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US small cap stocks continue to outperform big caps this year
June 18th, 2018
The rally in shares of small-capitalization shares relative to large caps has accelerated in recent weeks. A month ago, the Russell 2000 (a widely followed gauge of small companies) was ahead of its large-cap counterpart (Russell 1000) by roughly ...
US law firm joined forces with a legal services operator to create a market-disrupting legal platform
June 15th, 2018
A US law firm has joined forces with a legal services operator to create a market-disrupting legal platform, removing business operations from the law firm. US AmLaw 200 firm LeClairRyan has entered into a joint venture with UnitedLex to ...
PwC fined £10m over audit failures
June 14th, 2018
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the UK’s accounting industry regulator, has issued an announcement to inform that has sanctioned PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and audit partner Steve Denison. In accordance the announcement, the Financial Reporting Council has sanctioned PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and ...
When Will Gold’s “Summer Doldrums” End? History Says Pretty Soon
June 13th, 2018
This has been a uniquely boring stretch for gold and silver – especially considering all the things going on in the world that ought to light a fire under precious metals. In just the past few weeks, the US ...
Is the EU ready for a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base?
June 12th, 2018
In 2011, an ambitious Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) directive was proposed by the European Commission. It sought to harmonise the 28 different corporate tax codes of the Member States into one set of rules while retaining the ...
Chinese tycoon Jack Ma’s online payments firm is now worth more than Goldman Sachs
June 11th, 2018
Chinese tycoon Jack Ma’s online payments company just raised a huge pile of cash from investors. Ant Financial said in a statement Friday that it has brought in $14 billion from Chinese and foreign investors. It plans to use ...
Hotmail founder: cryptocurrencies are fraudulent
June 11th, 2018
The founder of Hotmail, Sabeer Bhatia, has issued a stark warning for cryptocurrency investors. Speaking to Arabian Business, the 49-year-old from Chandigarh in north-west India, who founded and then sold dotcom success story Hotmail in the late 1990s, said ...
The Gently Rotting Debt-Ridden EU
June 8th, 2018
The EU as a political construction is in a state of terminal decay. We know this for one reason and one reason alone: its core principal is the state is superior to its people. A system of government ...
8 Israelis arrested in Philippines for multi-million dollar Forex, Bitcoin and shares scam
June 8th, 2018
The Cybercrime Unit of the Philippine Police has arrested eight Israelis who are suspected to have been behind a huge Bitcoin currency and online investments fraud scheme worth millions of dollars. The Israelis were arrested on Wednesday in raids ...
UK regulator fined a Bank for anti-money laundering systems failings
June 7th, 2018
The UK regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has issued an announcement to inform that has fined Canara Bank £896,100 and has imposed a restriction, preventing it from accepting deposits from new customers for 147 days. Financial services firms are ...
