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Japan fintech startup focuses on hedge funds with equity-research
September 13th, 2016
Japan-based fintech venture Nowcast Inc. has announced that it will begin providing automated earnings estimates of consumer goods to hedge funds by analyzing millions of transactions at retail stores, according to the company CEO Ryota Hayashi. According to reports by Bloomberg, the ...
The most common scams and how to avoid them
September 12th, 2016
Call it an occupational hazard, but I’ve become so nervous of scammers and fraudsters that I now delete even legitimate emails from my providers. In the past months alone this has seen my PayPal account suspended and my web ...
Here’s How Europe Implodes, Part 1: Italian Junk Bonds And The End Of Austerity
September 12th, 2016
The “whatever it takes” economy is progressing nicely around the world, with governments and central banks doing things that no 20th century economist would have viewed as possible, let alone wise. Now the question becomes, where does this ...
BOK Financial, Senior Executive Charged With Turning Blind Eye to Investment Scheme
September 12th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a subsidiary of Oklahoma-based BOK Financial Corporation has agreed to pay more than $1.6 million to settle charges that it concealed numerous problems and red flags from investors in municipal bond ...
Japanese bonds are headed for their worst quarter in 13 years
September 12th, 2016
‘It’s simply a misunderstanding’ by market: Tokai Tokyo’s Sano Falling liquidity exposes market to spike in yields, Sano says Japan bond superbull Kazuhiko Sano remains committed to his stance that’s been vindicated since 2012 despite a recent surge in ...
Middle East investment in global real estate reaches $10b
September 8th, 2016
Middle East outbound capital flows into global commercial real estate touched $10 billion in the first half of 2016, with international market destinations becoming more diverse, according to CBRE’s Middle East ‘In and Out’ 2016 report. Investors from the ...
SFC bans former employees of HSBC
September 7th, 2016
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Ms Chau Hang Yu and Mr Steve Chow Chun Yin, both former employees of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), from re-entering the industry for life following their criminal ...
Deutsche Börse Venture Network launches service for financing rounds
September 7th, 2016
Venture Match for growth companies to start at the end of September Offer is part of the initiative to build an ecosystem for growth Deutsche Börse Venture Network will launch its Venture Match service at the end of September. ...
Morgan Stanley pays $123,750 in infringement notice penalty
September 7th, 2016
Morgan Stanley Australia Securities Limited (“Morgan Stanley”) has paid a penalty of $123,750 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (“MDP”). The MDP had reasonable grounds to believe that Morgan Stanley contravened subsection 798H(1) ...
Reserve Bank of Australia decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent
September 6th, 2016
At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent. The global economy is continuing to grow, at a lower than average pace. Several advanced economies have recorded improved conditions over the ...
