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Bitcoin passes the $800 mark
December 22nd, 2016
The digital currency bitcoin has passed the $800 value for the first time since February 2014. Bitcoin crossed the threshold around 11:40pm GMT and is currently trading around $815. Charles Hayter, chief executive and founder of digital currency comparison ...
Nokia has sued Apple in Europe and the US for infringing on its technology patents
December 22nd, 2016
Nokia announced today it has sued Apple for violating 32 technology patents. The Finland-based technology company filed lawsuits against the iPhone maker in courts in Dusseldorf, Mannheim and Munich, Germany and the US District Court for the Eastern District ...
Individual and his company charged in a commodity futures and Forex Ponzi-Style Scheme
December 21st, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil anti-fraud enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, charging Defendants Derek Springfield and his company, Draven, LLC (Draven), both of Mesa, Arizona, with engaging ...
VW strikes another US emissions scandal deal
December 21st, 2016
Volkswagen has struck a deal with the US authorities over some 80,000 VW, Audi and Porsche cars with 3-litre diesel engines. The agreement is another step towards allowing the German car maker to put the emissions cheating scandal behind ...
Trader and a trading company ordered to pay $2.5 Million Penalty
December 21st, 2016
Federal Court Orders Chicago Trader Igor B. Oystacher and 3Red Trading LLC to Pay $2.5 Million Penalty for Spoofing and Employment of a Manipulative and Deceptive Device, while Trading Futures Contracts on Multiple Futures Exchanges The Court’s Order Finds ...
Lloyds Banking Group paying £1.9bn for MBNA credit card business
December 20th, 2016
Lloyds Banking Group has beaten other bidders to buy MBNA, one of the UK’s biggest credit card issuers, for £1.9bn. The sale, by Bank of America, had attracted interest from the likes of Santander UK and HSBC but the ...
Hong Kong to Start 2017 Disruption With Fintech Festival
December 20th, 2016
The first fintech event of 2017 will see 24 startups from across the globe heading to Hong Kong as part of the week long StartmeupHK Festival. 2017 is expected to be another year of disruption with more financial technology ...
Euronext in exclusive talks to potentially acquire LCH.Clearnet SA
December 20th, 2016
Euronext announces that it is in exclusive talks with London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG”) and LCH.Clearnet Group Limited (“LCH.Clearnet Group”) in relation to a potential acquisition of LCH.Clearnet SA (“Clearnet”), a subsidiary of LCH.Clearnet Group. At this stage, ...
Grant Thornton UK reports 2.5% increase in revenue to £534m
December 20th, 2016
Leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP has continued to deliver against its Vision 2020 strategy. The firm’s financial results for the year ending 30 June 2016 show a 2.5% increase in revenue to £534m for the ...
CFTC Orders Convergent Wealth Advisors LLC to Pay an $800,000
December 20th, 2016
CFTC Orders Convergent Wealth Advisors LLC to Pay an $800,000 Civil Monetary Penalty for Fraudulent Omissions and False Statements in Connection with an Employee’s Commodity Pool David Zier made fraudulent representations and issued false statements to clients in connection ...