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DP world launches Sukuk in LSE

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Becomes the fourth Sukuk bond to have launched this year May 31, 2016: DP World on 27th May launched $1.2 billion Sukuk bond in London Stock Exchange (LSE). It now becomes the fourth Sukuk to be launched this year in LSE. This follows the first ever Sukuk from Islamic Corporation for the Development of the...
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FinanceWealth Management

Is Osborne right on Brexit and property?

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Chancellor of the Exchequer said that property prices will be significantly dampened by a UK vote to leave Naomi Heaton  May 11, 2016: With the UK’s EU referendum fast approaching, questions are inevitably circulating about how the build-up and outcome will impact property prices and the future of the UK and London market. Indeed, in...
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Business Leaders

‘Many people assume that engineers work in the middle of nowhere’

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by International Finance Desk
Naadiya Moosajee is trying to get more African women to study and pursue a career in engineering Miriam Mannak March 3, 2016: GDP-wise, Africa is doing well – with 4.5% growth predictions for 2015 and beyond. That doesn’t take way the fact that the continent is one of the world’s least developed regions in terms...
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Business Leaders

The revolution of Fintech

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by International Finance Desk
Sir Roger Gifford states his expectations for the City of London in 2016 January 19, 2016: The importance of Fintech to London can perhaps be seen most clearly through the 44,000 plus people who are employed in the sector — that’s more than Silicon Valley (11,000) or even New York (43,000). The growth in firms...
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Uncategorized

UK property continues to surge ahead

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Investor confidence rebounds in October but, the Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index indicates, caution remains in the market October 19, 2015: October saw a rebound in investor confidence, after September’s record falls, according to the latest Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index. Overall investor net sentiment for these areas became more positive...
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Business Leaders

‘Crowdfunding is bigger than the internet’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Scott Purcell spurs FundAmerica into a Top Crowdfunding Platform David Drake July 20, 2015: Scott Purcell is a serial entrepreneur experienced in securities, banking, technology, internet infrastructure, publishing, social networking and music industry. He is best known for founding Epoch Networks, one of the first internet providers in the United States as well as the...
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Fintech

WhoTrades turnover in Latin America touches $10 billion in 6 months

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by International Finance Desk
The client base stands at 8,500 people and is doubling each month May 26, 2015: International Finance Magazine has recognized licensed US brokerage WhoTrades as the fastest growing brokerage in Latin America in 2015. After six months of working in the region, the company’s turnover reached USD 10 bn, while its client base, which currently...
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Economy

London secures £200 mn for extension to Northern Line

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by International Finance Desk
The UK’s first ever CPI-linked Sterling bond will contribute to the cost of the new project May 12, 2015: A £1billion infrastructure project that will link Battersea to the London Underground is another step closer due to a pioneering new method of financing agreed between the GLA and Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. On May 11,...
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Ecology Building Society makes investment via crowdfunding platform Abundance

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by International Finance Desk
The move extends Ecology’s support of UK Renewable Energy Projects May 5,2015: Ethical investment in the UK continues to thrive and expand its reach as the Ecology Building Society has made an investment of £250,000 through Abundance, the UK’s leading online ethical investment platform. Both organisations have a long commitment to the spirit of democratic...
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Banking

SMEs: The double-edged sword of disintermediation

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by International Finance Desk
Fragmentation of SME credit markets requires business owners to be more knowledgeable Charles Thorburn February 3, 2015: Financial markets have gone through a roller coaster in the past eight years, and whether it’s been bank bailouts, sovereign debt crises or LIBOR fixing scandals, the world of finance has been a large part of the news...
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