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ASIC releases report highlighting significant failures in the retail OTC derivatives industry
June 22nd, 2016
ASIC releases report highlighting significant failures in the retail OTC derivatives industry ASIC today released a report detailing the findings of a recent surveillance program and identifying some serious and widespread compliance failures in the retail over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives ...
SPG Investment Company Director sentenced today
June 22nd, 2016
SPG Investment Company No. 1 Limited (SPGI) director Mark Andrew Turnock has today been sentenced in the Auckland High Court to four months home detention and 200 hours of community work for making false statements in the company’s financial ...
Brexit Rules The Week
June 21st, 2016
The Brexit vote is this Thursday, so nothing else matters until then. And polls, just to make it even more stressful, have it neck and neck. See Brexit poll tracker back to even at 44-44. While we’re waiting, let’s ...
CFTC ordered a $2.4 Million penalty for Illegal Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions
June 21st, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Beth Bloom of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted the CFTC’s motion for entry of final default judgment Order against Defendants Harvard Assets LLC (Harvard ...
FCA charge five in alleged investment fraud
June 17th, 2016
Following an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority Michael Nascimento (DOB: 28/06/1977); Hugh Edwards (DOB: 13/07/1982); Stuart Rea (DOB: 12/02/1968); Ryan Parker (previously known as Ryan Sell DOB 26/11/1992) and Jeannine Lewis (DOB: 15/09/1967), all of whom live in ...
Oil Pares Biggest Weekly Drop Since April as Dollar Extends Fall
June 17th, 2016
ConocoPhillips restarts oil-sands wells after Canada wildfires Russia sees no need to cooperate on influencing crude markets Oil pared the biggest weekly decline in more than two months as the dollar extended its retreat, increasing the appeal of commodities ...
UAE businessman pays out £3.4m for number plate ‘1’
June 16th, 2016
After successful auction bid of 18 times reserve price, Arif Ahmed al-Zarouni says: ‘My ambition is always to be number one’ A car registration plate bearing just the number one fetched AED 18m (£3.4m) at auction in the United Arab ...
Iran’s Oil Comeback May Already Be Over
June 16th, 2016
Crude output may peak in 2016 at 3.6-3.8 million barrels a day Investors facing sanctions, political risk in entering country Iran easily beat expectations with its speed in boosting oil exports after the lifting of sanctions. Without an injection ...
CySec has issued a circular for CIFs regardig their remuneration obligations
June 16th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a circular wishes to remind the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) about their obligations concerning remuneration policies and practices. In particular: 1. The CIFs must establish, implement and maintain remuneration policies ...
Former equities trader sentenced for insider dealing
June 15th, 2016
Damian Clarke, a former equities trader at Schroders Investment Management has today been sentenced to two years imprisonment having pleaded guilty to nine counts of insider dealing. Between August 2000 and January 2013, Mr Clarke was employed initially as ...
