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Auditors face FTSE 350 concerns over cost of transition to new EU audit rules
April 19th, 2016
AUDITORS are facing deepening concerns from FTSE 350 businesses over the cost of transition to the new EU audit regulatory regime, research from EY has found. The rule, which imposes mandatory audit firm rotation and significant restrictions on non-audit services for EU ...
Athens prepares for fresh round of bailout talks, possible extra measures
April 18th, 2016
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is holding a series of meetings on Monday ahead of the return of Greece’s lenders to Athens for the first bailout review. Tsipras is speaking to advisers and key government members as the coalition prepares ...
Is Deutsche Bank’s Gold Manipulation The Main Scam Or Just A Side-Show?
April 18th, 2016
For years now, the easiest way to finesse a debate over whether precious metals markets are manipulated has been to say, “well, if they’re not manipulated they’re the only market that isn’t.” That was unsatisfying, though, because as the ...
FCA: Are high-frequency traders anticipating the order flow? Cross-venue evidence from the UK market
April 18th, 2016
High-frequency traders (HFTs) have received a mixed reaction from academics and practitioners with some people underlining their role as liquidity providers and others highlighting the problems that they could bring to the market. A specific allegation that has been ...
Oil Plunges After Output Talks Fail Amid Saudi Demands Over Iran
April 18th, 2016
No Doha deal as Saudi insists all OPEC members must join Russia says it was surprised by some nations changing position Oil tumbled by the most in two months after output talks Sunday between the world’s biggest producers ended without any ...
CEX.IO Bitcoin Exchange Launches Ethereum Trading
April 15th, 2016
CEX.IO Bitcoin exchange launched trading Ethers, currency used by the Ethereum decentralised platform that runs smart contracts. Following trends, CEX.IO has expanded the range of currencies traded on the exchange with ETH/BTC and ETH/USD. Famous for user-friendly experience of buying ...
DIW: Is the Greek crisis a tragedy without catharsis?
April 14th, 2016
Dedicated to the Greece crisis is the last volume of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) in Berlin, entitled “The Greek crisis: a Greek tragedy?”. In an edition that is structured as a tragedy, 20 researchers – mostly ...
International law firm in merger talks with Pepper Hamilton
April 13th, 2016
The global law firm Reed Smith is in talks to combine with the smaller Pepper Hamilton of Philadelphia, the firms confirmed on Monday night. “Based on these preliminary discussions, we see many potential benefits to joining forces,” said a Reed ...
World’s Top Traders Say the Worst Is Over for Oil
April 13th, 2016
CEOs from Gunvor, Mercuria and Trafigura predict higher prices Oil traders expect “tougher” 2016 after boom times last year Top executives at the world’s largest oil-trading houses said the worst of the market’s woes are probably over, with some ...
Airbnb just acquired a team of bitcoin and blockchain experts
April 13th, 2016
Home-rental company Airbnb has “acqui-hired” the majority of the team behind ChangeCoin, a startup that runs a bitcoin-based micropayments service, according to four people with knowledge of the deal. The alternative lodging site has been looking at a few ...
