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JPMorgan to pay $150m to Ohio pension fund and others hit by ‘London Whale’ scandal
December 22nd, 2015
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay investors who incurred losses as a result of its “London Whale” scandal. An amount of $150m (£100.8m, €137.4m) will be paid to investors including the Ohio pension fund and other public pension funds ...
FINRA Sanctions Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $7.3 Million for Selling Billions of Unregistered Microcap Shares, and for Related Supervisory and AML Violations
December 22nd, 2015
Trader and Supervisor Suspended and Fined The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $6 million and ordered disgorgement of nearly $1.3 million in commissions, plus interest, for selling billions of ...
Ericsson and Apple sign global patent license agreement, settle litigation
December 22nd, 2015
Agreement includes a global cross license for patented standard-essential technologies and grants certain other patent rights. The settlement ends all ongoing patent-infringement claims between the parties. The terms of the agreement are confidential. Companies will collaborate in multiple technology ...
After jumping over one hurdle, Greece now faces the pension reform. Will 2016 bring new troubles?
December 21st, 2015
Don’t look now, but 2016 may bring a host of new troubles for Greece, which just last week barely overcame a dispute with its international creditors. Struggling to meet the demands of its bailout terms, the Hellenic Republic was ...
J.P. Morgan to Pay $267 Million for Disclosure Failures
December 21st, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that two J.P. Morgan wealth management subsidiaries have agreed to pay $267 million and admit wrongdoing to settle charges that they failed to disclose conflicts of interest to clients. An SEC investigation found that ...
ACCA: Accountants and Auditors need specific “Whistleblowing” protection
December 21st, 2015
ACCA welcomes the provisional EU inter-institutional agreement on the protection of trade secrets, but remains concerned about the scope for divergence in implementation by Member States. ACCA believes that the main goal of the directive on common rules for ...
Creation of a “Bad” Bank
December 21st, 2015
The banking sector in Cyprus has gone through radical transformation in the last few years following the disastrous events of March 2013. To a large extent, the sector has regained confidence from both its domestic customers and the international ...
EU To Extend Minimum 15 Percent VAT Rate
December 21st, 2015
The European Commission has proposed that an EU law provision be extended to ensure that member states levy a headline VAT rate of at least 15 percent until December 31, 2017. Article 97 of the EU VAT Directive provides ...
Cameron Claims Momentum as EU Offers Compromise on U.K. Demands
December 18th, 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron said his bid to change Britain’s relationship with the European Union is gathering momentum after fellow leaders signaled they are willing to find compromises on his demand for curbs on welfare. Rather than the fight ...
Google under scrutiny over lobbying influence on Congress and White House
December 18th, 2015
Concerns grow after disclosure Google enlisted US politicians to pressure EU brought attention to tech giant’s close relationship with Washington politicians. Google has made political donations to 162 members of the US Congress in the latest election cycle, figures show, as ...
