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Google just pumped a bunch of money into Airbnb
September 23rd, 2016
Airbnb just got a big cash infusion — and Google is one of its big investors. According to a new financial filing, the company has raised $555 million at a $30 billion valuation, part of a desired $850 million round that ...
Synechron Launches Blockchain Accelerator Program
September 21st, 2016
Amazon has positioned itself to become one of India’s e-commerce leaders. Purse.io, an online marketplace that allows discounts on Amazon by using bitcoin, is helping Amazon achieve its goal by allowing bitcoin users to receive discounts between 15 and 22% using ...
Moore Stephens reports 14% growth
September 20th, 2016
Moore Stephens, the top ten accountancy firm, has announced revenues of £105.5m, representing 14% growth on the previous combined year’s figures and over £13m of new business. The firm, which is the largest member of the Moore Stephens UK network, merged ...
ASIC warns IPOs issuers when using Social Media Strategies on their marketing campaigns
September 19th, 2016
ASIC has warned firms and issuers involved in initial public offerings (IPOs) in Australia to ensure their marketing campaigns comply with the letter and spirit of the law, particularly when using emerging social-media strategies. An ASIC review of marketing ...
Why the EU is doomed
September 16th, 2016
We are accustomed to looking at Europe’s woes in a purely financial context. This is a mistake, because it misses the real reasons why the EU will fail and not survive the next financial crisis. We normally survive financial ...
Dubai and Abu Dhabi named Middle East’s most sustainable cities
September 15th, 2016
Dubai has been named as the region’s most sustainable city, but it still falls in the bottom half of a new global ranking of 100 major cities. Construction consultancy Arcadis has placed Dubai 52nd in its 2016 Sustainable Cities ...
Investment broker Exante gaining from trends in the online market
September 15th, 2016
Online brokers are chipping away at the market-share of traditional full-service brokers as traders migrate to their lower-cost models. Since the 2008 crisis, on-line brokers have been gaining ground on the big full-service firms and are expected to attract ...
PwC’s legal arm posts 24% revenue jump
September 14th, 2016
Revenue at PwC Legal has soared this financial year, from £48.5m to £59.9m, an increase of 25%. Led by senior partner Shirley Brookes, the legal arm of the accounting giant has also posted net income of £11m. Of the total revenue, ...
More than 1,000 new legal firms will be created this year in UK
September 13th, 2016
More than 1,000 new solicitor firms will be created in 2016, official statistics suggest, a 30% increase on the last two years. From 1 January to 31 July, 612 new business entities were authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. ...
Listed venture company H2Ocean launched
September 12th, 2016
H2 Ventures has announced the launch of H2Ocean, a listed venture company investing in early and growth stage fintech businesses. H2Ocean is expected to begin trading on the ASX on a normal settlement basis on 19 October 2016, and ...
