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Bitcoin turns 10 — how it went from an abstract idea to a $100 billion market in a decade
November 1st, 2018
Ten years ago, as Lehman Brothers was declaring bankruptcy and the global economy was lurching into recession, the idea for an alternative currency was being quietly built online. Bitcoin went from an anti-establishment fad on the internet to a ...
Supervisory authorities around the world warn for unauthorised financial services entities
September 18th, 2017
The supervisory authorities of Australia (Australian Securities and Investment Commission- ASIC), United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC), Belgium (Financial Services and Markets Authority – FSMA), Denmark (Danish Financial Supervisory Authority ...
PayPal reports Q4 revenue increased 17% to $2.981 billion
January 27th, 2017
Global technology platform and digital payments leader PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:PYPL) today announced fourth quarter and full year results for the period ended December 31, 2016. Throughout 2016, PayPal deepened engagement on its platform, advanced its commitment to customer ...
KBW and Nasdaq Launch Financial Technology Index
July 20th, 2016
Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW), a Stifel company (NYSE:SF), and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the launch of the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (Ticker: KFTX), a preeminent index designed to precisely track the performance of those companies that leverage ...
Robot financial advisers to march on the UAE
December 4th, 2015
When the Dubai resident Lewis Brown and his wife Penelope wanted financial planning advice, they took what for many is a natural step – they spoke to a financial adviser. The adviser, Will Carling of AES International, spent several ...
Regulatory Fine
June 26th, 2015
Global Regulators Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Fines Imposed for Year 2015 and 2016
What investors need to know and why a Grexit may not matter
June 22nd, 2015
After enjoying a seemingly unstoppable rise since the beginning of 2015, Europe now seems to be in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. With the Greek tragedy lurching from one ‘deadline’ to the next, an exit of the ...
FIX Trading Community Releases Best Practices Document for IPO Process
February 24th, 2015
FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced the release of a Best Practices document for the automation of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process. In 2014, a number of ...
Leading investment firms join a new IASB feedback programme
December 3rd, 2014
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) today announced the launch of its Investors in Financial Reporting programme. Created with the support of some of the world’s leading asset managers and owners, the programme is designed to foster greater investor ...
Free Money for Germany is Bad News for Euro
August 21st, 2014
When investors are willing to lend money to Germany for two years for free, at a zero interest rate, you know the euro project is in trouble again. Germany yesterday sold 4.04 billion euros ($5.3 billion) of notes that ...