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Samsung execs investigated for possible insider trading
December 4th, 2015
South Korea’s financial regulator said Friday it is investigating possible insider trading by Samsung executives related to a contentious takeover deal. Kim Hongsik, director of the capital markets investigation unit at the Financial Services Commission, said South Korea’s stock ...
Asian markets close on three-week lows, weighed by ECB, Fed
December 4th, 2015
Asian equities slumped to three-week lows Friday, following a global sell-off overnight as investors digested comments from the Fed and the European Central Bank (ECB). Overnight, Fed chair Janet Yellen said in a testimony before Congress that recent economic ...
Plus500 informs for a correction on Director’s Share Purchase announcement
December 3rd, 2015
Plus500 has issued a press release to inform in relation to a correction regarding its announcement dated 25 November 2015. According to Plus500: The following amendments have been made to the “Director/PDMR Shareholding” announcement released on 25 November 2015 ...
Money Is Becoming Unmanageable: Hedge Funds Post Losses, Face Outflows
December 3rd, 2015
Some of the money managers who made names (and billions of dollars) for themselves in the past decade are suddenly failing: ” Hedge Funds Brace for Redemptions (Bloomberg) – When BlueCrest Capital Management told investors Tuesday ...
Asian stock markets trade mixed; commodities weigh
December 3rd, 2015
Asian stocks trimmed losses Thursday as oil prices edged up from an over three month low, although the mood remained cautious ahead of key economic events overseas. U.S. crude prices clawed back gains and was up 43 cents or 1.08 ...
Goldman Sachs Seeking Crypto Trade Settlement Patent
December 2nd, 2015
Goldman Sachs filed a patent application last month for a securities settlement system based on a new cryptocurrency called “SETLcoin”. In a US Patent & Trademark Office application, dated 19th November, Goldman Sachs outlines a “Cryptographic Currency For Securities Settlement” that allows ...
Over 10,000 people were duped by Bitcoin mining startup, feds say
December 2nd, 2015
SEC: Josh Garza and GAW Miners “robbed one investor to pay another.” On Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued the founder of a now-shuttered Bitcoin mining company, alleging that it committed $19 million worth of fraud in a Ponzi scheme. ...
Yahoo Board to Weigh Sale of Internet Business
December 2nd, 2015
Board to discuss whether to proceed with a plan to spin off its investment in Alibaba, find a buyer for its core business, or both, sources said Yahoo Inc.’s board is planning a series of meetings this week to consider ...
SEC Charges Bitcoin Mining Companies
December 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two Bitcoin mining companies and their founder with conducting a Ponzi scheme that used the lure of quick riches from virtual currency to defraud investors. According to the SEC’s complaint filed in ...
Interactive Brokers Group Reports Brokerage Metrics for November 2015
December 2nd, 2015
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: IBKR) an automated global electronic broker and market maker, today reported its Electronic Brokerage monthly performance metrics for November. Highlights for the month included: 640 thousand Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs), 11% higher ...
