Daily Archives: 16/08/2016
What is the employment rate of young people in EU?
August 16th, 2016
Below is an overview of European Union (EU) statistics related to the employment rates of young people (those aged 20–34 years) who have recently graduated from either upper secondary or tertiary levels of education (as defined by the international ...
Bitcoin trading booms, lures currency traders
August 16th, 2016
Bitcoin trading volume is soaring in Japan as wild price movements spur an increasing number of currency speculators to shift into the digital-money market. Japan’s leading bitcoin exchange operator said Monday that it surpassed 200,000 customers this month, rising ...
Certain financial derivatives such as binary options, CFDs with leverage will be restricted by FSMA
August 16th, 2016
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) of Belgium has issued an announcement to inform that the authority establishes a framework for the distribution of OTC Derivatives (Binary options, CFDs, etc.). According to FSMA’s announcement, the distribution of certain ...
Fintech firms look to Ireland to establish HQs
August 16th, 2016
Financial technology companies are increasingly considering Irish headquarters ahead of the UK’s departure from Europe, but there are concerns the Irish regulatory system cannot reform itself fast enough to meet demand. Brexit has pushed the issue into sharp focus with ...
Public Interest Lawyers to close down
August 16th, 2016
Theresa May said to be pleased at closure of Public Interest Lawyers, which submitted allegations of unlawful killing The government has said it is planning a clampdown on legal firms pursuing what it calls “spurious claims” against military personnel ...
Accounting software firm Sage has been hit by a data breach affecting a number of its customers
August 16th, 2016
Accounting software outfit Sage Group has been hit by a data breach affecting between 200 and 300 of its customers. The company told Reuters the breach was a misuse of an employee login. This post by Richard De Vere at “The AntiSocial Engineer” ...
Xetra-Gold holdings rise by more than 50 per cent since the beginning of the year
August 16th, 2016
The gold held in custody by Deutsche Börse Commodities GmbH for the purpose of physically backing the Xetra-Gold bond has risen to a new record high of 90.67 tons, an increase of more than 50 per cent since the ...
Japan stocks drop as oil prices slip
August 16th, 2016
Shares in Asia were mixed on Tuesday, with record gains in the U.S. market overnight offset by a dip in oil prices and a firmer yen. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, -1.62% was down 1.1% in early morning trade, after flip-flopping ...
CBOE Launches First in Series of Social Media-Based Strategy Benchmark Indexes
August 16th, 2016
Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) announced today that it has launched the CBOE-SMA Large Cap Index (SMLC Index), the first of a series of sentiment-based strategy benchmark indexes that measure short-term market momentum based on Social Market Analytics’ (SMA) social ...
The US dollar could stay stuck in a rut until after November
August 16th, 2016
The U.S. dollar is stuck in a rut, and it could stay there for a while. Dollar bulls have been falling by the wayside this summer, as the U.S.Federal Reserve looks further away from tightening its monetary policy. The currency also runs ...
