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Horizons launches blockchain ETF

Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. has launched the Horizons Blockchain Technology & Hardware Index ETF (BKCH). BKCH aims to provide investors with diversified exposure to companies involved in blockchain, said Horizons in a release. Blockchain is a digital ledger that logs and tracks information such as transactions or assets. The ETF will replicate as much […]

By Staff |June 21, 2018

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Manulife cuts 700 jobs as part of digital transformation

Manulife announced on Thursday it will cut 700 jobs as part of a digital transformation plan. Manulife has launched a program to digitize customer transactions and consolidate “administrative and operational back office functions.” The resulting job cuts will come from voluntary exits and natural attrition in the next 18 months, said the financial services company […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |June 21, 2018

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Banks team with virtual assistants, raising security concerns

Hey Alexa, what’s my bank account balance? Big banks and financial companies in the U.S. have started to offer banking through virtual assistants—Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Google’s Assistant—in a way that will allow customers to check their balances, pay bills and, in the near future, send money just with their voices. And with the […]

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |June 20, 2018

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General Electric booted from Dow

After more than a century in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, multinational industrial General Electric (GE) will be replaced by pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance when trading begins on June 26, reports the Financial Times (with paywall). GE was an original member of the index in 1896 and has been a continuous member since 1907, […]

By Staff |June 20, 2018

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