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U.S. SEC a stumbling block in banks’ forex guilty pleas – sources
May 15th, 2015
Banks want assurances from U.S. regulators that they will not be barred from certain businesses before agreeing to plead guilty to criminal charges over the manipulation of foreign exchange rates, causing a delay in multibillion-dollar settlements, people familiar with ...
Moscow Exchange announces 1Q 2015 results
May 14th, 2015
Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results for the first quarter (1Q) 2015 according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Strong earnings growth was driven by fees and commissions generated by Money Market and Depository and Settlement Services, as well as higher net ...
ASIC: ICAP Futures (Australia) Pty Ltd pays $50,000 infringement notice penalty
May 14th, 2015
ICAP Futures (Australia) Pty Ltd (ICAP)has paid a total penalty of$50,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP). The MDP found it had reason to believe that ICAP had contravened section 798H(1) ...
Top stories of the day
May 13th, 2015
1. The European Central Bank raised the emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) ceiling for Greek banks by 1.1 billion euros on Tuesday, in the wake of Monday’s Eurogroup meeting that recorded some progress in the talks between the government and its ...
AICPA urges FAF to maintain momentum on private company issues
May 13th, 2015
The AICPA is encouraging the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) to maintain the commitment to private company accounting that it has displayed through the work of the Private Company Council (PCC) along with FASB. The board of trustees of FAF, ...
Top news of the day
May 12th, 2015
1. Greece made a repayment of 750 million euro to IMF. Progress is made but work needs to be done. The move came after a what seemed a rare good news day in terms of talks between Greece and its lenders ...
Indian Banking Relationships Disappear as Bitcoin Exchanges Field Questions from Authorities
May 12th, 2015
Earlier this week, Indian Bitcoin exchange BTCXIndia shut down after a banking partner closed the account for an undisclosed reason. Unocoin, an Indian Bitcoin exchange which raised funding from Barry Silbert’s Bitcoin Opportunity Corp., was questioned by local authorities ...
Bank parents or main units seen pleading guilty over FX: sources
May 12th, 2015
The parent companies or main banking units of as many as five major banks, rather than their smaller subsidiaries, are expected to plead guilty to U.S. criminal charges over manipulation of foreign exchange rates, people familiar with the matter ...
Eurogroup sees progress on Greece but wants more, soon
May 12th, 2015
There were no positive or negative surprises at Monday’s Eurogroup for Greece as eurozone finance ministers confirmed in writing that there had been progress in talks between Athens and its lenders but that intensive work needs to be done ...
Australia: Multinationals face tax avoidance crackdown
May 11th, 2015
The Abbott government will legislate to crack down on tax avoidance by 30 multinational companies, with planned penalties for diverted profits that “will go further” than action taken by the United Kingdom. Announcing measures to be taken in tomorrow’s ...
