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Multinational law firm turns to Artificial intelligence to meet clients’ needs
November 1st, 2016
When international clients contact King & Wood Mallesons to ask whether a deal requires Foreign Investment Review Board approval, its lawyers turn first to a computer to generate a response, rather than relying simply on human brainpower. Artificial intelligence ...
What We Can Learn from the Three Wealthiest Traders Today
November 1st, 2016
When we talk of the wealthiest traders in forex, many remember people like George Soros, who made billions from shorting the British Pound in 1992. However, such intense speculative trading is not the way to go for beginner ...
ASIC suspends AFS licence for failing to lodge financial statements
November 1st, 2016
ASIC suspended the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Parramatta-based Rural & General Insurance Broking Pty Limited (RGIB) for failing to lodge financial statements, auditor’s reports and auditor’s opinions for the financial years ending 30 June 2014 and 30 ...
Accounting software firm plans to float on the London Stock Exchange
October 31st, 2016
FreeAgent, the Edinburgh-based provider of accounting software, has unveiled plans to float on the London Stock Exchange. Led by chief executive and co-founder Ed Molyneux – a former RAF fighter pilot – the company is hoping to join the ...
New York’s bitcoin hub dreams fade with licensing backlog
October 31st, 2016
New York’s financial regulator had sights set on becoming a global hub for innovations like bitcoin when it adopted trailblazing virtual currency rules last year. But the state lost that momentum when the agency’s chief left, putting a licensing ...
Asian Energy Stocks Fall as OPEC Split Hits Oil; Dollar Gains
October 31st, 2016
Crude drops after OPEC talks end without individual quotas Gold rises after FBI reopens probe of Clinton’s emails Asian energy stocks fell with oil after the world’s biggest crude producers failed to agree on supply cuts, while rising metals prices ...
Leading sports lawyer denies money laundering charges
October 26th, 2016
A renowned sports lawyer today appeared before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal denying a string of allegations. Mel Goldberg, who represents high-profile footballers and world champion boxers, is charged with eight separate allegations in relation to how he ran his ...
London banks are reportedly stockpiling Bitcoin to pay off potential ransom demands of cyber criminals
October 26th, 2016
THE threat of debilitating attacks launched by hackers has become so concerning that financial institutions in London are reportedly stockpiling Bitcoin to pay off potential ransom demands of cyber criminals. On Friday in the US, a number of major ...
Alpari opened up a new global headquarters in Mauritius
October 26th, 2016
The global financial brand Alpari opened a new international headquarters on 25 October, 2016 in the macro-region which encompasses the countries of Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean basin. The company’s main office is situated in the business ...
Korean Government to Commercialize Bitcoin, Digital Currency
October 25th, 2016
Financial authorities decided to institutionalize digital currencies such as Bitcoin. In addition, they are planning to ramp up the size of average annual policy finance to one trillion won from 500 billion won for the development of fintech. “We ...
