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In Search of Safe Havens: The Trust Deficit and Risk-free Investments!

Musings on Markets

In every introductory finance class, you begin with the notion of a risk-free investment, and the rate on that investment becomes the base on which you build, to get to expected returns on risky assets and investments. What is a risk free investment?

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Market gives thumbs up to Budget 2022

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But unlike other Budget Days, benchmarks ended the day in the green, as investors cheered a growth-oriented Budget. The government’s record borrowing plans for the next financial year sent benchmark bond yields to two-and-a-half years high. By Yoosef Kp & Ruchit Purohit. After surging as much as 1,018.03

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Stablecoins Could Be The Currency Of Choice For Money Launderers, Terrorists

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Stablecoins, the virtual currencies which seek price stability, could be the next target for money laundering and terrorist financing, a report found. The group said it was worried that the potential widespread adoption of stablecoins would be outside regulatory agencies and make it easier for criminals to break the law with the currency. “If

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Crypto Gets A Second Look From Corporate Investors Seeking Yield And Hedge

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This is the beginning of the adoption phase,” Ehrlich said, “as regulation legitimizes crypto assets, and yields remain ahead of traditional investment products.”. It’s a problem, Ehrlich predicts, that will see more companies taking action to hedge against the long-term effect on the dollar and other core currency holdings.

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Cybersecurity Investments Are Paying Off For GDPR-Ready Firms

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Much of that spend (nearly one-third, by Gartner accounts), will go toward investment in consulting and implementation services as companies seek guidance for changing cybersecurity regulations like GDPR in Europe. Less than half of IT professionals in the U.S.

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Thailand’s interest rate at record low

Future CFO

The Bank of Thailand has recently cut its benchmark interest rate again. Retail investors will be allowed to invest up to $200,000 a year in foreign securities, without being required to invest via a Thai intermediary institution. Thai investors can trade gold in foreign currencies.

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Kik Accuses SEC Of ‘Twisting Facts’ In Crypto Lawsuit

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Canadian chat app Kik has filed an answer to a lawsuit by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claiming that the company’s $100 million digital coin offering was not legal. The lawsuit was announced in June, when the SEC accused Kik of violating securities law for not registering its 2017 digital token.