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Gold Traders Investigated in Colombian Cocaine Laundering
May 27th, 2014
Colombia is investigating the possible involvement of gold trading firms and a Miami refinery in a cocaine money-laundering scheme that’s distorting the country’s trade data, according to the tax and customs agency. As much as $3.3 billion of gold ...
Cyprus Savers Sue ECB, Commission Amid Losses in Rescue Plan
May 27th, 2014
Cyprus bank depositors sued the European Central Bank and the European Commission for putting them in the firing line as part of last year’s rescue package for the crisis-hit Mediterranean nation. The savers filed four lawsuits demanding compensation after ...
CySec: acquisition of Administrative Services Providers (ASP) licence
May 26th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that “Halman Consultans (Overseas) Limited” successfully obtained the CySec licence to operate as Administrative Services Provider (ASP): Therefore, the firm is now authorised to operate legally ...
KPMG’s audit discovers Portugese bank irregularities
May 23rd, 2014
An audit by KPMG of Portugese financial giant Espirito Santo International (ESI) has found it is in a “serious financial condition”. In a US regulatory filing by its affiliate Banco Espirito Santo, details are revealed about the parlous financial ...
Hong Kong court rejects EY’s case that China law protects mainland audit papers
May 23rd, 2014
A Hong Kong court on Friday rejected auditor EY’s contention that Chinese law prohibits the mainland partner of the firm previously known as Ernst & Young from passing on documents related to a former China client. The ruling, the ...
CySec: acquisition of CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms) licence
May 23rd, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has announced that “Different Choice FBC Ltd” and “Glestimon Management Ltd” have successfully obtained the CySec license for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms). They are now authorised to operate legally ...
FSMA to ban certain financial products’ marketing
May 22nd, 2014
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), the Belgian regulatory authority, published an announcement as follows: The marketing of certain financial products to retail clients in Belgium will be banned starting on 1 July 2014. The Regulation to this ...
Wall Street Finds New Subprime With Brokers Pitching 125% Loans
May 22nd, 2014
Doug Naidus made his fortune selling a mortgage company to Deutsche Bank AG months before the U.S. housing market collapsed. Now he’s found a way to profit from loans to business owners with bad credit. From an office near ...
Vietnam Offers Help To Companies After Deadly Anti-China Riots
May 22nd, 2014
Vietnam will compensate businesses hit by anti-China riots, which exploded across the country last week over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea. Factories were torched and at least four workers were killed, according to the Metallurgical Corporation ...
SRA Board approves changes to the education and training regulations
May 22nd, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Board has today (Wednesday 21 May) approved changes to the SRA training regulations. The changes form part of the SRA’s ongoing Training for Tomorrow programme of reform and Red Tape Initiative. The next step ...
