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Bitcoin and Credit Cards Can Co-Exist, CardLinx CEO Says
August 12th, 2015
While last week’s Keynote 2015 conference saw the introduction of new voices to the conversation surrounding bitcoin and blockchain technology, none may have been heard louder and with more skepticism than CardLinx CEO Silvio Tavares. Tavares used his forum at the ...
Algorithmic Trading: The Play-at-Home Version
August 10th, 2015
Building computer trading models has become the latest DIY craze After more than 100 hours of coding over three months, Mike Soule was finally ready to switch on his project. He didn’t know what to expect. If things went ...
Can auditors expand assurance to meet investors’ needs?
August 4th, 2015
A company’s audited financial statements are among the many pieces of information investors consider when they evaluate where to allocate resources. But news releases, company presentations, additional information in annual reports, and non-GAAP key performance indicators and financial metrics ...
Former Libor ‘Ringmaster’ Hayes Gets 14 Years for Libor Rigging
August 4th, 2015
Former UBS Group AG and Citigroup Inc. trader Tom Hayes, the first person to stand trial for manipulating Libor, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to rig the benchmark rate. After a ...
China Curbs Online Payment in Fresh Blow to Internet Finance
August 3rd, 2015
China plans to tighten regulations governing the nation’s 270 online-payment firms including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s finance arm, dealing another blow to the booming business of Internet finance. Under draft rules published on July 31, the central bank will limit the ...
Bookkeepers Worldwide will be educated by Sage under Global Partnership
August 3rd, 2015
Sage Announces Global Partnership with the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers to Educate, Empower and Inspire Bookkeepers Worldwide Sage, a leading provider of business management software and services to Small & Medium Businesses, announces that it is joining forces with ...
Nasdaq OMX, Markit Have Expressed Interest in Interactive Data Corp.
August 3rd, 2015
Sale could value IDC at more than $5 billion, including debt Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. and Markit Ltd. have expressed interest in acquiring financial data provider Interactive Data Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. Nasdaq and Markit and some private-equity firms are ...
Asian stocks near 2015 lows on China worry, dollar steadies
August 3rd, 2015
An index of Asian shares outside Japan fell close to this year’s lows on Monday thanks to a deepening selloff in commodities and fresh concerns over slowing growth in China, while the dollar held its ground against a basket of ...
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) trading has gone insane
July 31st, 2015
Activity led by SPY, which trades about $24 billion a day for eye-popping turnover of 3,400% Everyone is talking about how exchange-traded funds have now overtaken hedge funds in terms of total assets. That’s small change compared with how much ...
LPL Financial: Another broker is looking to launch financial robo adviser
July 30th, 2015
LPL Financial plans to launch robo-adviser in next two months Firm chief Arnold says robo won’t replace financial advisers but will have a place in the market LPL Financial is wading gingerly into the burgeoning automated investment management business, ...
