France, Germany: deal for a eurozone budget
France and Germany tabled a joint proposal on Thursday (21 February) to establish a new “eurozone budgetary instrument” that would support national reforms and investments in the single currency bloc. […]
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Discovery Bank to launch in March 2019
Discovery has unveiled its plans for Discovery Bank – including how its accounts will work, and how it plans to change how South Africans work with money. The group showcased […]
Playboy print edition could stop soon
The death of Hugh Hefner might also bring the death of Playboy’s print magazine, according to Playboy Enterprises interim CEO Ben Kohn.
Instead, the magazine’s parent company might shift its focus on brand partnerships and licensing deals -think that famous bunny logo- and forgo its editorial branch, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Putting Prof Thaler’s views into practice
On October 9th, Richard H. Thaler, one of the founders of behavioral economics and behavioral finance, was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics for shedding light on how irrational decision making affects the economy and financial markets.
Black Monday, thirty years on
If global stock markets crash, does recession inevitably follow? No, is the short answer…
Technology meets Finance. Introducing the new OpenFunds App
OpenFunds launches its new App in the Apple and Google stores.
The OpenFunds App is a very user-friendly tool, on mobile access. You can find all the information regarding the funds such as legal documents, monthly factsheets with performance updates, publications, newsletters, events, live surveys and an overview of the fund managers’ meetings. All this ready to be downloaded, printed or shared directly with your mobile device.
Israel, Switzerland signed agreement for larger cooperation in Fintech
On Monday, Israel and Switzerland signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at increasing their relations in the financial services sector. The document was signed in Tel Aviv by Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Ueli Maurer, the head of Swiss Confederation Federal Department of Finance.
The Ministry of Finance stated, "Israel and Switzerland have signed a letter of understanding for extensive cooperation in the financial services sector." At the same time, sources said that the Israel Securities Authority was promoting an extension of the dual listing arrangement for Israeli companies to Hong Kong and Singapore.
Remain invested, favor Eurozone – First part
Trumponomics: what has been done?
Not much… so what?