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Morgan Stanley to pay more than $2.3 million to a group of investors for losses
July 29th, 2015
Firm accused of unauthorized trading and other misdeeds by brokers in Jackson, Miss.-area branch An arbitration panel ordered Morgan Stanley to pay more than $2.3 million to a group of investors for losses tied to alleged unauthorized trading and other misdeeds ...
Foreign lawyers working in China could be at risk of arrest
July 29th, 2015
Australian commercial law firms operating in China should be seriously concerned about the recent crackdown on human rights lawyers, a professor of Chinese law says. Professor Bing Ling from the University of Sydney told Lawyers Weekly that all lawyers working in China ...
International Law firm Pinsent Masons acquires majority stake in cloud-based compliance Venture
July 29th, 2015
International law firm Pinsent Masons has announced that it is to acquire a majority stake in Cerico, the cloud-based compliance joint venture which it launched in conjunction with IT consultancy Campbell Nash two years ago. Cerico is a technology-driven solution that ...
Barclays reports 25% rise in profits
July 29th, 2015
Barclays bank has reported a 25% rise in statutory pre-tax profits to £3.14bn for the six months to the end of June. Profits last year were £2.55bn. The bank also set aside a further £850m to compensate customers – ...
Finance Sector in the Dark Over Data Protection Changes
July 28th, 2015
With a quarter of businesses in finance and accountancy sector totally unaware of the EU General Data Protection Regulation we interviewed John Culkin, Director of Information Management, Crown Records Management to find out about the regulation and what financial ...
Eurozone debt crisis: why the Greece deal will work
July 27th, 2015
The deal between Brussels and Athens is actually a good one for both sides Now that Greek banks have reopened and the government has made scheduled payments to the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, does Greece’s ...
Stop Order issued from FMA agains an investment company
July 27th, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a Stop Order against Green Gardens Finance Trust Limited (GGFT) and warns the public to be wary of doing business or depositing money with this company. The Stop Order is published here and prohibits ...
7 bitcoin-related court cases
July 24th, 2015
Bitcoin is back in the headlines again this week, but for all the wrong reasons. It surfaced yesterday that two operators of bitcoin exchange Coin.mx were being charged by US prosecutors for working without a money transmission license. This ...
5 Ways that Cryptocurrency Improves Lives
July 23rd, 2015
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin can improve lives. That’s an undisputable fact that we have seen evidence for over and over again. Below we have listed five ways cryptocurrency improves lives. Let us know in the comment field how you think ...
FATCA Faces Lawsuit, Taxpayer Advocate’s Criticisms
July 23rd, 2015
As I expected, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and its related controversies have not gone gently into that good political night. For starters, Republican U.S. Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky is part of a legal battle, filed ...
