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Possible $500,000 Bitcoin Cloud Mining Ponzi Scheme Uncovered
June 8th, 2015
Roughly nine months ago, Bitcoin Foundation Chief Scientist Gavin Andresen made a rather interesting comment on Reddit in which he claimed, “I suspect many will turn out to be Ponzi schemes.” There have been a few cloud mining scams uncovered ...
The tax function must transform to become a strategic business asset
June 8th, 2015
Never before has tax been more important to governments, taxpayers and other stakeholders. Increased global compliance requirements, together with a greater need for robust controls to manage tax risks and a desire to use data analytics to assist in ...
Nasdaq To Provide Clearing Choice In Nordic Cash Equity Markets
June 8th, 2015
Nasdaq announced it will provide a choice of CCP providers in Nordic cash equities for its members on Nasdaq exchanges in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen. Nasdaq and SIX Swiss Exchange have agreed to introduce additional CCPs to their local markets. ...
Japan’s revised Q1 growth blows past expectations
June 8th, 2015
Japan posted stronger-than-expected growth in the first quarter as a pickup in capital spending drove the world’s number three economy, but some economists warn that the recovery could be short-lived. The 1.0% expansion in January-March—or 3.9% on annualised basis—was ...
Asian shares slip, China’s imports disappoint
June 8th, 2015
An index of Asian shares extended losses on Monday after Chinese imports declined more than expected, while the dollar was higher after upbeat U.S. employment data raised bets that the U.S. central bank would raise interest rates as early ...
ECUREX Becomes the First Digital Currency Exchange Platform to Be Fully Compliant with the Swiss Banking Act
June 5th, 2015
ECUREX GmbH announced today that it has become the first digital currency exchange platform to be fully compliant with the Swiss Banking Act. After sixteen months of investigation, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) released on 19 May 2015 ...
Euro off highs, China shares swing to new peak
June 5th, 2015
Asian shares were mostly lower on Friday while bonds snapped a vicious losing streak and the euro retreated as investors braced for U.S. jobs data and another day of drama over Greece. The main exception was China where stocks ...
World Stock Exchanges announce trading volumes for May 2015
June 3rd, 2015
Moscow Exchange Moscow Exchange announces trading volumes for May 2015. The Derivatives Market and FX Market posted the strongest growth, with volumes increasing 33% and 27% YoY, respectively. Secondary market turnover in bonds increased 12%. Equity & Bond Market Secondary market ...
China’s PMI records slight improvement
June 3rd, 2015
China‘s manufacturing activity improved slightly in May, while the service sector continued to weaken, indicating complications in the world’s second-largest economy, a survey showed yesterday. The official Purchasing Managers’ Index, a comprehensive gauge of operating conditions in large state-owned ...
What will Opec do about the oil supply?
June 3rd, 2015
With oil prices down some 40% in a year, the oil ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) are once again getting together in Vienna this week to decide whether to cut output or keep pumping ...
