Monthly Archives: June 2016
The Five Most Useful Properties of Bitcoin
June 2nd, 2016
Bitcoin has received plenty of hype as the money of the future over the past few years, but what are the properties of this digital asset that set it apart from everything else on the market? What are the ...
Global Payments and CaixaBank finalize joint venture with Erste Group in General and Eastern Europe
June 2nd, 2016
Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services, and CaixaBank, Spain’s largest bank by market share, announced today the completion of the formation of a joint venture with Erste Group Bank AG (Erste Group), ...
Brokerage firm agreed to pay $300,000 to settle SEC charges
June 2nd, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Wall Street-based brokerage firm with failing to sufficiently evaluate or monitor customers’ trading for suspicious activity as required under the federal securities laws. An SEC investigation found that Albert Fried & ...
Japanese Stocks Drop as Yen Advances; Oil Near $49 Before OPEC
June 2nd, 2016
Euro climbs to one-week high before ECB policy review Haven assets including gold and U.S. Treasuries rise Japanese stocks fell by the most in a month and the yen strengthened after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held back a widely ...
Thursday, June 02: OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels
June 2nd, 2016
OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels for June 02. Gold Open 1217.90, High 1222.90, Low 1208.20, Close 1214.70, -0.23% Changed. Silver Open 16.02, High 16.11 …View table below
Thursday, June 02: OSB G10 Currency Pairs Cheat Sheet & Key Levels
June 2nd, 2016
OSB Daily G10 Currency Pairs Cheat Sheet & Key Levels for June 02. EURUSD Open 1.1131, High 1.1194, Low 1.1114, Close 1.1187, 0.51% Change. GPBUSD Open 1.4481 High 1.4507… View table below
Contactless payments take off in Canada
June 1st, 2016
The value of contactless payments made by consumers in Canada more than doubled over the past year, according to a new study published by Technology Strategies International Inc. The report titled, Canadian Payments Forecast – 2016, estimates that the ...
Japan approves new regulations for digital currency exchanges
June 1st, 2016
According to latest reports, the Diet in Japan (the legislature that is composed of the Lower and the Upper Houses) has approved a bill on Wednesday to regulate operators of virtual currency exchanges in the country, in order to ...
First book on Luxury Law launched at Lux Law Summit
June 1st, 2016
The first global ‘Luxury Law’ comparative publication, edited by Fabrizio Jacobacci, will help brand managers and legal practitioners protect their brands across borders. Leading luxury lawyer Fabrizio Jacobacci has produced the first ‘Luxury Law’ jurisdictional comparative book to help ...
Emerging-Market Stocks Post First Weekly Gain Since Early April
June 1st, 2016
Emerging-market equities rebounded last week, posting the first weekly gain since early April. The 2.8% total return for the Vanguard Emerging Market ETF (VWO) for the five trading days through May 27 also marked the strongest performance for the ...
