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Greece Enters Its Crack-Up Boom
July 9th, 2015
The Austrian School of economics has a concept called a “crack-up boom” in which a critical mass of people conclude that their government is actively trying to devalue its currency. Consumers respond by front-running the government, spending their paychecks ...
George Osborne pledges lowest corporation tax in G20 but new bank tax hits UK small lenders
July 9th, 2015
Chancellor pledges lowest corporation tax in the G20 – but casts punitive net over the UK’s small lenders Chancellor George Osborne ushered in a new tax regime for British banks yesterday, dialling down the controversial bank levy while introducing a new ...
Plus500: Trading update for the six months ended 30 June 2015
July 9th, 2015
Plus500, a leading online service provider for retail customers to trade CFDs internationally, is pleased to announce the following trading update for the first half of 2015. KPIs Key customer and revenues metrics for the six months ended 30 June ...
Playtech plc: Posting of Circular and convening of General Meeting in relation to the proposed acquisition of Ava Trade Ltd.
July 9th, 2015
On 1 July 2015, Playtech announced that its subsidiary, TradeFX, had entered into a share purchase agreement under the terms of which it will acquire the entire issued share capital of Ava Trade Ltd., an online B2C CFD broker over ...
Greece: Creditors await Greek proposals after loan request
July 9th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces one of his most difficult days in power on Thursday as he must finalize proposals for tough economic reforms and submit them to the country’s creditors by the end of the day to ...
Greece and its Slow Growth Problem
July 8th, 2015
I knew that Greece has not traditionally been the economic dynamo behind growth in the EU economy. I had not quite realized how far the Greek economy has lagged behind over the last several decades. Here’s a figure from ...
Westpac VC invests in Bitcoin player Coinbase
July 8th, 2015
In a deal that will put Westpac Banking Corp in the box seat as cryptocurrencies develop, the bank’s venture capital fund, Reinventure Group, has invested in Coinbase, one of the world’s pre-eminent Bitcoin companies. In the first deal involving ...
Infosys Selected as a Strategic Technology Services Partner of Deutsche Bank
July 8th, 2015
Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services, including be-spoke development, application maintenance services, digital and mobility, package implementation, and testing services, has announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Deutsche Bank. ...
ICAP announces further investment in AcadiaSoft
July 8th, 2015
ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that it has made a further investment in AcadiaSoft, Inc, a provider of electronic margining for over the counter (OTC) ...
JPMorgan to pay over $125 million to settle U.S. credit card debt probes
July 8th, 2015
JPMorgan Chase & Co has agreed to pay at least $125 million to settle probes by U.S. state and federal authorities that the bank sought to improperly collect and sell consumer credit card debt, according to people familiar with ...
