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ASX still committed to blockchain after CEO’s departure
March 30th, 2016
ASX has reaffirmed its commitment to developing a Bitcoin-like settlement system that could replace its lucrative post-trade services business after the man who championed the technology, Elmer Funke Kupper, quit as chief executive this week. ASX executive chairman Rick ...
Most Asian markets up in wake of dovish Yellen remarks, but Nikkei lags
March 30th, 2016
Most Asian markets advanced after remarks from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen assuaged concerns about a near-term interest rate hike, but Japan’s shares retreated as the yen strengthened. “Janet Yellen doubled down on dovishness, in a speech full of risks to ...
R.B.S. Hires Former Barclays Lawyer as General Counsel
March 29th, 2016
The Royal Bank of Scotland said on Thursday that it had hired a top lawyer who used to work at its British banking rival Barclays to serve as its new general counsel. The lawyer, Michael Shaw, served as deputy ...
Icap Plc: Last update on Tullett Prebon plc
March 28th, 2016
Further to the announcements by ICAP on 11 November 2015 relating to ICAP’s agreement of definitive terms to dispose of its global hybrid voice broking and information business to Tullett Prebon plc (the “Transaction”) and on 1 March 2016 ...
Dollar, North Asia stocks firm on positive U.S. GDP data
March 28th, 2016
The dollar firmed on Monday and stocks in North Asia rose after fairly strong consumer spending led to an upward revision in U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter, helping to underpin investor sentiment. “As long as the U.S. ...
Apple preps one-touch shopping for the mobile Web
March 25th, 2016
Apple is preparing to bring one-touch online shopping to the mobile Web later this year, enabling consumers with Safari browsers running on the consumer electronic group’s phones and tablets to use Apple Pay and TouchID to make a purchase. ...
Wall Street closes flat to end five-week rally
March 25th, 2016
Wall Street snapped a five-week winning streak on Thursday, with the three major indexes closing mostly flat, as a strengthening dollar weighed on commodity-related shares. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 13 points, or 0.08%, to 17,516, the S&P ...
Broker-dealer owner indicted in $17 million pump-and-dump scheme
March 24th, 2016
Guy Gentile accusing of fraudulently inflating price of stocks Scheme involved Raven Gold Corp., Kentucky USA Energy Inc. The owner of a New York broker-dealer was charged with fraudulently inflating the price of two micro-cap stocks before selling them to ...
Helicopter Money: Global Central Banks Consider Distributing Money Directly To The People
March 24th, 2016
Should central banks create money out of thin air and give it directly to governments and average citizens? If you can believe it, this is now under serious consideration. Since 2008, global central banks have cut interest rates 637 ...
Asia markets slip amid Fed concerns, oil fall
March 24th, 2016
Asia markets ended lower Thursday, amid fresh declines in oil prices and concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve may hike interest rates sooner than expected. Japan’s Nikkei 225 ended down 108.65 points, or 0.64 percent, at 16,892.33, while South Korea’s Kospi index fell 9.15 ...