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Google Found Guilty of ‘Abusing Dominant Market Position’ in Russia
September 15th, 2015
Russian antitrust agency will have 10 business days to issue its ruling on the case in full Google Inc. has been found guilty in a rapid Russian antitrust probe, a spokesperson for the country’s antitrust regulator told The Wall Street Journal. ...
Ex-Wells Fargo trader beats SEC insider trading charges
September 15th, 2015
A former Wells Fargo & Co trader on Monday was cleared of insider trading charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after a major appellate decision limited authorities’ ability to pursue such cases. Following a trial before ...
CySec announced that a firm has obtained license for CIF
September 15th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that “Eurotrade Investments RGB Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms). The firm is now authorised to operate legally under ...
FXCM Asia Now Powered by Rakuten Securities
September 14th, 2015
Uniquely Positioned to Deliver a New Level of Excellence in Online Forex Trading to Hong Kong Traders FXCM Asia Limited has issued a press release to inform that: It will continue to service local forex traders as “FXCM Asia powered ...
Big Banks Agree to Settle Swaps Lawsuit
September 14th, 2015
Dozen banks, Markit and International Swaps and Derivatives Association to pay combined $1.87 billion Wall Street’s biggest banks have agreed to a tentative settlement over allegations that they conspired to rig the market for credit derivatives. Twelve banks and ...
List of companies offering services, all operating unlawfully in Belgium
September 14th, 2015
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has, on several occasions, warned the public against the activities of various providers of/intermediaries in binary options and forex products, as well as against the activities of various so-called “boiler rooms”, all ...
China brokers’ shares tumble after CSRC imposes fines
September 14th, 2015
Shares of four of China‘s largest brokerages tumbled on Monday after fines and penalties were imposed by the country’s securities regulator on the companies and some of their executives for failing to conduct proper verification of clients. The China ...
Looming FOMC meeting keeps Asian stocks on edge
September 11th, 2015
Asian stocks see-sawed on the final trading day of the week, as investors eyed increased uncertainty heading into the Federal Reserve‘s crucial meeting on interest rates next week. The Fed is widely expected to raise its near-zero interest rate as ...
SEC Charges BDO and Five Partners in Connection With False and Misleading Audit Opinions
September 10th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged national audit firm BDO USA with dismissing red flags and issuing false and misleading unqualified audit opinions about the financial statements of staffing services company General Employment Enterprises. The SEC also charged ...
China regulator says punishes three stock trading platforms
September 3rd, 2015
China’s securities regulators said it would fine three firms that run stock trading platforms, after finding that they were offering services to unqualified investors, it said late on Wednesday. Hangzhou Hang Seng Network Technology Services Ltd, a subsidiary of ...