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End Of Credit Cycle Dynamics
August 15th, 2018
While there is no starting-pistol that tells us the final phase of the credit cycle leading into the next credit crisis has actually begun, nearly all the signs point to it being the case for the US economy. ...
European banks exposed to Turkey’s currency crisis
August 14th, 2018
Turkey’s economic crisis poses a threat to European banks with business in the country. Spain’s BBVA, Italy’s UniCredit, France’s BNP Paribas, Dutch bank ING and Britain’s HSBC are the most exposed to Turkey and vulnerable to its free-falling currency. ...
Fintech funding in Asia surged to US$16.8 billion; Global fintech investment hit US$57.9B
August 14th, 2018
Fintech funding in Asia surged to US$16.8 billion across 162 deals in the first half of 2018 powered by a massive US$14 billion Series C VC funding round by Ant Financial, up from US$2 billion the second half of ...
EU prepares crackdown on ‘citizenship for sale’
August 14th, 2018
Brussels is preparing to crack down on EU governments, including Malta and Cyprus, that award citizenship to rich people from outside the bloc, as concerns mount about so-called dirty money from Russia. Vera Jourova, the EU’s commissioner for justice, ...
The Court of Justice of the European Union delivers landmark copyright ruling
August 10th, 2018
The posting on a website of a photograph that was freely accessible on another website with the consent of the author requires a new authorisation by that author Mr Dirk Renckhoff, a photographer, authorised the operators of a travel ...
Cyprus Investment Firm paid €250.000 to settle possible violations
August 9th, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the independent public supervisory Authority responsible for the supervision of the investment services market in Cyprus, has issued an announcement to inform that has reached a settlement with a Cyprus Investment Firm for ...
KPMG Report on Fintech: Global investment in Fintech is going gangbusters
August 9th, 2018
KPMG has published their Pulse of Fintech report highlighting global Fintech activity for the first half of 2018. According to KPMG, global investment in Fintech is going gangbusters as “Fintech market activity worldwide gained momentum during the first half ...
Gold prices to jump
August 8th, 2018
Gold prices to jump after US loses trade war and its debt bubble blows – Peter Schiff to RT Investors that bet on US economy against gold will soon be disappointed, and bullion prices will soar, according to veteran ...
Macroeconomics Has Lost Its Way
August 3rd, 2018
The father of modern macroeconomics was Keynes. Before Keynes there were macro considerations, which were firmly grounded in human action, the personal preferences and choices exercised by individuals in the context of their own earnings and profits. In ...
MiFID II ESMA: Data for the systemic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds
August 3rd, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published data for the systemic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR). More specifically, ESMA has published the ...
