A fact that is not widely known is that the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), under Basel lll, changed the risk weighting of gold that Banks hold on their balance sheets. The Bank for International Settlements is an international financial institution owned by central banks. BIS “fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as
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Facetime conversations with your favourite celebrity could soon be a reality with eCommerce and artificial intelligence company Crowd Media (ASX: CM8) securing a vital partnership that will provide access to the best-in-class voice cloning technology. The partnership is with Europe-based synthetic media company Aflorithmic Labs (AFLR) and has been entered into alongside a strategic investment
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Australian retail investors have been prevented from taking a decent bite out of the fast food sector to date, which is a pity given its proven resilient qualities. Market leader McDonald’s is listed in the US, but not here, while Red Rooster and Hungry Jack’s are privately owned. KFC’s ownership is more complex. According to
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The art of winemaking is getting ever more scientific and this will be accelerated in the United States with Universal Biosensors (ASX: UBI) hand-held element tester to commence distribution through the American wine industry. The Sentia™ Analyzer is a handheld device that enables winemakers to test various levels of acidity and sugars in their wine
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Traditionally, the world of investing can be broken down into value and growth stocks. Growth stocks tend to enjoy strong growth in at least revenues, but sometimes profits and other metrics as well. Value stocks are considered as such, because they tend to be cheaper; that doesn’t necessarily mean that each share is trading at
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With 13.2 million Australians suffering from long term eye problems, the rationale behind Healthia’s (ASX: HLA) $43m acquisition of The Optical Company was a logical opportunity to expand and investors have taken notice with HLA shares trading at all-time highs over the past month. While it may appeared a simple tack-on acquisition, such price movement
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