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Outlook for 2017
December 26th, 2016
We exit 2016 on a tide of investor optimism. At long last, there will be a businessman in charge of the US economy in the form of a new president, and the stimulation he will provide is of tax ...
Financial watchdog to closely monitor accounting of derivative products
December 23rd, 2016
South Korea’s financial watchdog said Friday it will pay special heed to malpractices by companies here in their accounting of derivative products and others. It’s one of four “key issues” to be closely monitored by the Financial Supervisory Service ...
The dawn of financial technology in Islamic finance
December 23rd, 2016
Over the past decade, financial technology — widely referred to as FinTech — has grown primarily due to growing Internet access worldwide and the emergence of smartphones and apps. According to the Ericsson Mobility Report published last year, 70 ...
Asian shares fell on the last trading day before Christmas
December 23rd, 2016
Hong Kong, Chinese stocks among worst performers on tightening Crude oil drops as most government bond yields head higher Asian shares fell on the last trading day before Christmas as Chinese equities extended their losses amid concerns over rising ...
Bitcoin passes the $800 mark
December 22nd, 2016
The digital currency bitcoin has passed the $800 value for the first time since February 2014. Bitcoin crossed the threshold around 11:40pm GMT and is currently trading around $815. Charles Hayter, chief executive and founder of digital currency comparison ...
Italy to bailout Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank with €20bn rescue fund
December 22nd, 2016
A €20bn (£17bn) rescue fund for Italy’s banking sector has been approved by the country’s parliament, heralding a bailout of the world’s oldest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS). The bank said late on Wednesday that it had ...
World-first listing on CISE for global bitcoin fund
December 21st, 2016
Global Advisors Investment Fund plc (GABI) has today been admitted to the Official List of the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) to become the first regulated bitcoin fund to be listed on any exchange globally. The CISE has approved ...
Lloyds Banking Group paying £1.9bn for MBNA credit card business
December 20th, 2016
Lloyds Banking Group has beaten other bidders to buy MBNA, one of the UK’s biggest credit card issuers, for £1.9bn. The sale, by Bank of America, had attracted interest from the likes of Santander UK and HSBC but the ...
Bitcoin crushed every other currency in 2016. Here are five reasons why
December 20th, 2016
Bitcoin, that nebulous digital currency that trades in cyberspace and is “mined” by code-cracking computers, emerged as a better bet this year than every major currency, stock index and commodity contract. The electronic coin that trades – and is ...
Dollar Extends Loss Amid Drone Concern, Oil Rises for Second Day
December 19th, 2016
China seized U.S. drone in international waters in Asia Japan shares fall for first time in three days as yen gains The dollar retreated versus most major peers, as heightened geopolitical tensions over China’s seizure of a U.S. naval ...
