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Deutsche legal advisers face uncertainty as bank retrenches
November 2nd, 2015
Embroiled in regulatory investigations, the bank has set aside €1.2bn for litigation costs, is cutting 9,000 jobs and leaving 10 countries as it seeks to reduce the risks to which it is exposed. On top of the 9,000 job ...
CySec informs regarding the Continuance of Suspension of CIF license of an investment firm
November 2nd, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued today an announcement to inform on its decision in the meeting dated 26 October for Continuance of Suspension of CIF licence of the firm ‘Falcon Brokers Ltd’ with number 128/10. ...
FxPro Announces Q3 Execution Statistics
November 2nd, 2015
Earlier this year, online broker FxPro took the initiative to publish quarterly statistics relating to its standards of service. The decision was made in an effort to increase transparency in the FX market and encourage more industry participants to ...
NYDFS Announces Goldman Sachs to Pay $50 Million
October 30th, 2015
NYDFS Announces Goldman Sachs to Pay $50 Million; Accept Three-Year Regulatory Consulting Abstention; Admit Failure to Supervise For Banking Law Violations Goldman Sachs Employee Schemed to Steal Confidential Regulatory Information, and Improperly Shared that Information with Other Goldman Employees ...
Rabobank trader tells jury he ignored traders’ requests to rig Libor
October 29th, 2015
A former Rabobank trader accused of engaging in a scheme to manipulate Libor told a jury on Wednesday that he sometimes learned of improper requests from traders to rig the benchmark rate, but never acted on them. The testimony ...
Japan’s Biggest Brokerages Tumble After Posting Lower Earnings
October 29th, 2015
Nomura falls the most in two months as profit drops 12% Global market turmoil also dented trading income at Daiwa Nomura Holdings Inc. and Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Japan’s biggest brokerages, fell the most in at least in a ...
Fidelity Brokerage Services accused of allowing unregistered advisers to make trades through its broker-dealer platform
October 27th, 2015
Fidelity charged by Massachusetts with dishonest and unethical behavior Fidelity Brokerage Services was charged in an administrative complaint Monday with dishonest and unethical behavior by the commonwealth of Massachusetts for allowing unregistered investment advisers to make trades through the ...
Norway Plans Zero VAT Rate For Digital News
October 27th, 2015
The Norwegian Government has announced that it will levy a zero percent rate of value-added tax (VAT) on digital news, to level the industry playing field. The rate will be installed in 2016 at a cost of NOK350m (USD41.8m) ...
Cyprus Bar Association face price-fixing challenge following a formal legal complaint
October 27th, 2015
A formal legal complaint against the Cyprus Bar Association at the European Competition Commission is planned by an organisation that is challenging the price-fixing of lawyers’ fees in Cyprus for out-of-court cases. A NEW organisation calling itself ‘Fairness in ...
IRS Extends FATCA IGA Compliance Deadline
October 26th, 2015
Within its Notice 2015-66, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided for a delay to the provision of information under Model 1 Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) signed by other jurisdictions with the United States. ...
