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JPMorgan files blockchain interbank payment patent
May 8th, 2018
JPMorgan has filed a patent for the application of blockchain technology to speed up the process of cross-border payments. The patent application was initially filed in October, just after the bank announced plans to pilot the processing of cross-border ...
Oil prices hold steady
May 4th, 2018
Oil prices held steady on Friday after shedding earlier gains, as market jitters kicked in over the prospect of geopolitical risks from possible new U.S. sanctions against Iran. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were trading 1 cent ...
Accountants professional body ACCA restructures its global markets
April 27th, 2018
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the global body for professional accountants, has issued an announcement to inform about its revised structure. The global market portfolio for ACCA is being reorganised so the professional body for accountants will ...
Early Market Review: Oil prices fell as on Monday reversed increases last Friday
March 19th, 2018
Oil prices fell on Monday as increased drilling in the United States pointed to more output, raising concerns about a return of oversupply. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $62.02 a barrel at 0350 GMT, down ...
ASIC reports on how large financial institutions manage conflicts of interest in financial advice
January 24th, 2018
An Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review of financial advice provided by the five biggest vertically integrated financial institutions has identified areas where improvements are needed to the management of conflicts of interest. The review looked at the ...
Brent crude oil rises to $70
January 15th, 2018
Brent crude oil prices rose to $70 a barrel on Monday, supported by ongoing output cuts led by OPEC and Russia, and ignoring a rise in U.S. and Canadian drilling activity that points to higher future output in North ...
FCA fines and bans former RBS trader
January 9th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a financial penalty of £250,000 on former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) interest rate derivatives trader, Neil Danziger, and prohibited him from performing any function in relation to any regulated financial activity. ...
The German Supervisory Authority Released Guidelines On CFDs Trading
December 5th, 2017
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) published guidelines on trading in financial contracts for difference (CFDs). These guidelines are intended to serve as an aid for CFD issuers in adapting their conditions of contract so ...
Oil prices latest update
November 30th, 2017
Oil prices edged up on Thursday, ahead of an OPEC meeting in Vienna at which producers are expected to extend a supply-cut deal that came into effect in January with the goal of tightening supplies and propping up prices. ...
Asian Stocks Mixed, Dollar Slips; Japan’s Topix index closed at the highest level since 1991
November 8th, 2017
Asian stocks were mixed as a rally that lifted regional equities to the highest levels in at least a decade stalled. The dollar came under pressure after advancing against G10 peers amid concern about the progress of U.S. tax ...
