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Euro zone break-up fears back on the table with Italy expected to reject reforms
November 16th, 2016
The impact of a “no” vote in the upcoming Italian referendum could be far more serious for Europe than Italy, according to analysts, who believe it would form part of the same underlying force as Brexit and the U.S. election victory ...
MAS, R3 and Financial Institutions experimenting with Blockchain Technology
November 16th, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced that it is partnering R3, a Blockchain technology company, and a consortium of financial institutions on a proof-of-concept project to conduct inter-bank payments using Blockchain technology. This project could potentially avail ...
CommSec pays $200,000 in infringement notice penalty
November 16th, 2016
Commonwealth Securities Limited (“CommSec”) has paid a penalty of $200,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (“MDP”). The MDP had reasonable grounds to believe that CommSec contravened subsection 798H(1) of the Corporations Act ...
Germany and the European Commission rejected calls to impose taxes on imports from USA
November 15th, 2016
Germany and the European Commission rejected on Monday (14 November) calls by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to impose taxes on imports from the United States if President-elect Donald Trump quits a global agreement for fighting climate change. Trump, ...
UNICEF invests in tech start-ups; first investment in a blockchain start-up
November 15th, 2016
UNICEF today announces its first portfolio of investments in open source technology solutions including tools that improve connectivity, real time data collection, identity technology and learning. The UNICEF Innovation Fund applies a venture capital approach to source solutions for ...
easyJet’s financial year results shows a profit before tax decrease of 27.9%
November 15th, 2016
Summary: Record number of passengers at 73.1 million, up 6.6% year on year with record load factor at 91.6% (2015: 91.5%), reflecting easyJet’s resilient business model and ability to drive demand, even in challenging markets Capacity grew by 6.5% ...
SEC Chair Mary Jo White Announces Departure Plans
November 15th, 2016
SEC Chair Mary Jo White, after nearly four years as the agency’s head, today announced that she intends to leave at the end of the Obama Administration. Under Chair White’s leadership, the Commission strengthened protections for investors and the ...
Elliott Wave Analysis: GOLD Undergoing A Big Complex Corrective Pattern; A Reversal Higher Can Be In The Cards
November 14th, 2016
On the daily chart of Gold we see a bullish pattern; a five waves up from November 2015 low followed by a turn down from 1375 that we believe is going to be a corrective move because of overlaps. ...
The world’s biggest bitcoin wallet provider will have a record month thanks to Trump
November 14th, 2016
The world’s biggest bitcoin wallet provider will “pretty easily” have its biggest ever month for activity in November, following a surge in use after Donald Trump’s shock election victory in the US. Peter Smith, the cofounder and CEO of ...
Playtech buys CHF for $120m
November 14th, 2016
Playtech (LSE: PTEC) today announces it has agreed to acquire Consolidated Financial Holdings A/S (“CFH”), a technology company with products including a leading Straight Through Processing (“STP”) brokerage which provides retail brokers with multi-asset execution, prime brokerage services, liquidity ...
