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The UAE: On the road to economic development
July 30th, 2015
In the past two years, the UAE has achieved three major milestones on the journey towards a sustainable and diverse economy. In 2014, the UAE’s stock exchanges were upgraded from ‘Frontier’ to ‘Emerging’ market status by the global markets ...
Accountants will soon be competing directly with solicitor firms
July 30th, 2015
Acountants will soon be competing directly with solicitor firms ‘on every high street in the country’, according to a leading financial adviser to the legal sector. Ian Muirhead, chairman of Solicitors Independent Financial Advice, said he expects 750 accountancy ...
Asian shares, dollar up on Fed’s optimism; earnings in focus
July 30th, 2015
Asian stocks tiptoed higher on Thursday and the dollar consolidated recent gains after the U.S. Federal Reserve painted a relatively bright picture of the economy, but a deepening sell-off in commodities kept gains in check. Prospects of stronger U.S. ...
Bank of Russia Halts Foreign-Currency Purchases, as Ruble Hits Five-Month Lows
July 30th, 2015
Central bank stops buying U.S. dollars for reserves in bid to balance inflation and growth measures Russia’s central bank, whose credibility has been tested over the past year by runaway inflation and a volatile currency, is coming sharply into ...
Fed leaves interest rates unchanged
July 30th, 2015
With Wall Street looking for any clues that tighter policy is coming, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday declined to raise interest rates or provide any clues about when a hike is on the way. In a move widely expected ...
FINMA Switzerland warns for unauthorised firms
July 29th, 2015
FINMA, the Swiss Supervisory authority, has issued a warning to inform investors for companies suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market. FINMA added on July 29 the below companies in its Negative list: 1) UK Options Address: ...
Tradier Inc., the Fastest-Growing Brokerage API Company Reaches New Milestone
July 29th, 2015
Tradier Inc., the Fastest-Growing Brokerage API Company Reaches New Milestone with over 75 Investor Platforms and Advisors integrating with its API Investor Platforms Elevate Offerings by Integrating with Tradier to Enable Seamless Access to Brokerage Technology Tradier, Inc., the ...
China: Major Devaluation Coming
July 28th, 2015
The whole “market economy” thing is turning out to be a little trickier than China’s dictators expected. To set up the story: After the 2008 crash the country borrowed about $15 trillion (an amount that dwarfs the US Fed’s ...
8 Banking Giants Embracing Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech
July 28th, 2015
In its relative short history, bitcoin – and its underlying technology the blockchain – have captivated thinkers around the world, but not everyone was quick to see the potential. Due in part to its initial billing as a threat ...
Lessons From Toshiba: When Corporate Scandals Implicate Internal Audit
July 28th, 2015
Last week’s high-profile resignations of CEO Hisao Tanaka and eight other Toshiba Corp. executives amid revelations of systemic and prolonged financial misstatements raise questions anew about Japan’s corporate governance culture. The venerable conglomerate, which makes everything from consumer electronics ...
