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Cryptocurrency company’s operator arrested
February 24th, 2015
Ryan Kennedy committed fraud in the Dogecoin community last year. Kennedy, or “Alex Green” as he is known to the larger community, operated the cryptocurrency company Moolah before resigning amidst allegations of theft. In October of last year, Kennedy allegedly stole upwards ...
ESMA and JFSA conclude an MoC regarding CCPs
February 24th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) have concluded a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC). The MoC establishes cooperation arrangements between the signatory authorities regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) that are established in ...
Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB
February 24th, 2015
On 18 February 2015, the Governing Council approved the public account of its monetary policy meeting of 21 and 22 January 2015. The first edition of this new communication product, which is aimed at enhancing the transparency of Governing ...
International and regional bodies that combat money laundering (Part A)
February 24th, 2015
Introduction Money laundering is a global phenomenon that thrives parasitically on the world’s financial markets. It ignores national boundaries in much the same way that the financial market place does. It has been accepted that this problem requires both ...
Barclays loses High Court battle with Grant Thornton
February 23rd, 2015
Judge rules in favour of Grant Thornton in High Court battle with Barclays over Von Essen Hotels Group audits BARCLAYS has lost its High Court spat with Grant Thornton over non-statutory audits for Von Essen Hotels Group (VEH). The legal ...
Five Reasons Bitcoin Revolution is Over
February 23rd, 2015
2015 will be the year Bitcoin “dies.” The bubble is over and the cryptocurrency, while revolutionary, has serious issues which will prevent it from ever becoming widely accepted. Andre Alessandro — The five problems listed here are both structural and external ...
HSBC files: bank chief Stuart Gulliver holds secret Swiss account
February 23rd, 2015
CEO drawn into tax scandal as calls grow to prosecute HSBC for ‘cheating’ the British tax system HSBC’s chief executive Stuart Gulliver sheltered millions of pounds in bonuses in a Swiss bank account, leaked documents have revealed. The 55-year old ...
HSBC whistleblower spills Lynch evidence to Senate
February 19th, 2015
Massive drug, terrorism scandal ropes in Obama’s AG nominee The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday conducted a two-hour session with HSBC whistleblower John Cruz in its investigation of attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch’s role in the Obama administration’s decision ...
Thomson Reuters Expands Equity Index Series with Globally Listed Infrastructure Indices
February 19th, 2015
Asset managers and investors to benefit from proprietary five-level business classification system to track the performance of utilities, transport infrastructure, energy infrastructure and telecommunications infrastructure companies Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, ...
CySec: acquisition of CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms) licence
February 18th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that “EDR Financial Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms). The firm is now authorised to operate legally under the ...
