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Cryptocurrency exchanges under attack, risking repeat of Mt. Gox debacle
August 31st, 2016
When hackers penetrated a secure authentication system at a bitcoin exchange called Bitfinex earlier this month, they stole about $70 million worth of the virtual currency. The cybertheft — the second largest by an exchange since hackers took roughly ...
Apple facing back taxes running into billions over Ireland deal
August 30th, 2016
Irish officials expect European commission to declare the arrangement with Apple unlawful under state aid rules Apple could face back taxes running into billions with the European commissionexpected to rule against the company on Tuesday over its arrangements with the ...
Cyber threat grows for bitcoin exchanges
August 29th, 2016
When hackers penetrated a secure authentication system at a bitcoin exchange called Bitfinex earlier this month, they stole about $70 million worth of the virtual currency. The cyber theft — the second largest by an exchange since hackers took ...
Cyprus, Lebanon, Egypt, and Israel are issuing a new series of natural gas exploration licenses
August 25th, 2016
The major natural gas reservoirs that have been discovered off the Mediterranean shores in recent years have made the region a focus of international interest. The past few months have been especially lively, with Lebanon, Egypt, Cyprus, and Israel ...
Hedge funds resume selling in ags, led by corn, cotton, hogs
August 22nd, 2016
Hedge funds returned to a bearish bias on ags – although not by much, as improved sentiment towards cocoa and wheat prices offset some of the impact of data-fuelled sales in corn and cotton. Managed money, a proxy for ...
Accounting whistleblower turns down multi-million reward
August 22nd, 2016
A whistleblower whose information helped reveal false accounting at Deutsche Bank has turned down a huge financial reward from the Securities and Exchange Commission in protest of failure to punish wrong-doing executives at the bank. Eric Ben-Artzi, a former Deutsche risk ...
FXCM Issues Statement on CFTC Complaint
August 22nd, 2016
FXCM has issued a statement in relation to the complaint filed by CFTC on August 19, 2016. Below is the FXCM’s statement as it was published on August 19, 2016: FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM) (or the “Company”), today issued a statement ...
CySec imposed an Administrative Fine of €105.000 on a Cyprus Investment Firm
August 22nd, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform investors that the Commission decided to impose a total administrative fine of €105.000 to the CIF HF Markets (Europe) Ltd for non-compliance with the following legislation: ...
CFTC charges Forex broker FXCM with Undercapitalization
August 19th, 2016
The CFTC Complaint, filed on August 18, 2016, alleges that FXCM, as an RFED in the business of offering or engaging in retail off-exchange foreign currency transactions, was required to maintain adjusted net capital of approximately $25 million on ...
Accounting software firm Sage has been hit by a data breach affecting a number of its customers
August 16th, 2016
Accounting software outfit Sage Group has been hit by a data breach affecting between 200 and 300 of its customers. The company told Reuters the breach was a misuse of an employee login. This post by Richard De Vere at “The AntiSocial Engineer” ...
