Search Results for: financial institutions
Football Leaks: Corruption of the game
December 5th, 2016
From where did the largest dataset leak in the history of sports come? And who is the man who exposed the corruption and tax scheming – the individual who is now being hunted down by the giants of the ...
Russian Central Bank confirms $31 million stolen from accounts
December 5th, 2016
Hackers stole more than 2 billion rubles ($31 million) from correspondent accounts at the Russian central bank, the bank said on Friday, the latest example of an escalation of cyber attacks on financial institutions around the globe. Central bank ...
The second country in the world to develop a National Digital Currency
December 1st, 2016
Senegal has recently become only the second country in the world to introduce a digital currency based on blockchain technology. Named eCFA, the digital currency will be legal tender just as the current currency, CFA Franc, is. Senegal’s eCFA ...
6 key trends that will shape the UAE real estate industry
November 28th, 2016
Propertyfinder Group’s inaugural UAE Real Estate Trends report shows a continued undersupply of affordable villas in Dubai is pushing up prices in this segment, enabling it to outperform a broadly lackluster market that remains pressured by low oil prices ...
Foreign Exchange and OTC Derivatives Market Turnover in Italy
November 28th, 2016
In April 2016 the Bank of Italy conducted the customary triennial survey of the volume of foreign exchange and OTC derivatives market transactions carried out by the major resident banks. The survey was performed by 52 central banks and ...
Masterminds behind largest market manipulation case in Singapore charged
November 28th, 2016
Soh Chee Wen, also known as John Soh (Soh), and Quah Su-Ling (Quah) have today been charged for orchestrating a massive fraud to manipulate the market for the shares of Blumont Group Ltd (Blumont), Asiasons Capital Limited (Asiasons) (now ...
Another R3 Exit: Spanish Bank Santander Quits Blockchain Consortium
November 23rd, 2016
The Spanish banking giant’s decision to let its R3 membership lapse is the second high-profile exit from the working group and comes in the months after it roped in Blythe Masters for a blockchain advisory role at the bank. Masters is the chief ...
ETF has invested $20 million in a robo advice wealth platform
November 21st, 2016
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ:WETF) announced that it has invested $20 million for a 36% equity interest in AdvisorEngine, formerly known as Vanare, an end-to-end digital wealth management platform which enables individual customization of investment philosophies. WisdomTree and AdvisorEngine have ...
European Council Endorses Exchange Of Beneficial Ownership Data
November 15th, 2016
The European Council has endorsed a proposal to grant tax authorities access to information held by authorities responsible for the prevention of money laundering. Where a financial account holder is an intermediary structure, financial institutions are required by EU ...
SEC Chair Mary Jo White Announces Departure Plans
November 15th, 2016
SEC Chair Mary Jo White, after nearly four years as the agency’s head, today announced that she intends to leave at the end of the Obama Administration. Under Chair White’s leadership, the Commission strengthened protections for investors and the ...