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SETL and Deloitte joined forces to produce a contactless payments card
November 15th, 2016
London-based fintech company SETL and global auditing firm Deloitte DLTE.UL have joined forces to produce a contactless card that enables retail payments to be processed and settled almost instantly by the means of blockchain technology. The payment card, which ...
European Stocks Set For Cautious Start As US Election Looms
November 8th, 2016
European stocks are likely to open higher on Tuesday, although gains are likely to remain modest ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Roughly 120 million Americans will cast their votes today to determine whether Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary ...
Asian stocks fall to six-week lows as bond rout intensifies
September 14th, 2016
Asian stocks wallowed near six-week lows on Wednesday and the dollar stood strong against a broad swathe of currencies including the Japanese yen as concerns grew about the fading impact of the world’s major central banks to stimulate growth. ...
Asian Shares Weaker, With All Eyes on U.S. Jobs Report
September 1st, 2016
Asian shares were broadly weaker Thursday as investors cautiously await the release of U.S. jobs data on Friday that could jolt markets out of their summer malaise. Official Chinese manufacturing purchasing managers’ index data for August came in at 50.4, ...
Which are the alternative investments that going mainstream?
August 29th, 2016
Alternative investments such as fine wines, classic cars and jewels are going mainstream, as investors grapple with ultra-low interest rates and volatile stocks. Spooked by the end of a 30-year bond bull run and bouts of money printing which ...
Asian stocks drop as investors avoid risk before Yellen speech
August 26th, 2016
Asian stocks extended their weekly loss on Friday (Aug 26) ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen later in the day that may shed light on the US interest-rate outlook. The yen meandered after Japanese consumer ...
How one broker weathered the Brexit storm
June 27th, 2016
They knew it was coming. Broker-dealer Interactive Brokers Group Inc. IBKR, -5.50%has been planning for the Brexit vote since February, but, until late Thursday afternoon, the firm thought, like almost everyone else, the U.K. would vote to remain in the European ...
PwC has a new UK head of Financial Services
June 16th, 2016
PwC has appointed Andrew Kail as leader of its UK Financial Services practice, succeeding Kevin Burrowes who joins PwC UK’s Executive Board from 1 July as Head of Clients & Markets. Andrew has over 25 years of experience with PwC having held a variety of senior roles including most recently as head ...
European markets set to follow Asia lower; oil under pressure
June 10th, 2016
European markets are expected to open mixed to mostly lower on Friday, as weaker trade in Asia and a fall in oil prices weighed on sentiment. The London FTSE 100 index is called to open 3 points lower at ...
European stocks seen higher, focus switches to US jobs
June 3rd, 2016
European stocks opened higher on Friday as investors turned their attention to a key U.S. jobs report that could hold the key to a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this month. The FTSE opened 0.5 percent higher, the German ...
