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Singapore pledges S$225m to fintech
July 2nd, 2015
Singapore has committed S$225 million over the next five years to a scheme designed to build a vibrant ecosystem for innovation in fintech. Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) managing director Ravi Menon revealed the investment (around US$167 million) in ...
There’s a simple solution to Greece’s problems, but Europe won’t try it
July 2nd, 2015
An interview by Ezra Klein Adam Posen is president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics and, like every international economist right now, he’s glued to the drama in Greece. There is, he says, a simple solution to the ...
SEC Charges Deloitte & Touche With Violating Auditor Independence Rules
July 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Deloitte & Touche LLP with violating auditor independence rules when its consulting affiliate maintained a business relationship with a trustee serving on the boards and audit committees of three funds it audited. Deloitte ...
Proposed Acquisition of Ava Trade Ltd. and new Revolving Credit Facility
July 1st, 2015
Playtech is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, TradeFX Limited (“TradeFX”), has entered into a share acquisition agreement under the terms of which it will acquire the entire issued share capital of Ava Trade, an online B2C CFD broker ...
The 75 Trillion Dollar Shadow Banking System Is In Danger Of Collapsing
July 1st, 2015
Keep an eye on the shadow banking system – it is about to be shaken to the core. According to the Financial Stability Board, the size of the global shadow banking system has reached an astounding 75 trillion dollars. It has ...
Oil Faces Steep Downside Risk From China’s Stock Market
July 1st, 2015
Oil markets face a lot of downside risk – high crude oil inventories in both the U.S. and Europe, resilient production from U.S. shale, increasing output from OPEC, a nuclear deal with Iran, the turmoil in Greece – but one has not ...
Barclays brokers sniff at Stifel, jump to Merrill
July 1st, 2015
BofA has added 15 ex-Barclays advisers in the past month and recently picked up a $750 million team in Texas Fifteen advisers, including most recently a team in Texas managing $750 million in assets, have fled Barclays Plc U.S. ...
eToro issued Important Update regarding Maximum Stop Loss feature
June 30th, 2015
eToro informing that in light of the rising tension regarding the Eurozone situation, as of Today June 30, will be temporarily implementing the Maximum Stop Loss feature to ALL instruments on its platform. This feature was introduced when the ...
BTIG Prime Brokerage Adds Pershing as a Global Custodian and Clearing Broker
June 30th, 2015
Financial Services firm BTIG, LLC announced that: It has added Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company, as a global custodian and clearing broker for BTIG’s multi-custodial and clearing Prime Brokerage platform. With this new relationship in place, BTIG provides ...
Deloitte acquires LRA Worldwide to provide brand and reputation management solutions to measure customer experience
June 30th, 2015
Company to join Deloitte Advisory’s Strategic Risk Services practice and will continue to expand field research offerings across hospitality, retail, health care, and other industries The combined value of the top 100 global brands is more than $3 trillion, ...
