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Three blockchain application scenarios for the financial services industry

Three blockchain application scenarios for the financial services industry

By Dr Nils Bulling, Head of Digital Strategy and Innovation, Avaloq Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum continue to ma..

Stocks hit record; U.S. Treasury yields hover above 5-month lows

Stocks hit record; U.S. Treasury yields hover above 5-month lows

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks closed at a record on Monday and U.S. Treasury yields held ab..

Oil prices slip as economic fears offset tightening crude supplies

Oil prices slip as economic fears offset tightening crude supplies

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil slumped on Monday over concerns about spreading COVID-19 variants derailing the global econom..

European stocks rise on bargain-hunting, erase weekly losses

European stocks rise on bargain-hunting, erase weekly losses

(Reuters) -European stocks jumped more than 1% on Friday, posting their best session in two months and erasing all of this week’..

Building A Portfolio For Retirement

Building A Portfolio For Retirement

By: Anthony Watson, Founder Thrive Retirement Specialists  Your investment portfolio is likely one of the primary assets you plan to r..

Musk trial asks the $2 billion question: Who controls Tesla?

Musk trial asks the $2 billion question: Who controls Tesla?

By Tom Hals and Sierra Jackson (Reuters) – Does Elon Musk control Tesla Inc or does Tesla control Elon Musk? More than $2 billio..

What are the top luxury products to invest in for 2021?

What are the top luxury products to invest in for 2021?

Since the inception of trading and banking, people have constantly been looking for new ways to increase their wealth through investme..

Yes, winning the Euros really can help your stock market

Yes, winning the Euros really can help your stock market

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Euro 2020 semi-final victories for England and Italy mean football’s either coming home o..

Stellantis makes 30 billion euro wager on electric vehicle market

Stellantis makes 30 billion euro wager on electric vehicle market

By Giulio Piovaccari and Ben Klayman MILAN/DETROIT (Reuters) -Stellantis, the world’s No. 4 automaker, said on Thursday it plans..

Analysis-Reflation rethink sends bond markets into a spin

Analysis-Reflation rethink sends bond markets into a spin

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – An economy powering back from the COVID-19 shock and resurgent inflation is yesterdayR..

Stocks, bond yields, oil fall as risk appetite fades

Stocks, bond yields, oil fall as risk appetite fades

By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global stock prices fell sharply Tuesday – after some indexes briefly touched new high..

Oil slides from multi-year highs after OPEC cancels meeting

Oil slides from multi-year highs after OPEC cancels meeting

By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – Oil slipped on Tuesday, pulling back from its recent rally, after OPEC+ producers cancelled a meet..

OPEC+ abandons oil policy meeting after Saudi-UAE clash

OPEC+ abandons oil policy meeting after Saudi-UAE clash

By Rania El Gamal, Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler DUBAI (Reuters) -OPEC+ ministers called off oil output talks on Monday after clashing..

Sydney Airport gets $16.7 billion buyout bid as investors take longer-term view on travel

Sydney Airport gets $16.7 billion buyout bid as investors take longer-term view on travel

By Jamie Freed and Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) -A group of infrastructure investors has proposed one of Australia’s biggest-e..

Exclusive: TP ICAP to launch crypto trading platform with Fidelity, Standard Chartered

Exclusive: TP ICAP to launch crypto trading platform with Fidelity, Standard Chartered

By Saikat Chatterjee and Tom Wilson LONDON (Reuters) – TP ICAP, the world’s biggest interdealer broker, is launching a cry..

Global share markets rise, bonds fall on U.S. jobs data

Global share markets rise, bonds fall on U.S. jobs data

By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall and Huw Jones NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stock markets rose on Friday on a better-than-expected U.S. month..

Global shares fall on pandemic fears ahead of jobs report

Global shares fall on pandemic fears ahead of jobs report

By Carolyn Cohn and Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global shares retreated from recent highs on Wednesday, as Asi..

Asian shares rise after consumer confidence boosts Nasdaq to record high

Asian shares rise after consumer confidence boosts Nasdaq to record high

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian shares rose and a gauge of global equities hovered near record highs on Wednesday after rising c..

Aviation sector sees no fast tech solution to GPS interference problem

Aviation sector sees no fast tech solution to GPS interference problem

By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global shares edged lower on Tuesday, as new coronavirus outbreaks in Asia vied..

Where next for sustainable investing?

Where next for sustainable investing?

By Jessica Robinson   Markets are currently abuzz with talk of sustainable investing and all things related to ESG (environmental..

Exclusive-New investor backs BT, says fibre JV may not be needed – source

Exclusive-New investor backs BT, says fibre JV may not be needed – source

By Paul Sandle and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -BT’s new billionaire investor is backing the British telecoms group to go it al..

Investing during a still-evolving pandemic: 4 money mistakes you should avoid

Investing during a still-evolving pandemic: 4 money mistakes you should avoid

By Kunal Sawhney, CEO, Kalkine Group People often find it difficult to factor in the risks when it comes to investing in shares, mutua..

Non-Finance Data Sets Increasingly Sit At The Heart Of Investment With Over 70% Of Decisions Impacted By ESG Factors, Bright Data Research Reveals

Non-Finance Data Sets Increasingly Sit At The Heart Of Investment With Over 70% Of Decisions Impacted By ESG Factors, Bright Data Research Reveals

Nearly half (49%) of respondents regularly change business decisions purely based on ESG considerations Or Lenchner, CEO, ..

UK at Forefront of FX Management Change

UK at Forefront of FX Management Change

By Richard Eaddy, CEO Hedgebook The UK is front and centre in a global increase in foreign exchange hedging as both Brexit and Covid h..

Intelligent investment in digital transformation: Driving change from the grassroots

Intelligent investment in digital transformation: Driving change from the grassroots

By Jed Talvacchia, Head of Corporate Development Backed by the world’s leading banks, R3 is focussed on delivering technology to accel..

Long-term investing isn’t easy – here’s how to be successful

Long-term investing isn’t easy – here’s how to be successful

By Ben Hobson, Markets Editor, Stockopedia Read the financial headlines and it would be easy to believe that an investment fortune can..

Weighing up Buy Now, Pay Later: What you need to know before you invest

Weighing up Buy Now, Pay Later: What you need to know before you invest

By Eric Christensen, Chief Payments Officer/Vice President of Product, Digital River The global pandemic has dramatically accelerated ..

A Guide To Investing In HMOs

A Guide To Investing In HMOs

What is an HMO? An HMO, or House in Multiple Occupation is a property let to at least 3 people who aren’t from the same household. The..

Pension Schemes Act 2021: power to the…Pensions Regulator

Pension Schemes Act 2021: power to the…Pensions Regulator

By Abigail Cohen, Senior Associate at Arc Pensions Law The long-awaited Pension Schemes Act 2021 (the Act) gained Royal Assent in Febr..

The Secret to Stock Market Success

The Secret to Stock Market Success

It is important for the investors and the traders to understand that there is no secret to stock market success. There are no milliona..

A year in property: Google searches reveal what buyers were looking for this year

A year in property: Google searches reveal what buyers were looking for this year

Regulated property buyers, Good Move have analysed Google Search data to reveal what potential buyers were searching for this year co..

2021: The year of buyer experience

2021: The year of buyer experience

By Jim Preston, VP EMEA, Showpad There may be signs of hope on the horizon, but unease and hesitation will still be reigning strong am..

Sizes of European government debt trades halve in 2023-ICMA

Sizes of European government debt trades halve in 2023-ICMA

By Keith Bortoluzzi, CEO, Thread For centuries, getting the right information to make sound financial decisions and investment thesis ..

Not everyone is jumping on the ESG bandwagon 

Not everyone is jumping on the ESG bandwagon 

By Josh Gregory, CEO and Founder of Sugi   2020 has undoubtedly shone a spotlight on sustainability. Investment into green tech and cl..

FinTechs and Funding: Who Needs Who?

FinTechs and Funding: Who Needs Who?

By Marcel Van Oost Investment is the lifeblood of FinTechs of all stages, from start-up to scale-ups – but what role will the An..

Why a modern organisation needs an agile approach to software asset management

Why a modern organisation needs an agile approach to software asset management

By Libby Bagley, Community Manager at License Dashboard, who specialise in Software Asset Management and licensing expertise for large..

5 Top tips in Investing on Diamonds

5 Top tips in Investing on Diamonds

Investing in diamonds can be extremely rewarding if you know what to look out for. However, for inexperienced investors, putting your ..