SEC: Rengan Rajaratnam Settles Insider Trading Charges
October 24th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that former hedge fund manager Rajarengan “Rengan” Rajaratnam has agreed to pay more than $840,000 and accept securities industry bars in order to settle the agency’s insider trading case against him. ...
Credit Suisse CEO says sees no material issues in forex probe
October 23rd, 2014
Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) does not see material issues related to the global probe into the $5 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market, the Zurich-based bank’s chief executive said on Thursday. Around 15 authorities around the world, including Switzerland’s, are investigating allegations ...
Skill set needed to make Cyprus a Strong Fund Jurisdiction
October 23rd, 2014
Despite the current financial crisis and recession that we are experiencing, one industry that stands out, is resilient, and is growing is the Financial Services. Despite the reputational damage that we suffered following the events of March 2013, many ...
Dr. George Theocharides
October 23rd, 2014
George Theocharides is an Associate Professor of Finance at Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM) in Nicosia, Cyprus. He is also the Programme Director of the MSc in Financial Services and Certificate in Financial Services. He joined the school ...
The TPP’s Missing Ingredient
October 23rd, 2014
Looking for ways to stimulate economic growth and create jobs, US President Barack Obama’s administration is seeking to press ahead with the mega-regional free-trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But is the US going about it the ...
Keystone Law sells £3.15m stake to private equity house
October 23rd, 2014
Dispersed firm Keystone Law has received a £3.15m cash injection from private equity house Root Capital in return for a 35 per cent stake in the firm’s shares. Root was founded by investor Simon Phillips in 2003. The funds ...
Initiative promises legal advice for those without lawyers in courts
October 23rd, 2014
A network of in-court advice centres providing support for unrepresented litigants in civil and family law cases is to be funded by the Ministry of Justice and expanded to cover the whole country. There has been a surge in ...
Credit Suisse Profit More Than Doubles as Trading Rises
October 23rd, 2014
Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN), Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, reported an increase in third-quarter profit driven by a surge in revenue at the investment bank, while earnings in other businesses fell. The group’s net income jumped to 1.03 billion Swiss ...
FMA warns consumers about cold-calling investment offers and ‘big win’ scams
October 23rd, 2014
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is warning New Zealand consumers and investors to be wary of cold-calls asking them to buy shares or put their money into offshore firms. The FMA is receiving an increasing number of complaints about ...
Facebook pays no UK corporation tax for a second year
October 23rd, 2014
Facebook paid no UK corporation tax for the second year in a row in 2013, while employees received shares in the company worth tens of millions of pounds. The world’s largest social media company reported a pre-tax loss of ...
