Gold among top performers, but fear, not glitter, drives rally GOLD’S run-up so far this year has put it among the best-performing assets globally. But it is fear, not glitter, that is behind the yellow metal’s appeal for investors. Read more here.
Oil Surges Most Since 2012 as Slump Seen Curbing Output Crude in New York advanced the most since June 2012 after a drop in the U.S. rig count signaled the slump in prices over the past seven months will curb output. Read more here.
Gold, Dollar Buck Trend to Shine Together Amid Renewed Economic Uncertainty, Both Gold and the U.S. Dollar Are on the Rise Gold’s run-up so far this year has put it among the best-performing assets globally. But it is fear, not glitter, that is behind the yellow metal’s appeal for investors. Read more here.
Jersey City hospital on verge of exiting Horizon BCBSNJ network New Jersey’s largest health insurer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, announced Tuesday that Christ Hospital in Jersey City, owned by the for-profit CarePoint Health, has terminated its relationship with Horizon and will exit the insurer’s network June 1. Read more here.
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DMS hires AlphaPipe chief exec as ODD director DMS Offshore Investment Services (DMS) has hired AlphaPipe CEO and former Goldman Sachs executive Westley Chapman as ODD director. Read more here.
Fund governance firm DMS Offshore Investment Services appointed former Goldman Sachs Group Inc executive Westley Chapman as a director. Chapman, will be based in New York, will serve on the boards of investment funds, providing oversight on governance and compliance matters. Read more here.
A U.S. cancer organization has partnered with the NFL alumni association ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIX to raise awareness about screening, diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer, a disease that kills tens of thousands of U.S. men a year. Read the article here.
Time To Consider Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation? Read the rest here.
Here’s All The VC Firms Who Made More On The Box IPO Than Its CEO Read the rest here.
Hospitals Aim to Better Match Blood Donors and Recipients New Risks to Patients Needing Transfusions As researchers uncover more genetic variations in blood types, they are identifying new risks to patients needing transfusions. Read the article here.
The ‘Whys And Wherefores’ Of FATCA Withholding by Peter Stafford, DMS Offshore Investment Services Peter Stafford, a Cayman Islands attorney-at-law, is a Director and member of the Tax Information Services Team of DMS Offshore Investment Services.
Wilshire rolls out BDC index, setting the stage for investible versions Index will mainly act as a benchmark for the universe of six dozen individual BDCs until an investible version is created Read more here.
Gold a needed portfolio diversifier as central banks head in opposite directions. Read the article here.
How everyone gets caught in the IRS web – DMS offshore Investment Services Kathleen Celoria explains the IRS going after Americans and Company’s being made to declare their offshore accounts.
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STA Thoughts on the Tick Pilot It is a fundamental belief of the Security Traders Association that market structure changes should be based on empirical data, according to STA president and CEO Jim Toes, who says the current one-size-fits-all equity market structure does not meet the liquidity needs of many small-cap public companies. As such, […]
Gold and Crude Oil Could Prove to Be Next Winning Couple NEW YORK (MainStreet) — As prices for both crude oil and gold have declined recently, the regular correlation between the two commodities appears to be ending, according to precious metals experts. Read the rest here.
Cayman structures compliment AIFMD funds In 2011, ahead of the introduction of the AIFMD in Europe, an article entitled “A foot in both camps”, was written by Derek Delaney, Managing Director of DMS Offshore Investment Services (Europe) Limited. In it, Delaney (pictured) wrote: “There is an enduring perception that the established European domiciles such as […]
Will insurance cover Sony’s hack? – Beazley CEO Andrew Horton discusses how the Sony hack will impact the insurance industry.
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., Dec. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Pro Football Legends, the commercial marketing arm of the National Football League Alumni, Inc. (NFL Alumni) and Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement for LabCorp to be a sponsor of Pro Football Legends. Under […]
An alternative oil investment that hinges on infrastructure needs Nontraded energy BDC provides funds for exploration and drilling The sharp decrease in oil prices over the past six months undoubtedly has pained advisers and investors interested in the energy sector. Oil prices dropped sharply last week, reaching five-year lows. For the first time since July […]
Lending Club’s $5.4 billion initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange is more than just the largest IPO for a U.S.-based tech company this year, it’s also planting the flag for an entire ecosystem of startup companies engaged in overturning the ways in which the world deals with money. “This is not some […]
Insuring against cyber attacks – Beazley Breach Response Unit Head Katherine Keefe on how companies can protect themselves financially from cyber attacks.
Bitreserve launched last month with the aim of bringing Bitcoin to the masses by allowing users to hold their value in other currencies and thereby circumventing the highs and lows that make Bitcoin a tough sale for those that don’t have money to spare. Read more here.
The bitcoin-based financial services company Bitreserve is merging one of the newest innovations in currency with the world’s oldest. Through the institutional precious metals trading house Gold Bullion International, Bitreserve has created a new gold standard, linking its bitcoin currency exchange and payment services with gold. Read more here.
IPSA to Enhance Company’s Cybersecurity and Risk Mitigation Capabilities NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2014 — root9B Technologies, Inc. (RTNB), a leading provider of cybersecurity and regulatory risk mitigation services, and privately-held IPSA International, Inc. (“IPSA”), a global business investigative and regulatory risk mitigation company, today announced the signing of a non-binding Letter of Intent outlining […]
Peter Borish is chief strategist of Quad Group and its affiliated companies where he is engaged in recruiting new talent for Quad Advisors. In addition, he works with the founding partners on business strategy and is instrumental in helping traders develop a methodology to enhance their performance by serving as a trading coach.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2014 — Premier Alliance, a leading provider of cybersecurity and regulatory risk mitigation services, is changing its name to root9B Technologies, Inc., and its OTCQB ticker symbol to “RTNB,” effective with the commencement of trading today. Read more here.
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