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PwC UK reported record revenue of £3.60bn for the year ended 30 June 2017
September 18th, 2017
PwC UK, the professional services firm, has reported record revenue of £3.60bn for the year ended 30 June 2017, up 5% from £3.44bn last year, as the firm continues to invest in people, technology and its regional presence in ...
Stocks Climb in Asia; Yen Falls as Havens Retreat
September 18th, 2017
Stocks advanced in Asia following a record-breaking Wall Street session, while the yen declined as havens retreated amid optimism the U.S. favors a peaceful resolution to North Korea’s nuclear threats. Futures on the S&P 500 Index rose with equities ...
European markets set to open lower as North Korea fires another missile
September 15th, 2017
European stocks are set to open lower after North Korea sent another missile over Japan into the Pacific Ocean. The FTSE 100 is seen down by 5 points at 7,385; the DAX is set to open lower by 30 ...
SWIFT launches gpi certification programme for global payment applications
September 12th, 2017
SWIFT announces today the launch of an approved certification programme for vendors that support SWIFT gpi in their payment applications. This certification programme will ensure that gpi capabilities are inherently available in these applications, thereby reducing both time and ...
China is starting to roll back measures meant to prop up its currency
September 11th, 2017
China is starting to roll back measures meant to prop up its currency after a recent surge in the yuan erased all of last year’s losses. Starting today, the central bank has scrapped a reserve requirement rule on trades ...
U.S. stock futures and Asian share markets tumbled; Yen jumped
August 29th, 2017
U.S. stock futures and Asian share markets tumbled on Tuesday, while the yen jumped to four-month highs against the dollar after North Korea fired a missile over northern Japan, fuelling worries of fresh tension between Washington and Pyongyang. S&P ...
Playtech announces strong growth in H1
August 24th, 2017
Playtech (LSE: PTEC) today announces its results for the six months ended 30 June 2017, together with a trading update for the period to 22 August 2017. Financial summary Group financial highlights Total revenues ...
Investment adviser charged with defrauding professional athlete and his wife
August 23rd, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged investment adviser Jeremy Drake with defrauding two clients, a high profile professional athlete and the athlete’s wife, by deceiving them about the investment advisory fees they were paying. The SEC alleges that ...
Individuals and their companies ordered to pay millions in restitution for defrauding investors
August 21st, 2017
Federal Court Orders Jeffrey Slemmer, Christian Dorrian, Adam Roth, and Their Florida-Based Companies to Pay over $5.4 Million in Restitution and a Penalty in CFTC Precious Metals and Diamonds Anti-Fraud Action Slemmer Enterprises, Dorrian Enterprises and Roth Investment Group ...
Costco made $3.7 million selling ‘Tiffany’ rings. Now it must pay $19 million to the real Tiffany
August 16th, 2017
Costco must pay the storied jewelry company Tiffany & Co. more than $19 million for selling about 2,500 diamond rings falsely identified on store signs as “Tiffany” rings, a federal judge ruled Monday. Costco’s management “displayed at best a ...
