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Bitcoin is one of 2015’s biggest winners
December 30th, 2015
Gold is down nearly 10 percent, major U.S. stock indexes are roughly flat and energy commodities have nearly all fallen more than 30 percent: It’s been a tough year for investors. And while individual stocks have seen big pops ...
Scammers Impersonate the DFSA’s Chief Executive and Barclays Bank PLC UAE, in an Advance Fee Scam
December 29th, 2015
The DFSA alerts the financial services community and the public to an Advance Fee Scam in which: the DFSA’s Chief Executive; and the name of Barclays Bank PLC UAE (Barclays), and one of its employees, are fraudulently impersonated. The way ...
Barclays has two blockchain ‘labs’ in London and is planning 45 experiments with the technology
December 28th, 2015
Like pretty much every other major bank at the moment, Barclays is very interested in the potential of the blockchain, the technology that underpins bitcoin. The Sunday Times reported this week that Barclays is planning to let charities accept bitcoin later ...
Financial Regulators of Italy, UK and British Columbia warn in relation with investment firms
December 28th, 2015
The financial regulators of Italy Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (Consob), UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) have issued warnings to inform public and investors regarding investment firms. CONSOB Italy ...
This Is What Gold Does In A Currency Crisis, Canadian Edition
December 28th, 2015
Along with the currencies of most other commodity-exporting countries, the Canadian dollar has been in near-freefall lately. Gold, meanwhile, has been sucked down with the rest of the commodities complex, falling hard since 2013. But only in US dollars. ...
The Cashless Society Cometh: European Nations Such As Sweden And Denmark Are ‘Eradicating Cash’
December 28th, 2015
Did you know that 95 percent of all retail sales in Sweden are cashless? And did you know that the government of Denmark has a stated goal of “eradicating cash” by the year 2030? All over the world, we ...
Deloitte: 2016 outlook on the oil and gas industry
December 28th, 2015
Prices continued to drop in the oil and gas industry in 2015. In less than a year, upstream oil and gas companies faced a 50% drop in revenues. Looking ahead to 2016, Deloitte sees positive developments that could help ...
The Most Profitable Work Will Be Automated: The Rest Will Be Left to Us
December 23rd, 2015
A new system is self-organizing before our eyes. We just have to stop obstructing its rise and start facilitating its expansion in self-evident ways. What’s abundant and what’s scarce? The question matters because as economist Michael Spence (among others) ...
Greece: Brussels demands changes in shipping taxation
December 22nd, 2015
The European Commission has called for a radical change in the way shipping firms are taxed in Greece. On Monday Brussels sent a series of proposals to Athens that Greece is expected to adopt so that the country’s law ...
JPMorgan to pay $150m to Ohio pension fund and others hit by ‘London Whale’ scandal
December 22nd, 2015
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay investors who incurred losses as a result of its “London Whale” scandal. An amount of $150m (£100.8m, €137.4m) will be paid to investors including the Ohio pension fund and other public pension funds ...
