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ETF vs. Mutual Fund: What’s the Difference?
March 6th, 2018
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds are two of the most common ways for Americans to invest. And while the investment vehicles have some important similarities, they have some key differences. ETFs saw a record year of new investment ...
Currency exchange value dynamics
March 2nd, 2018
In a recent article I postulated that the dollar could lose all its purchasing power with a rapidity that will come as an unpleasant bombshell, even to those who already see inflation as society’s greatest problem in the ...
Bill Gates says cryptocurrencies have caused deaths
February 28th, 2018
Though the philanthropy under Bill Gates’ name has partnered with cryptocurrency firm Ripple in a bid to help the unbanked, the world’s second richest man said Tuesday that the main feature of Bitcoin and its ilk is not a ...
New credit card rules introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority
February 28th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its final policy statement on new rules for the credit card market. The FCA estimates the changes will save consumers between £310 million and £1.3 billion a year in lower interest charges. ...
Household financial assets and liabilities in the EU
February 26th, 2018
Total financial assets of households in the European Union (EU) reached €33 850 billion in 2016. The assets mainly consisted of insurance, pensions and standardised guarantees (38.8% of all household financial assets), currency and deposits (30.4%), equity and investment ...
Social media companies need to do more to fully comply with EU consumer rules
February 22nd, 2018
Social media companies need to do more to respond to the requests, made last March by the European Commission and Member States’ consumer authorities, to comply with EU consumer rules. The changes made by Facebook, Twitter and Google+ to ...
China’s mobile payments skyrocket in 2017
February 21st, 2018
China’s mobile payments in 2017 totaled 81 trillion yuan, or US$12.77 trillion, as of October according to a report from the Xinhua news agency this week. The volume crushed the total for the whole of 2016, which came in ...
Director to pay $400,000 and cease to provide financial services for five years
February 16th, 2018
ASIC has accepted an Enforceable Undertaking from director Mr David Orth under which he will cease to provide financial services for five years. In addition, Mr Orth will make a community benefit payment in the amount of $400,000 to ...
The Cyprus Regulator fined €20.000 an Administrative Service Provider
February 9th, 2018
The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has issued today an announcement to inform the public that, at its meeting held on 20th November 2017, decided to impose a total administrative fine of €20.000 on the ...
SFC reprimands and fines Credit Suisse millions for regulatory breaches
February 9th, 2018
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has resolved its concerns with Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited (CSHK), Credit Suisse Securities (Hong Kong) Limited (CSSHK) and Credit Suisse AG (CSAG) (collectively, Credit Suisse) over internal control failures. Under the resolution, ...
