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Malta-based hedge fund involved in $100 million fraud
August 13th, 2015
US authorities file complaint against Exante Ltd, a Malta-based hedge fund, involved in international securities fraud scheme The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday announced fraud charges against 32 defendants for taking part in a scheme to profit ...
China central bank tries to soothe global markets, says no basis for yuan to fall further
August 13th, 2015
China’s central bank said on Thursday that there was no basis for further depreciation in the yuan given strong economic fundamentals, in a bid to reassure jittery global markets after it devalued the currency earlier in the week. As ...
Asian stocks up despite lower yuan
August 13th, 2015
Asian shares were up despite China sending the value of its currency, the yuan lower for the third consecutive day. Thursday’s yuan guidance rate was set 1% down, a smaller margin than the shock cuts earlier in the week. ...
The Aftermath of LIBOR and Penny-Shaving Attacks
August 12th, 2015
Anyone remember the LIBOR scandal from back in spring 2008? A trader for UBS Group and Citigroup named Tom Hayes was just sentenced by a British court to 14 years imprisonment for his role as a ringleader of the scandal. Darrell Duffie and Jeremy C. ...
SEC Charges 32 Defendants in Scheme to Trade on Hacked News Releases
August 12th, 2015
Hackers, Traders Allegedly Reaped More Than $100 Million of Illegal Profits The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against 32 defendants for taking part in a scheme to profit from stolen nonpublic information about corporate earnings announcements. ...
Credit Suisse, Barclays in Talks to Settle ‘Dark Pool’ Allegations
August 12th, 2015
U.S. regulators could levy large fines over alleged wrongdoings Credit Suisse Group AG and Barclays PLC, two of the biggest operators of “dark pools,” have entered settlement negotiations with the New York attorney general and the Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations of ...
Algorithmic Trading: The Play-at-Home Version
August 10th, 2015
Building computer trading models has become the latest DIY craze After more than 100 hours of coding over three months, Mike Soule was finally ready to switch on his project. He didn’t know what to expect. If things went ...
Oil Prices Near Six-Year Lows on Oversupply Fears
August 7th, 2015
Increased stockpiles and worries over China’s demand feed bearish momentum Oil prices dropped toward six-year lows Thursday on concerns that the global crude glut will worsen when the U.S.’s busy summer-driving season comes to a close. Prices have slid ...
Greece: Greek bank stocks soar – Greece makes loan interest payment to IMF
August 7th, 2015
What you should know for Greece today: Bank stocks led a much-needed Greek bourse rebound on Thursday, making up some of the ground lost in the first three sessions since the market reopened. However, traders viewed the recovery more ...
China stocks up, other Asian markets lower after US losses
August 7th, 2015
Chinese stocks rose Friday while other Asian markets followed Wall Street lower as investors looked ahead to U.S. jobs data and a meeting of Japan’s central bank. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.9 percent to 3,731.75 and ...
