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Santander UK fined for widespread investment advice failings
March 26th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has fined Santander UK Plc the amount of £12,377,800 after the regulator uncovered serious failings in the way it offered financial advice from its bank. In particular, there was a ...
CySec fines Dragon Capital Ltd
March 26th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has issued an announcement giving the Dragon Capital (Cyprus) Ltd company the administrative fine of €12.000. CySec highlights that the fine given to Dragon Capital (Cyprus) Ltd is for the violation of The ...
Oculus Deal Said to Deliver 20-Fold Return to Spark and Matrix
March 26th, 2014
Spark Capital invested in Oculus VR Inc. in June after the firm’s partners bought the company’s virtual-reality goggles online. The bet ended in a 20-fold gain following Facebook Inc.’s agreement yesterday to buy Oculus for as much as $2.3 ...
EUR/USD fails at 1.3845/31
March 26th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook Although the support near 1.38 did in fact prevent further depreciation of the Euro last week, for now the currency still remains unable to restore an upward momentum. At the moment it is struggling to breach a ...
GBP/USD climbs back above 1.65
March 26th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook Despite a recent dip beneath the 2011 highs and 100-day SMA, GBP/USD managed to recover in a short period of time and it is already testing the weekly PP at 1.6538. If the tendency to pare the ...
USD/JPY stays directionless
March 26th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook Regardless of constant attempts to break the 20 and 55-day SMAs, the resistance stands its ground and does not let the currency pair to rally. Still, given that the support at 102.07/00 is intact and most ...
IRS Says Bitcoin Counts as Property for Tax Purposes
March 26th, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service issued a notice saying that Bitcoin and other virtual currencies should be treated as property for federal tax purposes and the general rules for property transactions should apply. The notice provides answers to frequently asked ...
RSA introduces 25% non-audit fee cap
March 26th, 2014
THE AUDITORS of embattled insurer RSA will have a cap put on the amount of non-audit fees they can earn, limited to 25% of the total audit fee. KPMG, which was brought in to replace Deloitte as RSA auditors, ...
Why Companies Suffer Large, Unexpected Credit Losses
March 26th, 2014
For companies that sell business-to-business products and services, many things can contribute to a company incurring a loss from a bad debt. The most important factor is probably the quality of the organization’s finance and credit management process. But ...
U.K. Treasury Raises 4.2 Billion Pounds in Lloyds Share Sale
March 26th, 2014
The U.K. government sold a 4.2 billion-pound ($6.95 billion) stake in Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LLOY), its second disposal since rescuing the lender in the financial crisis. The government sold the shares to money managers for 75.5 pence apiece, ...
