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Top 10 Countries in Which Bitcoin is Banned
May 27th, 2015
Countries around the world have a wide ranging view of the digital currency bitcoin or a “virtual currency.” Western superpowers like the United States and United Kingdom have shown a positive attitude towards the new technology. Some countries like Canada and Australia are ...
Top news of the day, May 26
May 26th, 2015
1. Binary options – potential changes in regulation. At present binary options are regulated by the UK’s Gambling Commission, but only if the firm has remote gambling equipment located in Britain. If this is not the case, any binary ...
FTSE starts transition to include China A Shares in global benchmarks
May 26th, 2015
FTSE announces transition to include China A Shares in global indexes Two new transitional emerging markets indexes launched Approximately 5% initial A Shares weighting in the FTSE Emerging inclusion indexes, rising to 32% when China A Shares become fully ...
Bank of England inquiry procedures questioned by top lawyer
May 26th, 2015
A leading barrister, Charles Bear QC, has raised more questions about the Bank of England‘s record on internal investigations – undermining the bank’s credibility on the Forex and other international scandals. Mr Bear says that a more rigrourous report ...
FMA issues warning on continuous disclosure obligations and secures $500,000 compensation payment from Pacific Edge Limited
May 25th, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has concluded its investigation into Pacific Edge Limited regarding potential breaches of its continuous disclosure obligations. The FMA has concluded that it is likely Pacific Edge contravened NZX Main Board Listing Rule 10.1.1(a) and, ...
KPMG Capital Announces Three New Strategic Investments in Data and Analytics
May 22nd, 2015
KPMG Capital actively focused on strategic investments in disruptive technologies to deliver continued innovation and value to clients Latest round of investments bring to market data and analytics solutions for predictive financial sustainability modelling; integrity due diligence; and customer ...
FCA fines Barclays £284,432,000 for forex failings
May 20th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a financial penalty of £284,432,000 on Barclays Bank Plc (Barclays) for failing to control business practices in its foreign exchange (FX) business in London. This is the largest financial penalty ever imposed ...
Big Law Firms Winning More of Intellectual Property Work
May 20th, 2015
As disputes over patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets have grown, the nation’s biggest law firms have wrested away much of the lucrative intellectual property litigation work from smaller boutique firms. Last year, the 50 largest firms had 61 ...
Bitcoin verification co Spondoolies raises $1.5m
May 19th, 2015
BTCS’s investment in Spondoolies-Tech follows last month’s announcement that it will merge with the Israeli company. Israeli start-up Spondoolies-Tech Ltd. has raised $1.5 million from Bitcoin Shop Inc. (BTCS) a block-chain technology company engaged in bitcoin verification services. Based in Kiryat ...
EBA explores digital interfaces and crypto-technologies
May 13th, 2015
The Euro Banking Association (EBA) has published two ‘hot topic’ reports on Digital Customer Service Interfaces (DCSI) and crypto-technologies at its EBA day payments conference today in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with the intention of detailing the electronic payments landscape ...
