Earlier under the Obama Administration’s rules, ISPs would have to obtain consumer consent before they are allowed to use financial, health and children’s information using geo-location through their web- browsing history for advertising and internal marketing purposes. The U.S. Congress… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
Uber shutdowns the usage of its ‘Greyball’ tech
In a blog post Uber’s Chief Security Officer stated that the company “expressly prohibits” the usage of the tech to evade local regulators. In a significant development, Uber Technologies Inc has made it amply clear that it does not… Read More ›
Likelihood of SEC approving U.S ETF high
Although many investors have are hoping that the SEC will approve the creation of the United States’ first bitcoin exchange-traded fund, a few cautious ones, such as Michael Venuto, chief investment officer at Toroso Investments prefer to avoid the volatility… Read More ›
Cash Registers Isn’t Likely To Get A Ringing By Japan’s Drive To End ‘Death By Overwork’
Proposing fresh legislation limiting overtime, potentially to 45 to 60 hours a month, the Japanese government is taking aim at the workforce’s reputation for long hours. 23 percent of companies have workers putting in more than 80 hours of overtime… Read More ›
Banks paid $321 billion in fines after the 2007-2008 financial crisis: Boston Consulting Group
The fines indicate the growing efficiency of regulators in ensuring compliance from banks midst efforts made by the Trump administration to loosen banking laws. As per a note prepared by the Boston Consulting Group, with regulators stepping up their scrutiny,… Read More ›
White House proposal has significant budgetary cuts for ongoing environment and climate change programs
The Trump Administration aims to squeeze funds from climate change and environmental programs to direct them to fortifying the military. According to a person with direct knowledge of the proposal, the White House is proposing a significant cut, by as… Read More ›
Lawyers for HSBC and the U.S. government urge not to reveal Michel Cherkasky’s reports
The case refers to HSBC’s 2012 admission of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of drug money for the Colombian and Mexican drug cartels, which came to a close after a deferred prosecution agreement wherein HSBC agreed to put… Read More ›
China making efforts to more closely link its economy with that of the U.S.
Eyeing the twin objectives of deepening its economic cooperation with the U.S. and trying to internalize its currency, Beijing has awarded asset manager BlackRock access to its capital market. In a significant development, China has allowed BlackRock, an asset… Read More ›
Brexit – Irish economy hangs in the balance
During Brexit negotiations, Ireland could emerge as the UK’s Achilles heel. If physical border controls are placed, it could give rise to a resurgence of violent militant protests. According to Britain’s Northern Ireland minister, a post-Brexit trade deal with the… Read More ›
Blockchain and securitization industry join forces to tap the $1.9 trillion U.S. securitization market
Wall Street’s structured finance companies want to use Blockchain’s immutable shared ledger to lower their cost of operations and thus boost their profitability. In efforts aimed at tapping the revolutionary benefits of blockchain technology for the fintech industry, Wall Street’s… Read More ›