SWIFT, a global provider of financial messaging services, has unveiled a new global payments innovation initiative, heralded by the membership of forty-five leading banks and…
Posts published in January 2016
This article was written by Jeffrey Levine, founder of www.strategic-consulting.co focusing on initiatives in the fintech , forex and crowdfunding space. In it, Levine takes a…
iFX EXPO – Are You Coming?
At the iFX EXPO in Hong Kong next week, you can expect to make the business connections of your life. This is because the event will be…
SNB Crisis: Recollections and Repercussions
No-one who works in this industry could forget the events of January 2015, and as we passed the first anniversary of the disaster, Finance Magnates…
Barclays Pulls the Plug on its Asian Cash Equities Business
Barclays has announced the scaling back of its operations in Asia, namely with regards to its cash equities business that has seen waning profit margins…
SNB Crisis Anniversary: Glenn Stevens on What is Yet to Change
As the Swiss National Bank induced crisis hit the industry last year, one of the brokerages that managed well through it was GAIN Capital. Finance…
Draghi Statement Sends Euro Lower Against Majors
It’s been an interesting week in the financial markets, and now the ECB is adding its bit. The latest statement from Mario Draghi is sending the euro lower against its major counterparts…
LCG’s COO Arman Tahmassebi Parts Ways with Group
London Capital Group (LCG) has a key vacancy to fill in its London operations, following the departure of Arman Tahmassebi, who has just parted ways…
TipRanks Expands Broker Partnerships as Solution Launched by E*TRADE
E*TRADE customers are receiving a new feature to help them with their stock analysis as the broker has announced the integration of an analysts rating…
IMF Fears Cryptocurrencies May Circumvent Capital Controls
The International Monetary Forum (IMF) has presented a report on cryptocurrencies to the financial leaders gathered at Davos for the yearly World Economic Forum meeting. The IMF…