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See no evil, speak no evil…
September 1st, 2017
The Jackson Hole speeches of Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi last week were notable for the omission of any comment about the burning issues of the day: …where do the Fed and the ECB respectively think America and the ...
French Finance Minister Outlines French Corporate Tax Cut Plans
September 1st, 2017
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has confirmed that the Government will legislate for several tax measures designed to increase France’s tax competitiveness in the upcoming Budget for 2018. In a speech to France’s main employers’ union, MEDEF, on ...
Several big banks are teaming up for a new digital currency
August 31st, 2017
Six of the world’s biggest banks have joined a project to create a new digital currency, the Financial Times reported Thursday. The crytocurrency will be used for clearing and settling transactions over blockchain. Barclays, Credit Suisse, Canadian Imperial Bank ...
Bats Europe Approved as an APA Under MiFID II
August 30th, 2017
Bats Europe, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company and the region’s largest equities exchange operator, today announced it received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 24 August 2017 to operate its trade reporting facility as an Approved ...
Russian govt wants to protect public from bitcoin trading as it resembles ‘financial pyramid’
August 30th, 2017
The Moscow Exchange is working on a mechanism to regulate trading in bitcoin and other digital currencies. At the same time, the Russian Finance Ministry says bitcoin resembles a pyramid scheme, and trading should be limited. “We are already ...
Who is new Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi?
August 28th, 2017
Uber’s search for a replacement for its former co-founder CEO Travis Kalanick looks to have reached its conclusion. Dara Khosrowshahi, the current CEO of Expedia, has been officially offered the job, multiple sources close to the company confirmed to ...
How Bitcoin is making waves in the luxury market
August 28th, 2017
When Bitcoin and a subsequent raft of cryptocurrencies first landed in the early part of the decade, many people — including noted economists and finance experts — dismissed them as a fad. These new forms of digital money were ...
Yen heads for worst weekly loss while the euro was slightly lower; Central Banks Meet
August 25th, 2017
Yellen, Draghi to take center stage at Jackson Hole gathering Yen heads for worst weekly loss in two months; oil below $48 Asian stocks were mixed, with gauges in Japan rising, and Australian bonds fell as investors await comments ...
Playtech announces strong growth in H1
August 24th, 2017
Playtech (LSE: PTEC) today announces its results for the six months ended 30 June 2017, together with a trading update for the period to 22 August 2017. Financial summary Group financial highlights Total revenues ...
Slow growth for law firms in 2017
August 21st, 2017
Law firms are set for bigger expenses and slower growth in 2017, according to Citibank’s quarterly report. Figures for law firms will feature margin compression, low-single-digit growth in revenue and profits and continued dispersion and volatility in performance by ...
