August 17, 2016
What Matchmakers Always Get Wrong

In this week’s episode of "The Matchmaker Is In," Alidad Moghaddam, European MD of Trainline for Business and one-time matchmaker entrepreneur, joins Karen Webster and "Matchmakers" author David Evans to...

August 11, 2016
Macy’s Slightly Better Than Terrible Earnings (And Coming Store Closures)

After posting quarterly earnings figures in May so abysmal that they took the rest of department store retail down with them, Macy’s finally got a bit of good news into...

August 10, 2016
After Brexit Boost, What’s Next for Banks and Trading?

The recent news that Brexit led to a surge in trading-related banking revenues that helped put results over the top, beating Street estimates, leads to the question: What will they...

August 07, 2016
EU: Investor group warns Vestager of LSE-Deutsche Boerse ‘dominance’

A European retail investor association is lobbying against Deutsche Boerse AG’s acquisition of London Stock Exchange Group, arguing to officials in Brussels that the deal would damage competition in Europe....

August 02, 2016
Micro-Firms To Play Key Role In P2P Lending Growth

Small businesses will be crucial to the expansion of the P2P lending market across the globe, analysts from Technavio said. New data from Technavio research released on Monday (Aug. 1)...

August 01, 2016
Hong Kong Grows eCheck System For Cross-Border Payments

Hong Kong and mainland China are looking to facilitate cross-border trade deals — and their transactions — by turning to electronic payment technology. Reports on Friday (July 29) by The Asset said...

July 29, 2016
Insurance Firms Wade Into Alternative Finance

Alternative lenders and marketplace finance companies emerged to fill in gaps left by traditional banks when it comes to financing and loans, but according to Bloomberg reports, another industry is getting...

July 26, 2016
First Regulated Bitcoin Product Launches In Europe

Digital currency is all the rage among a small section of the population, but it’s about to get more mainstream with the launch of the first regulated bitcoin product in...

July 25, 2016
Corporate Treasurers Feeling The Summer Heat

Uncertainties among corporate treasurers, CFOs and controllers can manifest in many ways. Economic uncertainty may lead businesses to pull back on borrowing. Political uncertainty could lead to more reserved expansion...