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The Case of the Missing White-Collar Criminal
June 23rd, 2014
The senior executives who played leading roles in the 2008 financial crisis can breathe a sigh of relief: If any committed crimes, the statute of limitations will run out for most of them this year. It’s safe to say ...
UBS Belgium Chief Charged in Multibillion-Euro Tax Probe
June 20th, 2014
Marcel Bruehwiler, chief executive of UBS AG’s (UBSN) Belgium unit, was charged in Brussels as part of a probe into a multibillion-euro tax fraud, accelerating the latest tax-evasion inquiry facing the Swiss bank. Prosecutors said the investigation deals with ...
Utah Court Imposes over $44 Million in Sanctions for Commodity Pool Fraud and Misappropriation
June 20th, 2014
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court Order requiring Defendants Robert J. Andres of Houston, Texas, his company, Winsome Investment Trust (Winsome), Robert L. Holloway of San Diego, California, and his company US Ventures LC ...
European Stocks rise as Fed Signals Support Amid Recovery
June 19th, 2014
European stocks rose after the Federal Reserve repeated its pledge to leave interest rates near their record low and said the world’s largest economy should experience sustained growth. U.S. stock futures were little changed, while Asian shares rallied. Rolls-Royce ...
US central bank cuts growth forecast for 2014
June 19th, 2014
The US Federal Reserve has cut its growth forecast for 2014 because of the harsh winter weather. The central bank is now predicting growth of between 2.1% and 2.3% for this year, down from its March forecast of 2.8% ...
China Blocks European Shipping Pact, Sending Maersk Down
June 18th, 2014
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S (MAERSKB) said it is working on alternative plans to cut costs and address overcapacity in the freighter market after Chinese regulators unexpectedly blocked formation of a global shipping alliance. “We have different tools in our toolbox ...
Three large multinationals under pricing investigations
June 18th, 2014
The European Commission has launched an investigation into the transfer pricing arrangements of three large multinationals about how they’re treated in three countries. The companies are Apple in Ireland, Fiat Finance and Trade in Luxembourg and Starbucks in the ...
China signs £14bn trade deals with UK amid Premier’s visit
June 18th, 2014
China says it wants to back major UK infrastructure projects and has signed £14bn in trade deals. The news comes on the first full day of a visit by its leader. The BBC understands the projects the state-owned China ...
CySec: Publication of new EU Directives and Regulation
June 17th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) wishes to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘the CIFs’) about the following: 1. On June 12, 2014, the following Directives/Regulations were published in the Official Journal of the European Union, which are ...
German Bank reopens 10-year Federal bonds
June 17th, 2014
The German Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, has announced the reopening of 10-year Federal bonds with an invitation to bid by auction. For the account of the Federal Government, the German Finance Agency, through Deutsche Bundesbank, will reopen the 1.50 % ...
