Thomson Reuters published FX Volumes for its FX electronic trading platforms
December 7th, 2016
Each month Thomson Reuters publishes combined average daily volumes for its FX electronic trading platforms Matching, FXall and the Thomson Reuters SEF. The volumes figures cover all spot, forwards, swaps, options and non-deliverable forwards traded on those platforms. In ...
Deloitte Brazil will pay an $8 million civil penalty
December 6th, 2016
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board today announced that Brazil-based Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes will pay an $8 million civil penalty, the largest ever imposed by the PCAOB, to settle charges including issuing materially false audit reports and attempting ...
Spain To Hike Corporate Tax Burden
December 6th, 2016
The Spanish Government announced a revenue-raising Budget on December 2 that will increase the tax take from corporations. While the recently formed Government chose to leave the 25 percent corporate tax rate intact, Spain will restrict corporate tax deductions. ...
ASIC action sees BMW Australia Finance to repay $77 million to customers
December 6th, 2016
ASIC has accepted an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) from car financier, BMW Australia Finance Limited (BMW Finance), which will see BMW Finance implement Australia’s largest consumer credit remediation program to compensate customers for its responsible lending failures. BMW Finance provides ...
Internal Auditor
December 6th, 2016
Responsibilities & Duties Assist the Senior Internal Auditor conduct independent reviews, assessments and audits on all the facets of the company’s operations. The scope of work will include but it is not limited to financial, operational, dealing, compliance and ...
Oil price heads to $55 despite expected output rise
December 6th, 2016
Russia and Saudi Arabia predicted to increase exports before agreed cuts start in January The oil price is powering on, adding to a 14 per cent advance since the middle of last week following the landmark deal from Opec ...
FINRA fined Credit Suisse Securities USA $16.5 million for AML and other violations
December 6th, 2016
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC $16.5 million for anti-money laundering (AML), supervision and other violations. FINRA found that Credit Suisse’s suspicious activity monitoring program was deficient in ...
EU announces new tax rules to support online trading booming market
December 5th, 2016
Statement by Vice-President Ansip at the press conference to announce new tax rules to support e-commerce and online businesses in the EU Online trading is a booming market, for buyers as well as sellers. Europe could be making so ...
Lithuania is looking to attract FinTech companies
December 5th, 2016
Of all the cities lining up to poach London’s business post-Brexit, Vilnius might seem the most unlikely. Yet the Lithuanian capital has much to offer financial firms, from liveability and local talent to cutting-edge fintech regulation. Euromoney visits a ...
CFTC approved rules for swap dealer and major swap participant minimum capital requirements
December 5th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today unanimously approved proposed rules establishing swap dealer (SDs) and major swap participant (MSPs) minimum capital requirements. As required by the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the rules ...
