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Danish National Lottery, Danske Spil, Selects Safecharge to Power Online Payments

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SafeCharge (AIM: SCH), a leading payments technology company, today announces it has partnered with Danske Spil A/S, the national lottery in Denmark, to power its regulated sports betting platform “Youbet” and drive expansion into this local regulated market. Danske Spil has implemented SafeCharge Cashier, a hosted payment page solution optimised… Read More »


US sanctions to be restrictive for European companies

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Donald Trump’s announced sanctions on Iran are proving to be quite a headache for European companies that had re-expanded their business in the market since the July 2015 agreement. It is vital here to draw a distinction between a potential political nuclear agreement between Iran and the other signatories of… Read More »


Which path for Italy? Portugal rather than Greece

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In any European country whose public finances are fragile, a government elected on the promise of fiscal easing has every chance of finding its path blocked by the censors of Brussels and Berlin. This leaves two possibilities. A headlong rush into the wall or the search for a compromise. The… Read More »



Some thoughts about US nuclear deal with Iran

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The appointments of Pompeo and Bolton have made a lenient stance on the Iran regime inconceivable. Instead, they support Trump in delivering on his promise to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and reinstate extended economic sanctions. It is doubtful if the U.S. manage to convince anyone but Israel to… Read More »


Solid labour market data to keep FED on hiking path

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The Federal Reserve is likely to keep hiking interest rates – including at its next June meeting – and the latest labour market report is in line with this view. Last week, the Fed did only minor adjustments in its policy statement, recognizing that both headline and core inflation ‘moved… Read More »


Back to fundamentals

Benjamin Melman -

The protectionist issue has not gone away and will probably be with us for some time, but the time has come for talks between the US, China and the European Union, as well as with Mexico and Canada over NAFTA. There have been some indications that agreements might be reached… Read More »


Tokio Marine Group receives regulatory approval for Tokio Marine Europe S.A. in Luxembourg

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Today, Tokio Marine Group announced that it has received regulatory approval from the Commissariat aux Assurances (CAA) and the Japanese Financial Services Authority (JFSA) to set up a new insurance company, Tokio Marine Europe S.A. The well-capitalised insurance company will operate as a Tokio Marine HCC subsidiary in partnership with… Read More »


Reyl Group posts strong growth in fy 2017

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The REYL Group reported Assets under Management (AuM) of CHF 15.8 billion (up 19.5%) as of 31 December 2017, of which CHF 1.6 billion was Net New Money inflows, Operating Income of CHF 130.2 million (+29.7%) and an Operating Result before provisions of CHF 32.5 million (+75.1%). Consolidated net profit… Read More »


Normet’s service and manufacturing facility inaugurated in India 

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Normet’s Facility for Equipment Assembling, Manufacturing of Construction Chemicals & Global Service Centre was inaugurated May 3 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The inauguration was attended by numerous guests of honours including Mr. Ramki Ramakrishnan; Chief Commercial Officer of Hindustan Zinc Ltd , Normet’s global and local management and Normet personnel.… Read More »