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Global law firm joins forces with blockchain expert to launch consultancy
September 22nd, 2017
Global law firm Clyde & Co has launched an innovative new consultancy to advise insurers and clients in other sectors on all aspects of the burgeoning new area of smart contracts, blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. Clyde Code, as ...
Oil rises after Iraq signals possible OPEC cut extension
September 20th, 2017
Oil rises after Iraq’s oil minister said OPEC and other crude producers were considering extending or even deepening a supply cut to curb a global glut, while a report showed a smaller-than-expected increase in U.S. inventories. U.S. West Texas Intermediate ...
Oil prices edges up as Saudis discuss extending supply cut
September 11th, 2017
Oil prices edged up on Monday after the Saudi oil minister discussed possibly extending a pact to cut global oil supplies beyond March 2018 with his Venezuelan and Kazakh counterparts. News of the talks on Sunday helped offset downward ...
OECD: Strong progress seen on international tax transparency
July 4th, 2017
Tax evasion continues to challenge governments in developing and developed countries alike, depriving them of resources that would otherwise be available to support sustainable development through investments in infrastructure, health and other common goods. While globalisation has brought many ...
Broadridge Launches Trade Reporting Solution for SFTR Regulatory Change
June 21st, 2017
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) announced the launch of its trade reporting solution for the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) forthcoming Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR). Broadridge’s new offering will enable market participants of all types to ...
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday; What keeps prices under pressure
June 7th, 2017
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday, with Brent crude futures around $50 per barrel, as global fuel markets remained oversupplied, although rising tension in the Middle East and falling U.S. inventories lent some support. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were trading ...
Oil prices fell for a third day on Tuesday
June 6th, 2017
Oil prices slide over worries Middle East rift will undermine output cuts Oil prices fell for a third day on Tuesday, hit by concerns that a political rift between Qatar and several Arab states would undermine an OPEC-led push ...
Foreign investors pumping billions in the second most populous city of the UAE
May 15th, 2017
Foreign investors pumping billions into Abu Dhabi real estate Investment into Yas, Reem and Saadiyat islands on the rise, says SCAD More than 25 percent of total foreign investment was made into Abu Dhabi’s real estate and infrastructure projects ...
DCCC launches “Active Risk” Risk Management System
May 9th, 2017
The Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC), the leading Central Counter Party (CCP) in the region and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX), has announced the launch of a state-of-the-art Risk Management System (RMS) ...
Gulf countries will return to economic growth
May 8th, 2017
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast the return of GCC countries to faster economic growth starting next year, supported by a fundamentally strong financial services sector and improved growth in the non-oil private sector as well as a ...