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Kennedys and Carroll, McNulty & Kull LLC complete merger creating global insurance firm
June 1st, 2017
We are pleased to announce that we have today completed our merger with leading US insurance firm Carroll McNulty & Kull (CMK), creating a global insurance practice that will offer clients unrivalled coverage and expertise in all their key ...
LSEG to acquire leading providers of fixed income indices
June 1st, 2017
LSEG to acquire The Yield Book and Citi Fixed Income Indices from Citi, including the World Government Bond Index (WGBI), for total cash consideration of $685 million (£535 million) subject to customary adjustments The Yield Book and Citi Fixed ...
Samsung SDS joins blockchain consortium for shipping industry
May 31st, 2017
Samsung SDS is accelerating its blockchain drive by strengthening alliances both domestically and abroad. The system integrations service company said Wednesday it has launched a blockchain consortium for shipping and logistics. Public organizations and private enterprises have joined the ...
Regulation is the number one concern of traders
May 31st, 2017
In April 2017, SIX Swiss Exchange conducted the first edition of its new trader survey. Responses were gathered from 135 traders across Europe. More than half (55%) of them see increased regulation, such as MiFID II, as the biggest ...
Bitcoin move over – there’s a new kid on the blockchain
May 30th, 2017
The digital currency bitcoin has broken new records – surging by more than 245 per cent since the start of the year. In just five months, the price of one bitcoin rose from $1,331 to its all-time-high of $3,894 ...
Asia Stocks Mixed, Euro Falls on Draghi Comments: Markets Wrap
May 30th, 2017
China markets closed second day, Hong Kong shut for holiday Japan equities erase loss; yen gains while rand extends slide Asian equities were mixed in thin trading while the euro slipped with emerging currencies after Mario Draghi’s dovish message to ...
Oil dips as ongoing glut outweighs strong start to summer driving
May 30th, 2017
A run by U.S. oil prices toward $50 a barrel ran out of steam on Tuesday as persistent concerns of oversupply outweighed signs of a strong start to the American summer driving season. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude ...
Increased Bitcoin Demand Puts a Strain on Global Exchanges
May 29th, 2017
May 25th was a hectic day in Bitcoin-land as trade volumes hit an all-time high of over $2.4 billion during the day. Many traders are making moves to accumulate profits by day trading or utilizing intra-range strategies. Although quite ...
Cecabank and Grant Thornton create Spain’s first blockchain banking consortium
May 29th, 2017
Spanish wholesale bank Cecabank and consulting firm Grant Thornton have created the first blockchain consortium in Spain. Called Blockchain Banking Consortium, the project intends to progressively develop the potential of blockchain in the financial sector, and according to the ...
HKEX Plans to Introduce Phase 2 of Securities Market’s Closing Auction Session
May 29th, 2017
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced today (Friday) that it plans to implement Phase 2 of its securities market’s Closing Auction Session (CAS) in the early third quarter of 2017, subject to relevant regulatory approvals by the ...
