28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on China Is Planning ICO Crackdown, Threatens Life In Prison For Crypto Fund Fraud
China Is Planning ICO Crackdown, Threatens Life In Prison For Crypto Fund Fraud
Earlier this year, Chinese digital currency exchanges temporarily halted customer withdrawals to upgrade their AML controls at the behest of financial regulators. The halt, which lasted for months, caused a temporary chill in the local bitcoin market, causing China to forfeit its position as the world’s largest bitcoin market. Now, Chinese regulators have signaled that they intend to stage a similar crackdown on initial coin offerings, the latest blockchain-related investing craze.
28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on AllianzGI Taps MetLife’s Mahajan For U.S. Investment Strategy Role
AllianzGI Taps MetLife’s Mahajan For U.S. Investment Strategy Role
Global active asset manager Allianz Global Investors has named former MetLife Investments executive Mona Mahajan as the company’s new U.S. investment strategist.
28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on SEC Filing: Ackman Preferred ADP Board Expansion To Proxy Fight
SEC Filing: Ackman Preferred ADP Board Expansion To Proxy Fight
Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman offered to call off a looming proxy battle with payroll processing giant Automatic Data Processing, according to a regulatory filing Monday, if the activist investor’s nominees were added to the company’s board of directors.
28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Institutional Money Following Bitcoin Into Space
Institutional Money Following Bitcoin Into Space
By FS Staff – It’s not just for nerds anymore. Institutional money is now becoming a big player in the bitcoin space. Here’s one reason why: “Blockstream is leasing space on the global satellite network…and right now you can get access to bitcoin from satellite…
28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Alipay and WeChat Pay may be dominating China, but cash is still king in the rest of Asia
Alipay and WeChat Pay may be dominating China, but cash is still king in the rest of Asia
A PayPal study found 57 percent of Asia users prefer cash to digital wallets for daily transactions.
28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks tumble, yen gains after N.Korea fires missile over Japan
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks tumble, yen gains after N.Korea fires missile over Japan
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28 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bankrupting Terror: Blocking the Saudi Aramco IPO
Bankrupting Terror: Blocking the Saudi Aramco IPO
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By Kristen Breitweiser, one of the four 9/11 widows – known as the “Jersey Girls” – instrumental in forcing the government to form the 9/11 Commission to investigate the 2001 attacks. Follow Kristen Breitweiser on Twitter: www.twitter.com/kdbreitweiser.