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Legal leaders join hands against client snooping
December 9th, 2014
Legal chiefs and academics today demanded new laws to stop police and security services from spying on meetings between lawyers and their clients. In a declaration to mark European Lawyers Day, the Law Society, the Bar Council and the ...
Warning against Ftradition LTD
December 9th, 2014
The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) warns consumers not to respond to offers from Ftradition LTD. This company is a suspected boiler room. Ftradition LTD has approached persons without being asked, to offer them investment proposals. A ...
Sony Hackers Demand ‘The Interview’ Be Canceled – or Else
December 9th, 2014
A group that claimed to be responsible for the massive computer hack at Sony Pictures Entertainment demanded that the company cancel the release of “the movie of terrorism” — apparently referring to “The Interview,” a comedy that depicts an ...
Joe Hockey announces profit-shifting tax audit of 10 multinationals
December 9th, 2014
Australia will consider passing stronger laws against tax avoidance, the treasurer says, as tax office ‘embeds’ staff within companies The Australian Tax Office is auditing 10 multinational corporations and the government will consider introducing new laws aimed at targeting ...
SEC Sanctions Operator of Bitcoin-Related Stock Exchange for Registration Violations
December 9th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission today sanctioned a computer programmer for operating two online venues that traded securities using virtual currencies Bitcoin or Litecoin without registering the venues as broker-dealers or stock exchanges. The programmer, Ethan Burnside, also was ...
Watchdog reshuffle: Zitah McMillan and Victoria Raffe set to leave FCA ahead of Davis report
December 9th, 2014
A drastic shakeup of top positions at the City’s main financial watchdog was announced yesterday, ahead of tomorrow’s release of a damning report on failings at the regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed that executives Zitah McMillan and ...
SEC Sanctions Eight Audit Firms for Violating Auditor Independence Rules
December 9th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission today sanctioned eight firms for violating auditor independence rules when they prepared the financial statements of brokerage firms that were their audit clients. SEC investigations found that the audit firms, which agreed to settle ...
ERPB to address instant payments in euro and remaining SEPA issues
December 9th, 2014
Instant payments with immediate availability of funds are the industry’s next frontier Aim is to take advantage of integration already achieved with SEPA and avoid the development of a fragmented market in Europe In its second meeting, on 1 ...
BITCOIN NEWS IN REVIEW: MASTERCARD, MINING DIFFICULTY, SILK ROAD, AND MORE
December 9th, 2014
“For Everything Else, There’s Bitcoin” This week, payments company MasterCard argued for tighter regulations against bitcoin in Australia. According to MasterCard, “Any regulation adopted in Australia should address the anonymity that digital currency provides to each party in a ...
Tuesday December 9: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
December 9th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 9, 2014 The S&P sold off slightly on Monday finding support in the 2050 area close to the 20 DMA. The S&P pullback is likely to find further support below in the 2030-45 ...
