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Bitcoin Needs an Aggressive Legal Defense

25/11/2014(0)
Across the board, bitcoin requires forceful and aggressive legal defense, not complicity with governments in crafting policy and regulations. It’s going to get a lot rougher for bitcoin in ... Read More
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Starr Gets Boost From U.S. Documents in AIG Bailout Case

25/11/2014(0)
Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s argument that the U.S. sought to evade a shareholder vote on its 2008 bailout of American International Group Inc. (AIG) may get a boost from a ... Read More
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Credit Suisse ordered to pay $1.8 billion to finalize U.S. guilty plea

24/11/2014(0)
A U.S. judge on Friday accepted Credit Suisse’s (CSGN.VX) guilty plea to end a criminal case accusing it of helping wealthy Americans avoid paying taxes, and ordered the bank ... Read More
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HSBC says target of French tax fraud probe

24/11/2014(0)
HSBC Private Bank, the Swiss subsidiary of British banking group HSBC, said Friday (Nov 21) it had been placed under formal investigation as part of a French tax fraud ... Read More
Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic

EU blackmails Serbia to impose sanctions on Russia

21/11/2014(0)
Serbia must impose sanctions against Russia if it wants to join the European Union, the European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn said. “Serbia legally obliged, within the scope ... Read More
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Wall Street Used Commodities Storage, Tankers for Unfair Gain, Senate Panel Finds

20/11/2014(0)
Wall Street’s biggest banks have used their ownership of metals warehouses, oil tankers and other commodities businesses to gain unfair trading advantages and dominate markets, according to a U.S. ... Read More
BNP Paribas

BNP Baribas: Another blow for France’s beleaguered bank

20/11/2014(0)
Just months after paying a $9 billion fine to the American authorities for violating sanctions against Cuba, Iran and Sudan, BNP Paribas is back in the gunsights. France’s national ... Read More
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Chief legal ombudsman quits after accounts probe

19/11/2014(0)
The chief legal ombudsman has resigned from his £161,000 post following a dispute in relation to the unpublished annual accounts of the complaints service. A spokesman for the ombudsman’s ... Read More
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FX: More scandals … less trust (Video)

19/11/2014(0)
The reputation of international banking is under scrutiny once again over another scandal, this time in the foreign currency trading sector. Global regulators have fined major banks in Europe and the US, ... Read More
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Apple Told to Pay $23.6 Million Over Pager Technology

18/11/2014(0)
Apple Inc. (AAPL) was told to pay a Texas company $23.6 million after a jury found its iPhone and other devices used pager technology from the 1990s without permission. Six ... Read More
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