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CFTC Releases Annual Enforcement Results for Fiscal Year 2015
November 9th, 2015
Agency Filed 69 Enforcement Cases and Achieved a Record $3.14 Billion in Civil Monetary Penalties Ordered The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today released the agency’s enforcement results for fiscal year (FY) 2015, which included a record $3.144 ...
Bitcoin Price Goes Beyond $400: How High Will it Go?
November 6th, 2015
The price of bitcoin has shot up again! The steady increase of everyone’s favorite digital currency doesn’t appear to be a fluke. Bitcoin has been on the move practically every week over the last month. Now, in just a matter ...
Trans-Pacific Partnership: vast trade deal made public
November 6th, 2015
The long-awaited text of the landmark trade deal called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been released to the public for the first time. The TPP is one of the world’s most extensive trade agreements, bringing together 12 Pacific rim ...
New York investigating Exxon over climate statements: source
November 6th, 2015
The New York attorney general has launched an investigation into whether Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) misled the public and shareholders about the risks of climate change. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman subpoenaed the company on Wednesday evening, demanding extensive financial ...
Virtusa Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire a Majority Interest in Polaris Consulting & Services, Ltd.
November 5th, 2015
Virtusa and Polaris would together create a leading global provider of end-to-end IT services and solutions to banking and financial services (“BFS”) industry segment. Virtusa and Polaris collectively will have approximately 18,000 (1) employees, generating $826 million of pro ...
SEC Identifies More Alleged Corrupt Brokers in Stock Manipulation Case
November 5th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced it has identified three additional individuals to charge in a penny stock manipulation case the agency filed last year against alleged corrupt brokers and others. The SEC filed a request in federal court ...
Bitcoin to be 6th largest reserve currency by 2030: Research
November 5th, 2015
Bitcoin industry insiders have issued an optimistic prediction for the cryptocurrency over the next few decades, suggesting it could be as widely used as the Swiss franc or the Australian dollar. U.K.-based Magister Advisors, which advises the technology industry ...
Law firms consider deal to create a leading global law firm
November 5th, 2015
Pacific Rim Powerhouse: Dentons, 大成, Gadens and Rodyk & Davidson consider deal to create the Pacific Rim’s leading global law firm The global law firm Dentons, the Chinese firm 大成, the Singapore firm Rodyk & Davidson, and the Australian ...
US fines Deutsche Bank $258m for working with Iran
November 5th, 2015
German company Deutsche Bank has been fined $285m (£185m) by US regulators for working with US-sanctioned countries Syria and Iran. The bank will pay penalties to the New York State Department of Financial Services and the Federal Reserve. Employees ...
Standard Chartered seeks £3.3bn from shareholders
November 4th, 2015
Bank posts first loss in years, and says it will cut 15,000 jobs and withdraw from riskier lending Standard Chartered is asking shareholders to stump up £3.3bn while axing 15,000 jobs after reporting its first quarterly loss in 15 years. ...
