How to Burn Four Billion Dollars: The Tailspin of the UFC
Whenever I write about the UFC, I should add a standard apology to those who are reading my blog with an eye toward the area of my expertise: finance, and in particular financial risk management. But I...
View ArticleNigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Stock Market Report For December 29th 2017
It was a brief trading week as market opened for three days in observance of the public holidays (Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th December 2017) as declared by the Federal Government of Nigeria. read more...
View ArticleLondon IPO Market Soars In 2017
London Stock Exchange today announces that 106 companies have floated on its markets in 2017, raising £15 billion, up 63 per cent by number of IPOs and up 164 per cent by value of IPOs compared to...
View ArticleNigerian Stock Exchange Reviews Composition Of Market Indices
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or “The Exchange”) is pleased to announce the review of the NSE-30, and the seven sectoral indices of the Exchange, which are NSE Consumer Goods, NSE Banking, NSE...
View ArticleBorsa Istanbul: BIST Sustainability Index Ground Rules Has Been Updated
Article 5 of BIST Sustainability Index Ground Rules has been revised to add the volunteer companies, which are not the constituent of BIST 100 Index but the constituent of BIST Sustainability Index, to...
View ArticleCboe Welcomes New Issuer ALPS To ETF Marketplace
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world’s largest exchange holding companies, today welcomed new issuer ALPS to the Cboe ETF Marketplace.read more...
View ArticleThe Bermuda Stock Exchange Will Be Closed Monday, 1 January 2018
The Bermuda Stock Exchange (“BSX”) advises that the BSX will be closed Monday, 1 January 2018, re-opening on Tuesday, 2 January 2018.
View ArticleRipple Approaching $2 as XRP Price Doubles in Weekly Trading
Ripple's token XRP nearly doubled within one week, becoming now the third largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.
View ArticleAvoiding Digital Feudalism Built on Blockchains
Blockchains may be transformative for society, but if that's the case, we should ask what society will remain, regulator Cab Morris argues.
View ArticleIndian Finance Ministry: Cryptocurrencies Are 'Like Ponzi Schemes'
The India government doubled down its skepticism over cryptocurrencies, calling them like "Ponzi Schemes."
View ArticleNew Year's Resolutions!
Since the new year is just around the corner, I thought it would be appropriate to re-post last year's blog about New Year's Resolutions. Hope you find it useful, and that you enjoy a happy and...
View ArticleSEC: Annual Staff Reports On Credit Rating Agencies Show Improvements
Credit rating agencies under Securities and Exchange Commission oversight show improved compliance, increased information technology resources, and continued competition, according to two SEC staff...
View ArticleCFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update
The current reports for the week of December 26, 2017 are now available.
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View ArticleBlockchain in Healthcare: 2017's Successes
Blockchain in healthcare might not be sexy, but it's moving forward according to one of the sector's leading female CEOs.
View ArticlePayment Provider Bitrefill Runs Successful Lightning Transaction Test
This may have been the first real consumer transaction using the Lightning network.
View Article2017 Review: What Bankers Think of Bitcoin
To short or to long? Is bitcoin in a bubble? We summarized the various views from prominent figures in the finance world and the academia.
View ArticleBlockchain Asset Registries: Entering the Slope of Enlightenment?
Putting real-world assets on a blockchain may be a promise worth pursuing, but field reports suggest it's an idea still just out of reach.
View Article2017: The Year Crypto Became a New Asset Class
Crypto assets may have become an asset class in 2017, but that doesn't mean there's work yet to be done to bring the technology to main street.
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