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India Becomes Fastest Growing Economy
February 8th, 2016
Industrial reforms have lead to accelerated annualised growth of 7.3% for the last quarter of 2015 – surpassing China. India is forecast to become the fastest growing large economy in the world, surpassing that of China. Figures to be ...
Accenture, PwC, Deloitte, IBM & KPMG: Which consulting firm is best for you?
February 8th, 2016
List: Hybrid IT is on the rise and the complexities of digital transformation mean that consulting firms have an important role to play in simplifying the process. In the early weeks of 2016 there have been a number of ...
Bitcoin: A 21st Century Currency Explained By a Wall Street Veteran
February 8th, 2016
Jason Leibowitz is a former Wall Street professional who pivoted careers in 2014 to focus full-time on digital currency. In this paper, Leibowitz answers questions about how bitcoin was created, how it works and why it matters. It has been ...
Visa Opens its Global Network with Launch of Visa Developer
February 5th, 2016
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) announced the launch of Visa Developer, a milestone that transforms the world’s largest retail payments network to an open platform that will drive innovation in payments and commerce. For the first time in the company’s nearly 60 ...
Greece: fears for more cuts and tax increases will be needed to unlock bailout loans
February 4th, 2016
Greece Fears More Austerity Pain Ahead to Unlock Bailout Loans Nationwide strike called to protest cuts as talks progress with creditors The outlook for Europe’s most depressed economy hinges on how talks progress between the Greek government and its ...
RBC Wealth Management has rolled out a robo-adviser
February 4th, 2016
RBC partners with BlackRock’s FutureAdvisor for robo-adviser pilot program Half a dozen markets will test the new platform before potential approval nationwide RBC Wealth Management has rolled out a robo-adviser for its top advisers in a half dozen teams ...
Surprises in store…
February 3rd, 2016
The month of January has been a wake-up call for complacent equity investors. From the peaks of last year stock indices in the major markets have fallen 10-20%, give or take. On their own, these falls could be read ...
The first Blockchain Bizhackathon organised by BNP Paribas has just ended
February 3rd, 2016
BNP PARIBAS confirms its commitment to Blockchain The first Blockchain Bizhackathon organised by BNP Paribas on Transaction Banking activities has just ended. Initiated by the Corporate Trade and Treasury Solutions team, the aim was to assess real-world potential blockchain ...
Oil Prices Could Jump 50% by the End of 2016
February 3rd, 2016
WTI seen averaging near $46 a barrel in Q4; Brent at about $48 U.S. sees domestic oil output falling by 620,000 barrels a day Oil bulls distressed that last week’s rally fizzled can find some comfort in forecasts for ...
Saudi Arabia struggles to cope with cheap oil
February 1st, 2016
Saudi Arabia has managed to buy itself a couple of months. The global rout of oil prices is taking its toll on the kingdom’s bottom line. The country has been forced to cut government spending in its upcoming budget ...
