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JPMorgan’s 2014 Hack Tied to Largest Cyber Breach Ever
November 11th, 2015
Online gambling, bitcoin scam, money laundering among charges Hackers took data on 100 million customers, U.S. alleges The U.S. described a vast, multi-year criminal enterprise centering on hacks of at least nine big financial and publishing firms and the ...
Oil prices drop on rising stockpiles, Japan recession fears
November 11th, 2015
Crude oil prices fell on Wednesday after industry data showed an increase in U.S. stockpiles, while fears that Japan’s economy may have fallen into recession added to demand woes. Benchmark U.S. crude futures slipped to a two-week low at ...
Citi Launches Wealth Institute for Top Advisors
November 10th, 2015
Citigroup‘s top financial advisors are headed back to school. The global banking giant has formed an institute in partnership with The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania that opens its doors next month in Philadelphia and Beijing. The ...
Hedge funds confront impact of financial market regulations and challenges of evolving prime broker relationships
November 10th, 2015
29% of funds surveyed have experienced prime broker price increases in past year, while 22% anticipate future increases Hedge fund managers seek new asset growth strategies Investments in technology imperative as managers seek transformational change Hedge fund managers are ...
OPEC’s Strategy Seen Potentially Backfiring
November 10th, 2015
Decision against controlling oil output could add to sustained period of low oil prices and dent revenues, IEA says OPEC’s unwillingness to limit its oil output could help usher in a sustained period of low prices and more pain ...
CFTC Releases Annual Enforcement Results for Fiscal Year 2015
November 9th, 2015
Agency Filed 69 Enforcement Cases and Achieved a Record $3.14 Billion in Civil Monetary Penalties Ordered The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today released the agency’s enforcement results for fiscal year (FY) 2015, which included a record $3.144 ...
Trading Psychology: How to Cope with Losses
November 9th, 2015
Losing money in the financial markets is a tough pill to swallow for most traders. A big loss may not only affect your bank account, but your trading psychology as a whole. However, letting your fear of losing control ...
The end-point in financial credit
November 6th, 2015
Since the 1980s, markets have had to adapt to a world of infinite credit. Of course, this credit has not been available to everyone: it has been principally deployed in favour of governments, financial markets, and big business. It ...
Law firms consider deal to create a leading global law firm
November 5th, 2015
Pacific Rim Powerhouse: Dentons, 大成, Gadens and Rodyk & Davidson consider deal to create the Pacific Rim’s leading global law firm The global law firm Dentons, the Chinese firm 大成, the Singapore firm Rodyk & Davidson, and the Australian ...
VW Emissions Issues Spread to Gasoline Cars
November 4th, 2015
Company adds about 2 billion euros to possible economic risk Tally of 800,000 added to estimated 11 million cars worldwide Volkswagen AG said it found faulty emissions readings for the first time in gasoline-powered vehicles, widening a scandal that so ...