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Asia Stocks Slip as China Rally Fades; Pound Drops: Markets Wrap
May 31st, 2017
Shanghai shares pare gains sparked by manufacturing report U.K. currency slides as poll shows Tories may miss majority Most Asian stocks fell as better-than-expected Chinese factory data wasn’t enough to sway investors concerned over interest rate policies and European ...
Bitcoin move over – there’s a new kid on the blockchain
May 30th, 2017
The digital currency bitcoin has broken new records – surging by more than 245 per cent since the start of the year. In just five months, the price of one bitcoin rose from $1,331 to its all-time-high of $3,894 ...
BOA extends partnership with Deloitte until 2020
May 30th, 2017
The British Olympic Association (BOA) today announces its continued partnership with Deloitte UK up to and including Tokyo 2020. This will extend the alliance that started in 2007 and has been integral to the planning, preparation and delivery of ...
London Stock Exchange to buy Citi’s Yield Book bonds analysis business for $685 million
May 30th, 2017
London Stock Exchange (LSE)(LSE.L) has agreed to buy The Yield Book, Citigroup’s (C.N) fixed-income analytics service and also its related indexing business, for $685 million in cash, the companies said on Tuesday. LSE, which had said it would be ...
RBS shareholders urged to settle share sale legal dispute
May 30th, 2017
Former RBS boss Fred Goodwin may be spared having to defend his role in the lender’s near-collapse after investors were urged to settle their legal case against the bank. Thousands of private investors have been involved in a long-running ...
Financial Penalties Imposed on Credit Suisse and UOB for 1MDB-Related Transactions
May 30th, 2017
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it has completed its two-year review of banks involved in 1MDB-related transactions known to-date. In its latest regulatory actions, MAS has imposed financial penalties on Credit Suisse and United Overseas ...
Cecabank and Grant Thornton create Spain’s first blockchain banking consortium
May 29th, 2017
Spanish wholesale bank Cecabank and consulting firm Grant Thornton have created the first blockchain consortium in Spain. Called Blockchain Banking Consortium, the project intends to progressively develop the potential of blockchain in the financial sector, and according to the ...
ASIC cancels Gallop International’s Australian financial services licence
May 29th, 2017
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial service licence (AFS) licence of Gallop International Group Pty Ltd, formerly known as Weather Pro Exchange Pty Ltd (ACN 147 664 551) (Gallop). The cancellation of the AFS licence is effective from 24 May 2017. ...
US Court upholds injunction blocking Trump’s travel ban
May 26th, 2017
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday upheld an injunction against President Donald Trump’s travel ban that targets six Muslim-majority countries. The ban, announced in March, was the second version of a travel prohibition preventing ...
Pound to Euro Exchange Rate Melts
May 26th, 2017
Reference rates: Pound to Euro exchange rate: 1 GBP = 1.1467, day’s best: 1.1551, low: 1.1459 Euro to Pound Sterling exchange rate: 0.8720, day’s best: 0.8726, low: 0.8657 Pound Sterling is the worst-performing currency amongst the world’s top twenty ...
