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Industry Experts take to stage for Fintech EUROPE London 2016
September 20th, 2016
Managers of Wealth (MoW) event FinTech EUROPE 2016 is to be held in central London on 27 October, 2016. The speakers represent many industry leading organisations and have extensive experience which contributes to their interesting, stimulating and insightful topics ...
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 ...
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 ...
G20 summit concludes with historic consensus on world growth
September 6th, 2016
The 11th summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies concluded in Hangzhou on Monday, reaching extensive consensus on pursuing innovative, invigorated, interconnected and inclusive world economic growth. “Held at a critical time for world economic growth and ...
Innovator Launches New Digital Currency eQuid with a Focus on the Money System Side of the Coin
September 6th, 2016
eQuid will launch on select cryptocurrency exchanges in late fall 2016 after running a crowdfunding campaign to build support. When the currency is active on those exchanges, anyone with an account can purchase eQuid. Garth Wells, the founder of ...
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 ...
Asia shares rally as US job report seen dimming chance of Sept hike
September 5th, 2016
Asian shares rose on Monday after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report prompted investors to trim expectations that the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates as early as this month. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan extended early ...
Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy causes turmoil in global sea freight
September 2nd, 2016
The bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has thrown ports and retailers around the world into confusion, with giant container ships marooned and merchants worrying whether hundreds of tonnes of goods being carried by the South Korean company will ...
FX Focus: Pound gains as it threatens to break €1.18 for first time in three weeks
August 31st, 2016
The pound edged higher against both the euro and the dollar on Wednesday (31 August), coming close to breaking the €1.18 barrier for the first time in three weeks. By mid-afternoon, sterling was trading up 0.08% against the dollar ...
ASIC’s Corporate Plan 2016–17 to 2019–20 and Focus for 2016–17
August 31st, 2016
ASIC today published its Corporate Plan for 2016–17. The Corporate Plan outlines ASIC’s vision: To allow markets to fund the economy, and in turn, economic growth. In doing so, contributing to the financial well-being of all Australians. We do ...
