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$50bn Russian oil lawsuit set for next stage; Yukos
February 7th, 2017
Russian businessmen trying to overturn a decision to deny them a record $50bn arbitration award following the collapse of oil company Yukos will file their grounds of appeal next month. The businessmen are all ex-shareholders at the company, which ...
As Bitcoin ETF Nears, Analysts Warn of Trading Frenzy
February 7th, 2017
If the Securities and Exchange Commission approves a bitcoin exchange-traded fund next month, it might set off a speculative rush into bitcoin. An easily accessed ETF that tracks the value of bitcoin could cause money to flood into the ...
Asian Equities Decline While Aussie, Kiwi Advance
February 7th, 2017
Gold eases after three-day advance, Treasuries continue gains Yen fluctuates after touching highest level since November Asian stock markets were mixed and the dollar strengthened as investors eased up after political uncertainty sent them toward haven assets. The Aussie ...
Lego overtakes Ferrari as the world’s most powerful brand
February 6th, 2017
Analysis of the world’s top brands shows Lego has replaced Ferrari as the most powerful, according to new research. Every year, brand valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance puts thousands of the world’s top brands to the test. They ...
KPMG: What the top considerations for Internal Audit in 2017
February 6th, 2017
Competing in a rapidly changing world, companies must grapple with emerging challenges seemingly every day: cyber threats, emerging and potentially disruptive technologies, business performance risk and more. In this increasingly complex environment, Internal Audit (“IA”) has a crucial role ...
Price controls and propaganda
February 5th, 2017
Most economists agree on one thing; price controls do not work. Many go on to say they create shortages of goods, which inevitably drives black market prices even higher than they would otherwise be. Price controls were last tried ...
SEC Charges Investment Adviser With Stealing Investor Funds
February 3rd, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Connecticut-based investment advisory business and its owner with stealing money from investors to settle a private lawsuit among other misuses. The SEC alleges that Sentinel Growth Fund Management and its founder ...
Deutsche Bank reports core capital ratio of 11.9% despite 2016 full year net loss of EUR 1.4 billion
February 3rd, 2017
John Cryan, CEO, said: “Our results for the year 2016 were heavily impacted by decisive management action taken to improve and modernise the bank, as well as by market turbulence for Deutsche Bank. We proved our resilience in a ...
TD Ameritrade Institutional Gives “Analog” Advisors New Tools to Compete in a Digital Age
February 3rd, 2017
In an era of accelerating technology change, independent registered investment advisors (RIAs) can still compete — and thrive — if they have the right tools, elevate their client-facing technology and work with partners and collaborators committed to their long-term ...
Yen fell as the central bank moved to reassert control over rising yields
February 3rd, 2017
Shanghai shares slip as trading resumes after holiday Focus turns to U.S. jobs as investors seek clues on economy Japanese government bonds swung and the yen fell as the central bank moved to reassert control over rising yields, while ...
