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IG Group agreed to purchase DailyFX from FXCM
September 30th, 2016
IG Group (“IG”), a global leader in online trading, today announces that it has agreed, subject to final approvals, to purchase DailyFX, a leading global news and research portal, and its associated assets, from FXCM Inc. for a total consideration of ...
The impoverishment of the masses
September 14th, 2016
Feudal and mercantilist economic systems were characterised by the lower orders of ordinary people being enslaved by, or subjected to, the commands of an elite. Beyond basic subsistence, serfs and slaves were not enabled to consume other goods, nor ...
PBOC Boosts Weekly Injections as Yuan Climbs Amid Stability Bets
September 14th, 2016
Yuan interbank rates in Hong Kong surge before China holidays Monetary authority pumps in $57.7 billion, most since April China’s central bank boosted its cash injections to a five-month high, fueling speculation that it is looking to steady the ...
SWIFT: Virtual currencies unlikely to crowd out fiat currencies
September 7th, 2016
The SWIFT Institute has published a new research paper analysing whether Bitcoin will crowd out fiat currencies in the global community. The paper, entitled “Virtual currencies: Media of exchange or speculative assets?”, looks at the dynamic relationship between virtual currencies, such ...
Dubai house prices move into positive territory for first time in two years
September 1st, 2016
Dubai house prices moved into positive territory for the first time in two years in the second quarter, according to Core Savills. The property consultancy said that after seven consecutive quarterly declines, Dubai’s residential sales market grew a marginal 1 ...
Magic Circle Law firms pick up spots on new EU banking panel
August 5th, 2016
Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance and Linklaters have been joined by Hogan Lovells and PwC on a new panel created by the new EU authority responsible for winding up banks. The EU’s Single Resolution Board (SRB) tendered for legal advisers earlier this year, ...
Saudi Arabia construction market has dropped 80 per cent, says Al Khodari chief
August 1st, 2016
The chief executive of Saudi Arabia’s only publicly traded builder has estimated that the construction market in the kingdom has shrunk by as much as 80 per cent. Fawwaz Al Khodari, the head of Al Khodari & Sons, also ...
Brexit post-mortem
July 29th, 2016
It is a month after Britain’s surprise vote to leave the EU. A new Conservative Prime Minister and Chancellor are in place, both David Cameron and George Osborne having fallen on their swords. The third man in the losing ...
Nikkei sells off on fresh yen strength; rest of Asia trades mixed
July 26th, 2016
Japanese stocks sold off in a mostly positive Asian session on Tuesday, dragged by fresh strength in the yen after a local media report suggested the government’s highly anticipated stimulus package may not live up to expectations. Other Asian ...
KBW and Nasdaq Launch Financial Technology Index
July 20th, 2016
Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW), a Stifel company (NYSE:SF), and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the launch of the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (Ticker: KFTX), a preeminent index designed to precisely track the performance of those companies that leverage ...
