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People with old social security debts get reprieve
April 15th, 2014
People with old Social Security debts are getting a reprieve — for now. The Social Security Administration had been participating in a program in which thousands of people were having their tax refunds seized to recoup overpayments that happened ...
Google Considers Change To Search Algorithm That Would Favor Website Encryption
April 15th, 2014
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is considering a change to its PageRank software, which would favor websites that use encryption to protect visitors’ personal information, meaning safer sites would appear higher in search results. While Google is reportedly still in the ...
How about… A Global Tax on the Superrich?
April 14th, 2014
Bill Gates washes his own dishes, as we learned this year from his Ask Me Anything session on Reddit, but he’s certainly not trying to save money. The world’s richest person is doing everything in his power to decrease ...
CySec: renouncement of license
April 14th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission announces that, on 18 February 2014, the CIF «Magline Investments Ltd» (‘the Company’), which provided investment services via the domain www.trading247.com, renounced its authorization pursuant to section 24(1)(b) of the Investment Services and ...
CySec: renouncement of licence
April 11th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission announces that, on 18 February 2014, the CIF «Magline Investments Ltd» (‘the Company’), which provided investment services via the domain www.trading247.com, renounced its authorization pursuant to section 24(1)(b) of the Investment Services and ...
Exclusive: Microsoft, Apple diverge on bankrolling big patent buyer
April 11th, 2014
Patent buyer Intellectual Ventures has persuaded Microsoft and Sony to invest in its latest acquisition fund while Apple and Intel, which invested with IV previously, declined to participate, according to people briefed on the fundraising. The investment decisions by ...
Exclusive: SEC eyes test that may lead to shift away from ‘dark pools’
April 11th, 2014
U.S. securities regulators are considering testing a proposed reform that could drive business to major stock exchanges and away from alternative trading venues such as “dark pools” that critics say may be hurting investors by reducing the quality of ...
Regulators suggest firms take deep dive into audit quality
April 11th, 2014
While acknowledging that auditors are under unprecedented scrutiny, an international association of audit regulators is asking audit firms to analyze causes of problems in audits globally in hopes of finding remedies. Lewis Ferguson, chair of the International Forum of ...
Wealth Within Ltd pays $20,400 in penalties over misleading advertising
April 11th, 2014
ASIC has issued a press released informing that Wealth Within Limited has paid $20,400 in penalties after ASIC issued two infringement notices for misleading online advertisements. The advertisements related to the investment returns of Wealth Within’s individually managed account ...
ASIC obtains orders cancelling 15 million shares held in Northwest Resources Limited
April 11th, 2014
Following an application by ASIC, the Federal Court of Australia has ordered the cancellation of 15 million shares in ASX-listed Northwest Resources Limited (Northwest) that were held in the name of Craigside Company Limited (Craigside), a company incorporated in ...
