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Australia Employers Cut Workers in May as Unemployment Holds
June 12th, 2014
Australian employers unexpectedly cut payrolls in May, underscoring the likelihood interest rates will remain at a record low for an extended period. The number of people employed fell by 4,800, the statistics bureau said in Sydney today. That compares ...
Europe Bankers Cringe at Rising U.S. Fines Amid BNP Probe
June 12th, 2014
HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) Chairman Douglas Flint had some advice for bank executives meeting in London last week: Read up on how the U.S. uses financial warfare against its enemies in a foreign-policy shift that’s entangling lenders. Since HSBC ...
Asian Stocks Retreat From Six-Year High as Kiwi Advances
June 12th, 2014
Asian stocks fell, with the regional benchmark index retreating from its highest close in six years, after U.S. stocks dropped by the most in three weeks. Euronext delayed the opening of cash markets due to a “critical issue” while ...
PCAOB Cracks Down on Fraud
June 12th, 2014
A new PCAOB standard will require auditors to probe more deeply into related-party deals, unusual transactions and executive pay. Citing “decades of financial reporting frauds,” the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board yesterday issued new rules aimed at tightening auditor ...
CySec: acquisition of CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms) licence
June 11th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that “VPR Safe Financial Group Ltd” has successfully obtained the CySec license for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms). The firm is now authorised to operate legally ...
Crédit Agricole (CIB) Selects Solace Systems Messaging Appliances for Next Generation eTrading Platform
June 11th, 2014
Solace Systems announced that Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB), has decided to implement Solace messaging appliances as the data distribution backbone as part of its continuous investment in low latency electronic trading in FX, Rates and Bonds. ...
FSA agrees on mutual Reliance with Foreign Jurisdictions in the Area of Audit Oversight
June 11th, 2014
The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board (CPAAOB) published “A Framework for Inspection / Supervision of Foreign Audit Firms, etc.” on September 14, 2009, and stated that with respect to information ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firms
June 11th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a warning informing the investors that the following firms are not permitted to provide any financial services or products: Ayrshire Debt Solutions Limited PL Securities Phoenix Debt ...
Tel Aviv acquires the first Bitcoin ATM in Middle East
June 11th, 2014
The first Bitcoin ATM will be launched in the Middle East and more precisely in Tel Aviv . Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer virtual currency that allows for transactions between users without any third party or middle man. The “cash-out ...
Copper futures up 0.19 per cent on global cues
June 11th, 2014
Copper prices moved up by 0.19 per cent to Rs 401.60 per kg in futures trade today as speculators created fresh positions on firm global cues. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, Copper for delivery in June traded higher by ...
