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Morgan Stanley Tweaks Brokers’ Pay Plan for 2016
November 23rd, 2015
Minimal changes made a year after brokers grumbled over deferred compensation Morgan Stanley is taking a gentler approach to its broker compensation plan for next year. The securities firm will make small changes to its brokers’ pay plan in ...
Credit Suisse Brokers Decamp for UBS
November 20th, 2015
Most recent move sees UBS hire Los Angeles team of four advisers who oversaw $1.8 billion UBS Group AG is proving to be an attractive destination for Credit Suisse Group AG’s U.S. brokers. In recent weeks, 16 Credit Suisse brokers managing ...
G20 leaders endorse OECD measures to crack down on tax loopholes
November 19th, 2015
G20 leaders endorse OECD measures to crack down on tax loopholes, reaffirm its role in ensuring strong, sustainable and inclusive growth The leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies today endorsed overhauled global standards to crack down on tax ...
FCA fines and bans former Investment Analyst at Aviva Investors
November 19th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Mothahir Miah, a former Investment Analyst at Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (Aviva Investors), £139,000 and banned him from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity in the financial ...
Fear Spreads as China’s Finance Firms Face Arrests
November 18th, 2015
“People are worried” as hedge funds, traders, CSRC targeted At least 16 connected to finance world caught up in crackdown The high-drama highway arrest of a prominent hedge fund manager. Seizures of computers and phones at Chinese mutual funds. The investigations ...
Barclays could face another $100 million fine in FX probe
November 18th, 2015
Barclays Plc (BARC.L) will pay at least another $100 million (65.7 million pounds) in a settlement with the New York financial regulator to resolve allegations that it rigged foreign exchange markets, a person familiar with the matter said. The ...
Rolls-Royce calls in top law firm to deal with fraud investigation
November 17th, 2015
The engine maker’s decision to bring in Slaughter and May underlines seriousness of allegations Rolls-Royce has called in a leading law firm to help it deal with bribery allegations and a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation. Slaughter and May has ...
Australia, Germany Sign New DTA
November 17th, 2015
Australia and Germany have signed a new double tax agreement (DTA) that lowers withholding tax rates on cross-border income and introduces new anti-abuse and prevention of non-taxation rules. The new agreement was signed on November 13 and replaces the ...
Barclays, HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland ‘at risk of further penalties’
November 17th, 2015
Investigations into financial crisis conduct show ‘no signs of abating’, warns Moody’s Major banks have now set aside $219bn (£144bn) to pay fines and legal costs since the financial crisis. Ratings agency Moody’s, which calculated the vast provisions, ranked ...
Apple to power Singapore operations with renewable energy
November 16th, 2015
Apple announced on Sunday that it has struck a deal to power all of its Singapore operations with renewable energy, the latest in a series of steps from the company to turn its operations worldwide green. Starting in January, ...
