Blockchain investor Coinsilium begins trading on ISDX in London
Upon Admission, Coinsilium has 69,793,500 Ordinary Shares on issue representing a market capitalisation of £6.98m
Colombia: Medical marijuana legalised by President Juan Manuel Santos
The president announced it would be fully legal to grow, process, import and export cannabis and its derivatives for medical and scientific use
JPMorgan to pay $150m to Ohio pension fund and others hit by 'London Whale' scandal
Losses from scandal were attributed to Bruno Iksil, a former trader at the bank.
BNP Paribas and Barclays may cut thousands of jobs next year
Some analysts believe that 2016 could see job cuts from more banks other than BNP and Barclays.
Isis laid bare: Extracts from Daesh blueprints show plan for murderous, all-controlling state
The document outlines plans for the administration of education, the economy and foreign policy.
Robert Powell: Banks need to prepare for European regulation as MiFID II is almost here
MiFID II is following the Financial Services Bill by the Bank of England.
Nigeria cabinet: Who is new finance minister Kemi Adeosun?
Adeosun worked as finance commissioner for Ogun state before being appointed new finance minister.
Bill Winters purchases Standard Chartered shares worth £1m
Bill Winters's total holding in the bank has now increased to 229,034 shares worth about £1.4m.
Blockchain company Coinsilium joins with Seedrs for IPO equity crowdfunding
Shares in Coinsilium will be quoted on the ICAP Securities and Derivatives Exchange (ISDX) Growth Market.
Standard Chartered in talks to raise $4bn to fund operations and growth
Analysts however say the bank needs $10bn as it awaits results of stress test by central bank.
Standard Chartered to shut equity derivatives and convertible bonds businesses
The move follows the bank's decision to exit institutional cash equities, equity research and equity capital markets that would help it save $100m.
Redcar? China lost six million tons of steel production just on its Victory Day celebrations
That loss was about half of all the steel produced in the UK for 2014.
Legalise cannabis debate: Only 14 out of 650 MPs take part in parliamentary discussion on drug
Discussion in Westminster Hall attracts only handful of MPs despite petition drawing 220,00 signatures.
Nobel prize for Medicine goes to three scientists for work on parasitic diseases
Ireland's William Campbell, Japan's Satoshi Omura and China's Tu Youyou jointly awarded the prize.
What is the Robin Hood Tax and do you agree with John McDonnell that UK banks should pay more tax? [Poll]
Also called Financial Transactions Tax, Labour shadow chancellor revives debate over City of London.
Bitcoin trading service Magnr to offer back-office blockchain, says new chief Colin Kwan
New CEO talked about surviving Mt.Gox and legacy systems at big banks.
SETL's Peter Randall says banks and blockchains are all about payments
Randall wants blockchain technology to transform the post trade space the way Chi-X transformed the trading space.
Yuan's inclusion in SDR basket no big deal for global economy say economists
Special drawing rights account for less than 3% of central bank reserve assets, economists say.
JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley join hands for cost-saving data company
New company will accumulate and clean reams of data used to help determine pricing and transaction costs.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reports 37% decline in profit
Second-quarter results were impacted by lower investment gains and underwriting losses in insurance business.
Godfather of Bitcoin Adam Back explains how blockchain will prevent another banking crisis
IBTimes spoke to Adam Back PhD about smart contracts and the elimination of trust requirements in the banking system.
RBS, Lloyds and Barclays expected to report the good, the bad and the ugly
As Barclays, RBS and Lloyds prepare to report first-half results this week, we can expect mixed blessings.
Libor trial: Jury retires to consider verdict in case of trader Tom Hayes
Hayes is the first trader in the London interbank interest rate rigging case
What is Ethereum? Bitcoin's smart sibling is 'the only game in town' for banks to build blockchains
The lowdown on the much vaunted open source blockchain platform
Bitcoin: Central bank mulls the paradox of centralised distributed ledgers
A background briefing with a well known central bank explored the case for a centralised but distributed ledger system.
Market round-up: Tory budget keeps FTSE 100 afloat despite Greek and China conundrums
The Conservative pledge to cut UK corporation tax progressively to 18% in 2020 caught investor's eyes.
Market round-up: Greek no vote pushes FTSE 100 down
Markets were taken aback by overwhelming support for the Greek government's anti-austerity stance.
Isis: US divided over how to defeat Islamic State amid warnings of a 'new Vietnam'
A year after Isis established 'Caliphate', US divided over whether escalation or containment is best to defeat group.
Market round-up: FTSE 100 falls as Greece warns of 'painful' road to debt default
Supermarkets also took a hit, with Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco struggling.
Market roundup: RBS sell-off props up FTSE weighed down by Greek woes
Market roundup: RBS sale props up FTSE dragged down by Greek woes