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Microsoft completes acquisition of LinkedIn
December 9th, 2016
Jeff Weiner, CEO at LinkedIn has issued an announcement to inform that LinkedIn’s acquisition by Microsoft is closed. Below is the announcement as it was published: Jeff Weiner CEO at LinkedIn As we closed LinkedIn’s acquisition by Microsoft today, ...
Euro edges higher, holds near 3-week high as focus shifts to ECB
December 8th, 2016
The euro edged up and traded near a three-week high against the dollar on Thursday ahead of a European Central Bank policy decision, as the greenback lost momentum from the recent pull-back in U.S. bond yields. The euro has ...
Alibaba Financial Affiliate Seals Bank Deals for Alipay Expansion in Europe
December 7th, 2016
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s financial affiliate said it would collaborate with three banks and a payments company in Europe as the Chinese company seeks to expand its presence there. Ant Financial Services Group, which operates the Alipay online-payments platform, ...
Deloitte Brazil will pay an $8 million civil penalty
December 6th, 2016
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board today announced that Brazil-based Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes will pay an $8 million civil penalty, the largest ever imposed by the PCAOB, to settle charges including issuing materially false audit reports and attempting ...
FCA is proposing stricter rules for firms selling ‘contract for difference’ (CFD) products to retail customers
December 6th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is today proposing stricter rules for firms selling ‘contract for difference’ (CFD) products to retail customers to improve standards across the sector and ensure consumers are appropriately protected. Contracts for differences, such as spread ...
Euro steadies after short-covering rally, eyes on ECB and Italy
December 6th, 2016
The euro steadied on Tuesday, having bounced from a near 21-month low set the previous day after Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s loss in a referendum over constitutional reform, an outcome that traders had widely expected. Renzi announced on ...
Football Leaks: Corruption of the game
December 5th, 2016
From where did the largest dataset leak in the history of sports come? And who is the man who exposed the corruption and tax scheming – the individual who is now being hunted down by the giants of the ...
Euro Projected to Weaken against the Dollar
December 5th, 2016
For the Euro to move higher tapering the asset purchase programme must be mentioned at Thursday’s ECB meeting but also keep an eye out for the abolition of the ‘capital key.’ The Euro will probably weaken against the Dollar ...
Bitcoin Prices Surge Past $770 But Fall Just Short of 2016 High
December 5th, 2016
Bitcoin prices neared $780 during the week through 2nd December, coming within 1% of the 2016 high of $781.31 reached in June. The digital currency rose to a high of $778.14 amid sustained support. Prices remained above $700 all ...
Lithuania is looking to attract FinTech companies
December 5th, 2016
Of all the cities lining up to poach London’s business post-Brexit, Vilnius might seem the most unlikely. Yet the Lithuanian capital has much to offer financial firms, from liveability and local talent to cutting-edge fintech regulation. Euromoney visits a ...