After weeks of negotiations, the anti-establishment 5Star Movement (M5S) and the far-right League reached a deal on a government platform and common candidate for prime minister, which will likely put a populist alliance in charge of the third-largest economy in the eurozone. On the 23rd May, Giuseppe Conte – a… Read More »
Inflation continues to hover at low levels in the Eurozone. Last month, core CPI inflation stood at only 0.7% YoY, certainly disappointing news for the ECB. In the details, when looking at different categories, while services inflation remains stable (at 1.2%), the recent disappointment is mainly due to weak core… Read More »
Cenerva Ltd, an international telecoms consultancy with clients in over 50 countries, has acquired the Interconnect Communications (ICC) Training/TRMC (Telecoms Regulatory Master Class) assets from InterConnect Communications Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Telcordia Technologies Inc.) to support it in meeting the need for world-class regulatory training for telecoms professionals… Read More »
New research has found cryptocurrency prices are not influenced by any economic factors and instead are driven purely by the mood swing of investors. The stunning rise in the price of Bitcoin, hitting $17,500 last December as it increased by more than 500% in 2017, has seen investors flood to… Read More »
Financial services must do more to narrow the advice gap in the UK as currently 56.5% of individuals are not accessing financial advice, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s latest report: ‘Customer Engagement with Financial Advice’ states that the industry should seek to engage those currently… Read More »
Dr. Martens is pleased to announce the appointment of Kenny Wilson as Chief Executive Officer. Kenny Wilson has extensive experience of leading high-profile consumer brands, including Levi’s, where he spent 19 years and rose to become President of the Brand in Europe. He is currently the CEO of Cath Kidston,… Read More »
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With the notable exception of the upcoming royal wedding, it would be pretty difficult to find a topic that is currently more over-analysed than the flattening of the US Treasury yield curve. One aspect that has arguably not received enough attention in the ongoing debate is the way the curve… Read More »
The stars were perfectly aligned for the financial markets in 2017. Strong and synchronous growth around the globe, no signs of inflation, still accommodative monetary policies, few geopolitical events impacting the economy, and strong corporate earnings all made for a solid year. The MSCI AC World Index climbed 24.0% for… Read More »
The global ETF market rebounded in April, with 31.6 billion euros of inflows. Investors were first and foremost drawn by bonds (+16.5 billion euros). Equity ETF inflows totalled 11.3 billion euros. The European market continued its slowdown, ending the month with less than 700 million euros of inflows (+679 million).… Read More »
Transeo, the European Association for SME transfers, seizes the opportunity of its 5th European SME Transfer Summit, co-organized with the Luxembourg Ministry of Economy, the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce/House of Entrepreneurship, SOWACCESS (SOWALFIN Group) and the Walloon Government (Belgium), to officially launch the “Transeo Marketplace”. The first obvious objective is… Read More »
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