Search Results for: Securities and Exchange Commission
The Price of Oil Is About to Blow a Hole in Corporate Accounting
March 4th, 2015
There’s one place in the world where oil is still $95 a barrel. On paper. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires drillers to calculate the value of their oil reserves every year using average prices from the first ...
SEC Suspends Trading in 128 Dormant Shell Companies
March 3rd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an announcement informing that: It has suspended trading in 128 inactive penny stock companies to ensure they don’t become a source for pump-and-dump schemes. The trading suspensions are the latest in a ...
ASIC issues stop order on pre-prospectus publications by Bitcoin Group Limited
February 13th, 2015
ASIC has placed a stop order prohibiting Bitcoin Group Limited (a proposed Bitcoin ‘miner’ in Australia) from publishing any statements concerning its intention to make an initial public offering of its shares until the lodgement of a prospectus. ASIC’s ...
SEC Charges Former Brokerage CEO for His Role in Fraudulent Scheme
February 11th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that the former CEO of a global investment services firm’s brokerage subsidiary agreed to pay more than $783,000 and admit wrongdoing to settle a case involving employees under his control misleading customers. ...
ICAP plc – Trading Statement
February 10th, 2015
Positive momentum in new Electronic and Post Trade initiatives Activity on EBS increased significantly as FX market volatility rose sharply Global Broking impacted by a reduction in bank client activity Cost savings programme remains on track ICAP plc (IAP.L), ...
SEC Imposes Sanctions Against China-Based Members of Big Four Accounting Networks for Refusing to Produce Documents
February 9th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today imposed sanctions against four China-based accounting firms that had refused to turn over documents related to investigations of potential fraud. The China-based firms are members of large international networks associated with the “Big ...
SEC probes Blackberry options trading ahead of Reuters report about Samsung talks
February 6th, 2015
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating a January 14 spike in trading in BlackBerry Ltd options that took place hours before Reuters reported that Samsung Electronics Co was in talks to buy the Canadian smartphone maker, according ...
Alstom Gets Break on Fine
February 2nd, 2015
Court Granted Delay in $772 Million Payment Because of Possible Business Impact When the U.S. Justice Department announced a record $772 million foreign-bribery settlement with Alstom SA in December, there was a hitch: The French engineering company couldn’t pay ...
FXCM announced on Stockholder Rights Plan
February 2nd, 2015
FXCM Inc. (NYSE:FXCM), a leading online provider of foreign exchange, or FX, trading and related services, announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a Stockholder Rights Plan (the “Rights Plan”) and declared a dividend distribution of one right ...
CFTC Issues Order of Registration for Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad
January 23rd, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced today that is has issued an Order of Registration to Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (BMD), a Foreign Board of Trade located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Under the Order, BMD is permitted to provide ...
