Regulators eye checks and balances on DeFi market
THE WORLD’S securities regulators are set to crack down on decentralised finance (DeFi) platforms.
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has outlined a plan...
Apple shares fall as China bans iPhone use
By HAL WILLIAMS
ISAAC Newton would doubtless see the gravity of the situation: Apple's stock market valuation has fallen by more than six percent.
That’s quite...
Bots enter fintech sector, but watchers are worried
AI AND machine learning (ML) are spreading across virtually every industry, with an increasing focus on fintech and financial services.
A McKinsey report found that...
Saxo Bank chief calls for fair play on rate hikes
Consider this more than an op-ed — it's a call to action, says CEO and founder of the Danish bank KIM FOURNAIS
IN THE...
Exploring the ways to trade surprise economic data
By GILES COGHLAN
MAY’S inflation data surprised the financial markets. Initially predicted to fall to 8.4 percent, the figures came in far hotter than expected...
SMEs find banks ‘biased against them’
NEARLY three quarters of UK SMEs say their banks discriminate against them in favour of larger companies.
Fintech platform HedgeFlows canvassed the leaders of 500...
Will 2023 be a golden year…?
By STAVROS LAMBOURIS
GOLD is a traditional safe haven, and many investors bank on it to protect their portfolios in a volatile market.
The price has...
Regulation and unity vital for food sustainability
By VIOLETA GEVORKJAN
THE WORLD is facing a sustainability crisis, climate change, and biodiversity loss — and the need for action is pressing.
Climate change and...
Banks, the Fed, and a short-term absence of fear
By GEORGE LAGARIAS
ANOTHER week, another regional bank failure. First Republic, a 37-year-old San Francisco institution became the third US regional bank — and fourth...
Are you under the ‘Finfluence’?
HUMPHREY Yang has been named the most popular finance influencer.
Research conducted by online trading firm Investingoal gathered data on 50 finance influencers — also...