US dollar is trading mixed today, heading higher against some currencies, but losing ground to others. The dollar index is lower today, thanks in large part to a surge in value…
Posts published in February 2015
Virtual Currency and Games Can Help Motivate Energy Efficiency
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has published a of various incentive schemes to motivate energy efficiency, among them the use of virtual…
Euro Recovers Earlier Losses on Hopes for Greek Talks
After Greek talks broke down earlier, the euro plunged against most of its major counterparts. However, the 19-nation currency has recovered and moved higher as investors and Forex traders take a step…
BofA Merrill Lynch Appoints Kenji Abe as Chief Equity Strategist
Bank of America (BofA) Merrill Lynch has appointed Kenji Abe as its newest chief Japan equity strategist, following his departure from Citi after a nearly…
How Do Bitcoin Investors Put a Price On Bitcoin?
Compared with tried-and-tested bond and equity valuation calculations, there are no equivalents for pricing cryptocurrencies. News and technical analysis (drawing lines on charts) have been driving…
that Colu, an Israel-based startup developing colored coins technology, has brought on eToro founder and CEO Yoni Assia to its board of directors. Three weeks…
Deutsche Bank Adds Mark Cullen as Global Head of Group Audit
Deutsche Bank has named Mark Cullen as its newest global head of Group Audit, whose role will become effective on March 1, 2015, filling a key…
Standard Chartered Names Three Executives to Treasury Solutions Team
Standard Chartered Plc has recruited Marie Hong as its newest executive director for its global treasury solutions unit, part of its Transaction Banking business –…
BNP Paribas Appoints Simon Roberts as Head of Global Equities
BNP Paribas Investment Partners, an asset management affiliate of BNP Paribas SA, has appointed Simon Roberts as its newest head of its global equity team,…
After launching a regulation program for bitcoin brokers, the has announced the creation of new supervisory regulation for cryptocurrency liquidity providers (LP). A Hong Kong…