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Alpari opened up a new global headquarters in Mauritius
October 26th, 2016
The global financial brand Alpari opened a new international headquarters on 25 October, 2016 in the macro-region which encompasses the countries of Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean basin. The company’s main office is situated in the business ...
Switzerland adopts strategic directions to boost its Financial sector
October 25th, 2016
During its meeting on 19 October 2016, the Federal Council adopted a report and laid the foundations for a future-oriented financial market policy. The focus is on five strategic directions that should enable the Swiss financial centre to boost ...
The Law Firms who are advising the mega Tobacco acquisition
October 24th, 2016
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) andCravath, Swaine & Moore are advising British American Tobacco (BAT) on its offer to acquire the remaining 57.8 % stake in Reynolds American for $47bn. BAT had already owned 42.2% of Reynolds for the last 12 years. ...
Blockchain applied for the first time in a global transaction
October 24th, 2016
Blockchain, the technology behind digital currency bitcoin and now being used to simplify secure financial transactions, has been applied for the first time in a deal facilitated by an Australian bank to sell cotton to China. The Commonwealth Bank ...
SEC Charges Board Member With Insider Trading During and After Board Meeting
October 24th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Tennessee-based lawyer who served on the executive committee of the board of directors at Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners with insider trading based on nonpublic information he learned about an impending merger. ...
CySec warns regarding individuals impersonating CySec representatives
October 20th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission ( CySEC) has issued an announcement to warn about: Following up on the relevant Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) announcements dated 27 November 2015 and 10 June 2016, CySEC would like to inform investors ...
Documents reveal BlackfortFX ponzi scheme scale
October 20th, 2016
Documents from the receivers and liquidators of Arena Capital, whose director Jimmie McNicholl has been charged with running a ponzi scheme, show it received more than $9 million from clients even though no forex trading was undertaken. In their ...
Britain’s future outside of the EU drives hundreds of British lawyers to register in Ireland
October 20th, 2016
With Britain’s future outside of the EU still far from certain, the latest figures reveal that more than 700 British solicitors have now registered to practice in the Republic of Ireland. The precautionary investment, which costs around £300, is ...
Ex-Tesco bosses to appear in court on fraud and false accounting charges
October 20th, 2016
Christopher Bush, Carl Rogberg and John Scouler previously pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them Three former Tesco executives are to appear in crown court to face charges of fraud and false accounting in relation to a ...
CEO of Forex trading firm found guilty for sexual assaults; facing jail
October 18th, 2016
A finance boss is facing time in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting women at alcohol-fuelled office parties. Anthony Constantinou, 35 and boss of foreign exchange trading firm CWM, was found guilty on two counts of sexual ...
