Stock Exchange Group PLC, potentially gate-crashing the British company’s proposed merger with Deutsche Börse AG. ICE, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, said in a statement Tuesday that ...
Restoring trust in transatlantic data flows through strong safeguards: European Commission presents EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
March 1st, 2016
The European Commission today issued the legal texts that will put in place the EU-U.S. The European Commission today issued the legal texts that will put in place the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and a Communication summarising the actions taken over the ...
