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Co-op Bank to raise £400m as losses widen
March 24th, 2014
Co-operative Bank to launch £400m rights issue following discovery of costs related to past misconduct TROUBLED LENDER the Co-operative Bank was plunged deeper into crisis today after it revealed it needs to raise another £400m of capital following the ...
Witness in Oscar Pistorius trial heard ‘terrified screaming’
March 24th, 2014
A neighbor of Oscar Pistorius said she heard “terrified, terrified screaming” the morning the Olympian killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The testimony by Anette Stipp began the trial’s fourth week. Questioned by prosecutor Gerrie Nel, Stipp said she awoke ...
CySec: acquisition of licence (Macys Corporate Services Ltd)
March 24th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has announced that “Macys Corporate Services Ltd” has successfully obtained the CySec licence. “Macys Corporate Services Ltd” is now authorised to operate legally under the supervision of CySec and ...
CySec: Acquisition of licence (Parallel Nominees Cyprus Limited)
March 24th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority has announced that “Parallel Nominees Cyprus Limited” has successfully obtained the CySec licence. “Parallel Nominees Cyprus Limited” is now authorised to operate legally under the supervision of ...
ESMA consults on major shareholders disclosures
March 21st, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the revised Transparency Directive relating to the notification of major shareholdings and the indicative list of financial instruments subject to notification ...
Microsoft Acknowledges Looking Inside Blogger’s Hotmail Inbox And Reading IM To Track Source Of Leaked Company Information
March 21st, 2014
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) admitted Thursday that it had read the contents of a blogger’s Hotmail inbox in an effort to identify an employee who was suspected of leaking confidential company information. According to John Frank, deputy general counsel for Microsoft, ...
How Suntech, Chinese Solar Giant, Was Snared In An Italian Fraud Scandal
March 21st, 2014
As 2008 began, the future looked brilliant for green energy giant Suntech Power and its high-flying founder, Shi Zhengrong. Suntech was one of the world’s largest makers of solar panels, the first non-state-owned Chinese company traded on the New ...
Oscar Pistorius could take stand next week in murder trial
March 20th, 2014
The prosecution in the Oscar Pistorius murder case expects to rest early next week, prosecutor Gerrie Nel announced unexpectedly on Wednesday. Nel has only four or five more witnesses to call, he declared to the shock of the courtroom ...
SEC Charges Stockbroker and Law Firm Managing Clerk
March 20th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a stockbroker and a managing clerk at a law firm with insider trading around more than a dozen mergers or other corporate transactions for illicit profits of $5.6 million during a four-year period. ...
CySec: Council Regulation
March 20th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘the Commission’) informs, the Cyprus Investment Firms, the Management Companies and the Administrative Services Companies (‘the Regulated Entities) about the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the Council Regulation ...