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Deloitte acquires creative agency Acne
August 18th, 2017
Deloitte has acquired Swedish-headquartered creative agency Acne, becoming part of the Big Four firm’s Deloitte Digital division Founded in 1996, Acne provides creative, strategic, digital, film and photography services for clients, particularly in the lifestyle and luxury retail sectors. ...
Luxury lawyers line up for Jimmy Choo $1.35bn acquisition
August 1st, 2017
Global fashion house Michael Kors is to acquire luxury footwear and accessories brand Jimmy Choo with the city’s top luxury law firms on hand to advise. The high profile deal is the latest in the luxury law sector which ...
EY promotes 669 new partners worldwide
July 12th, 2017
EY continues to advance women and partners from the emerging markets (comprising nearly 30% and 36% of all promotions respectively) Promotions demonstrate EY’s commitment to developing leaders EY announces that 669 people globally have been promoted to partner. For ...
Barclays and former executives charged with fraud conspiracy
July 3rd, 2017
Ex-CEO John Varley, Roger Jenkins among four men charged Charges relate to Barclays’s 2008 capital raising with Qatar Barclays Plc and four former executives will appear in a London court for the first time Monday to face allegations they ...
Asian stocks held two-years highs on Monday
July 3rd, 2017
Asian stocks start new month on firm footing, bonds under pressure Asian stocks held two-years highs on Monday, starting the new month on a solid footing after two quarters of gains while expectations of credit tightening by the world’s ...
Yen and British pound were flat, Gold little changed; Japan stocks climb
June 27th, 2017
Japan Stocks Climb on Yen Losses; Brazil ETF Rises Oil holds gains while trader triggers sharp drop in gold price Investors await Yellen remarks before further data this week Most Asian stocks advanced as a weaker yen spurred gains ...
SFO charges Barclays and four individuals with conspiracy to commit fraud
June 20th, 2017
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today charged Barclays Plc and four individuals with conspiracy to commit fraud and the provision of unlawful financial assistance contrary to the Companies Act 1985. The charges relate to Barclays Plc’s capital raising ...
MoU Signed to Accelerate the Development of the African Fintech Ecosystem
June 20th, 2017
Techpreneur Africa Signs Memorandom of Understanding with Abu Dhabi Global Market to Accelerate the Development of the African Fintech Ecosystem Speaking from a joint press release, TechPreneur Africa, a social impact firm focused on harnessing innovation and entrepreneurship to ...
Oil prices pinned down by strong dollar, supply worries
June 9th, 2017
Oil prices were little changed on Friday, clawing back earlier declines, amid a variety of market impacts including a rising dollar as returns from the U.K election came in and concerns the ongoing concerted effort by Middle Eastern and ...
Visa Expands Global Network of Providers to Drive Acceleration Into IoT Payments
June 8th, 2017
According to a recent announcement, Visa has signed 13 new partners in its TSP program to drive acceleration into IoT Payments. According the announcement: Visa (NYSE:V) has signed 13 new partners to participate in its token service provider (TSP) ...
