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UK-listed broker, Plus500, announced on Monday that it has obtained a license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). The award-winning trading firm now holds 12 regulatory licenses and joins big names like Pepperstone and XTB in bolstering its presence in the UAE. DFSA Authorization The DFSA is the chief financial regulator in the special […]

Binance recently admitted that it failed to maintain backing for tokens issued on Binance Smart Chain separate from customer funds. Whilst the exchange claims it is addressing these “historical operational oversights”, the dangers of commingling customer funds are still fresh following the implosion of FTX, which left over $1B in investor assets missing. Binance has […]

What Is Fiat Money? Fiat money is a type of currency that is not backed by a physical commodity such as gold or silver, but rather by the government that issues it. The value of fiat money is derived from the faith and trust that people have in the issuing government, rather than the intrinsic […]

What Are Porter’s Five Forces? Porter’s Five Forces is a framework developed by Michael Porter to analyze the competitive dynamics of an industry. The framework is made up of five different forces that determine the intensity of competition in an industry and the profitability of companies within it. These forces are: Threat of new entrants […]

What Is Accounting Fraud? Accounting fraud refers to the intentional manipulation of financial records in order to deceive investors, creditors, and other stakeholders. This can take many forms, such as overstating revenues or understating expenses in order to inflate a company’s financial performance. One common form of accounting fraud is known as “cooking the books,” […]

What Is an Impaired Asset? An impaired asset is an asset that is no longer able to generate the amount of cash flow that was originally projected to or is no longer worth the amount that was recorded on the company’s balance sheet. This can occur for a variety of reasons, such as a decline […]

Liquidation value is the amount of money that an asset or a company is worth if it were to be sold off or liquidated. It is the value that would be realized if all of the company’s assets were sold off and all of its liabilities were paid off. It is typically lower than the […]

Goodwill in accounting is an intangible asset that represents the value of a company’s reputation, customer relationships, and other non-physical assets. It is commonly referred to as an “accounting plug” as it fills a gap between identifiable asset value and aggregate measured value. It is often recorded on a company’s balance sheet as a result […]

What Is Institutional Ownership? Institutional ownership refers to the percentage of a company’s outstanding shares that are owned by institutional investors such as mutual funds, pension funds, and insurance companies.   Impact of Institutional Ownership The amount of institutional ownership can have a significant impact on financial markets for several reasons. Impact on Market Prices […]

The ECB capital key is a weighting system used by the European Central Bank (ECB) to determine the distribution of capital among the central banks of the European Union (EU) countries. It is based on the relative size of each country’s economy, as measured by its gross domestic product (GDP) and population.  The capital key […]