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Six Dow stocks actually up today
October 16th, 2014
Believe it or not — there are six huge U.S. stocks escaping the pain There are six stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average, including Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), DuPont (DD) and General Electric (GE) that are up Wednesday, ...
TRADOLOGIC now Offers Cash Back Bonus
October 15th, 2014
TRADOLOGIC, is expanding the industry’s leading platform-built bonus system. The company released Cash Back Bonus- a unique service that offers risk-free trades to the end users after they make a deposit. This means that if the trade expires as ...
Australia 200 – Bounces Strongly Off Support at 5100
October 15th, 2014
Australia 200 for Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Since the beginning of September the Australia 200 Index has declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 ...
FMA: New Zealanders underestimate investment risk and prefer lower risk investment options
October 15th, 2014
Research conducted for the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) shows Kiwis are switched-on about straightforward, low-risk investment options. But when responding to questions about investments with more risk, people are far less confident. The FMA ran the survey as part ...
Biron Apparel Limited fined for failing to lodge financial reports
October 15th, 2014
Australian public company, Biron Apparel Limited (Biron Apparel), has been convicted a second time for failing to lodge financial reports with ASIC, the Australian regulator, and hold annual general meetings. Biron Apparel was fined $12,000 after pleading guilty in ...
SEC Announces Insider Trading Charges Against Former Financial Analyst at Pharmaceutical Company
October 15th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced insider trading charges against a Massachusetts man who allegedly tipped his friend with nonpublic information about potential acquisition targets of the pharmaceutical company where he worked. The SEC alleges that Zachary Zwerko was ...
FCA targets those most at risk of investment fraud
October 15th, 2014
FCA in an effort to inform investors and prevent investment frauds has issued a campaign to raise awareness on the issue. Investment scams generally involve high-pressured selling, using boiler room tactics, for products which often do not exist, including ...
Three more directors suspended as Tesco scandal inquiry continues
October 15th, 2014
Three more Tesco directors were suspended yesterday as part of the £250m accountancy scandal at the UK’s biggest supermarket. Dan Jago, director of beers and wines, William Linnane, director of impulse purchases, and Sean McCurley, director of convenience, were ...
Role of courts in tax disputes under threat, warns Institute President
October 15th, 2014
The ability of taxpayers who dispute how much tax they owe to turn to the court system for a ruling, is under threat, the President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation has warned. In a speech this evening CIOT ...
Converse sues firms over trademark shoe
October 15th, 2014
US shoemaker Converse is suing 31 companies, arguing they are copying the design of its trademark shoe. The company filed lawsuits against big retailers such as Wal-Mart and Ralph Lauren for allegedly selling imitations of its famous Chuck Taylor ...