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Deutsche Bank just lost its prime position in a prominent investment banking league table
April 4th, 2016
Deutsche Bank is suffering — it lost £5.1 billion ($7.4 billion) in 2015, shares tumbled, it is cutting thousands of jobs to shore up costs, and some of its key businesses continue to suffer. So it comes as no surprise that ...
Blackberry squeezed as sales slump
April 4th, 2016
BlackBerry sales fell by almost $200m in the three months to the end of February in a bigger-than-expected slide that sent shares down almost 8%. The Canadian company said smartphone sales had been below projections in the quarter. Chief ...
Oil Drops After Saudis Say Will Freeze Output Only If Iran Joins
April 4th, 2016
Will boost sales if others lift output: Deputy crown prince Russian production expands to set post-Soviet high in March Oil extended declines after Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince said the kingdom will freeze output only if Iran follows suit, ...
Asia markets rise; Japanese yen maintains 111 handle versus dollar
April 4th, 2016
Asian markets were mixed Monday, with Japanese shares losing ground on the back of a lower dollar/yen pair, which has hovered at the 111 level since Friday. Australia’s ASX 200 was up 0.64 percent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 gave up gains to trade ...
BitQuick’s platform is still down
April 1st, 2016
Bitcoin platform BitQuick has issued an announcement to update regarding the cyber attack suffered about two weeks ago. Below is the update as it was published: ” We sincerely appreciate your loyalty and patience while we go through this process. It’s ...
Greek Citizens can have access To Legal Content through an online hub of legal information
March 31st, 2016
Lawspot Wants To Give All Greek Citizens Open Access To Legal Content It’s no secret that, unfortunately, Greece is going through a very difficult moment. Economic crisis, social unrest, unemployment, refugees pushing at the borders. It looks, sometimes, as an ...
Saudi Arabia and UAE government bank deposits fall
March 31st, 2016
Government bank deposits continued to fall in Saudi Arabia and the UAE last month, as the low oil price hits the balance sheets of lenders in both countries. In Saudi Arabia, government deposits fell 6.6 per cent in February, ...
PwC Report: Blockchain a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity for Financial Services
March 30th, 2016
Blockchain marks the next “jump” in business process/optimization technology, according to a newly-released PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report on fintech. The report, “Blurred lines: How FinTech is shaping Financial Services,” compares blockchain to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software that allowed entities and functions within a ...
JPMorgan Chase Institute Launches Local Consumer Commerce Index of Everyday Spending in 15 U.S. Cities
March 30th, 2016
A Measure of the Monthly Year-Over-Year Everyday Spending Growth Reveals 2.3 Percent Increase in December 2015, Driven by Spending at Small Businesses and by Younger and Lower-Income Consumers Today, the JPMorgan Chase Institute released the Local Consumer Commerce Index (LCCI) – ...
New Report From ACCA Identifies Massive Talent Challenges In Global Finance Functions
March 30th, 2016
A new report from ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) suggests that current talent management practices are falling short. The new report launches ACCA’s global campaign examining talent management practices in today’s finance function. ‘Talent Equation: First Insights’ ...
