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7 Asian Banks Investigating Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech
February 17th, 2016
Until recently, there was a noticeable lack of interest in bitcoin and the blockchain among the financial institutions of Asia. In fact, banks there were more likely to be issuing warnings about digital currencies than getting involved in any related activity. It was the fall of Mt Gox in ...
HSBC Sued Over Drug Cartel Murders After Laundering Probe
February 10th, 2016
Civil action claims traffickers committed terrorist acts Bank accused of aiding and abetting Sinaloa, other cartels Families of U.S. citizens murdered by drug gangs in Mexico sued HSBC Holdings Plc, claiming the bank can be held responsible for the deaths ...
How Six Brokers Walked Free After Unraveling of U.K. Libor Case
February 9th, 2016
Witnesses fail to convince, jury acquits local defendants Loss in complex case seen a major setback for regulators The first signs of trouble for prosecutors came about three weeks into the trial. Their witness was a government investigator called ...
SEC fined brokerage firm for violated anti-money laundering rules
February 5th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that a Miami-based brokerage firm agreed to pay a $1 million penalty to settle charges that it violated anti-money laundering rules by allowing foreign entities to buy and sell securities without verifying the identities ...
EY launches fintech secondment programme for startups
February 4th, 2016
EY and Innovate Finance – the world’s largest membership association for FinTech, today announced the launch of a FinTech secondment programme. As the only Big Four member of Innovate Finance, EY will second members of staff into Innovate Finance ...
Barclays, Credit Suisse Charged With Dark Pool Violations
February 1st, 2016
The latest update regarding the charges is that Barclays and Credit Suisse Agree to Dark Pools Settlements Barclays Plc and Credit Suisse Group AG agreed to settle allegations by New York’s top cop and the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
The digital revolution on the finance industries
January 29th, 2016
EU experts and stakeholders discussed the impact of the digital revolution on the finance industries, market participants and consumers at a recent event organised by ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and Deloitte in Brussels Internet and digital ...
Which country is the World’s Favorite New Tax Haven?
January 28th, 2016
The World’s Favorite New Tax Haven Is the United States Moving money out of the usual offshore secrecy havens and into the U.S. is a brisk new business. Last September, at a law firm overlooking San Francisco Bay, Andrew ...
CySec announced administrative fine of €156.000 on a Cyprus Investment Firm
January 27th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a press release to inform that: The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘CySEC’) wishes to inform investors that, at its meeting held on October 12, 2015, decided ...
Allen & Overy ranked in Global Elite for antitrust and competition
January 27th, 2016
Allen & Overy has been included in the GCR Global Elite, an independent guide to the top 25 competition practices in the world, at number six in the ranking. Published by Global Competition Review, the Global Elite is part ...
