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SEC announces fraud charges against Investment Adviser
January 23rd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based investment advisory firm, its manager, and three related funds in a scheme that raised more than $17 million since November 2013. ...
Fresh progress in China-Switzerland financial cooperation
January 22nd, 2015
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the People’s Bank of China (PBC) signed, yesterday Jan 21 2015, the Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of RMB Clearing Arrangements in Switzerland, and the PBC decided to extend the pilot scheme of ...
Moody’s downgrades three major Russian Financial Institutions
January 20th, 2015
Moody’s Investors Service has on Monday 19, 2015 downgrades three major Russian Financial Institutions namely Sberbank, Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending OJSC and Vnesheconombank. These actions follow the weakening of Russia’s credit profile, as reflected by Moody’s downgrade of Russia’s ...
Leucadia is investing $300 million in cash into FXCM to Permit FXCM to Continue
January 19th, 2015
Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE: LUK) and FXCM (NYSE: FXCM) announced that Leucadia would be providing $300 million in cash to FXCM and its subsidiaries (collectively “FXCM”) that will permit FXCM to meet its regulatory-capital requirements and continue normal operations ...
Chinese Companies, Investors Move Money Back Home
January 15th, 2015
Shares of Chinese companies are soaring at home but stumbling overseas, and one reason is fast-trading Chinese investors. That is leading some companies and investors to shift money back home after riding a rally in Chinese stocks in the ...
Russian Assets Nearing Buying Range, Investment Adviser Says
January 14th, 2015
Russian assets are approaching levels where they would be attractive to buy, investment adviser Marc Faber — writer of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report — said Tuesday. Western sanctions imposed over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis and ...
Blackstone Announces Investment in Market Data Insights
January 14th, 2015
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced an investment in Market Data Insights LLC (MDI), a services firm that specializes in providing market data management solutions to financial services firms. MDI’s business model for the delivery of market data management solutions addresses ...
Investigation on Behalf of Money transfer firm Xoom
January 13th, 2015
Latest news on Money transfer firm Xoom fraud Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP announces that it is investigating potential claims on behalf of shareholders of Xoom Corporation (“Xoom” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:XOOM) concerning possible breaches of fiduciary duties by ...
Alibaba, South Korean City Of Incheon Mulling $912M Joint Investment In ‘Alibaba Town’
January 12th, 2015
China’s Alibaba Group Holding and the South Korean city of Incheon are in talks for a joint investment worth 1 trillion won ($912 million) in a new business area in the city, local media reported Monday. The new area, ...
Energy Firms Rethink Ukraine Investment On Tax Change
January 9th, 2015
An energy company operating in Ukraine has suspended its capital investment program, attributing the decision to sales restrictions and a “punitive” tax regime for gas production. JKX Oil & Gas, which is based in the UK, announced that its ...
