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SEC Announces Insider Trading Charges Against Former Financial Analyst at Pharmaceutical Company
October 15th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced insider trading charges against a Massachusetts man who allegedly tipped his friend with nonpublic information about potential acquisition targets of the pharmaceutical company where he worked. The SEC alleges that Zachary Zwerko was ...
G20 watchdog toughens up new rule for securities financing
October 14th, 2014
Global regulators are making it more expensive for hedge funds and insurance companies to raise money from loaning shares in a bid to curb hitherto unregulated risks in “shadow banking”. Securities financing are typically short-term money-raising transactions between banks ...
Revenue & Customs set to miss target for prosecution of tax evaders
October 13th, 2014
Tax authority set a target of 1,165 people a year by 2014/15, but analysis of the last tax year shows it prosecuted just 795. HM Revenue and Customs has fallen behind in its pursuit of criminal prosecutions for tax ...
IOSCO Securities Market Risk Outlook 2014-15
October 13th, 2014
IOSCO has issued an announcement claiming that two charts published in its Securities Market Risk Outlook 2014-15 have raised concerns regarding the accuracy of the underlying data on which the charts are based. The Risk Outlook was issued on ...
SEC Charges Current and Former E*TRADE Subsidiaries With Improperly Selling Penny Stocks
October 10th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced an enforcement action against current and former brokerage subsidiaries of E*TRADE Financial Corporation that failed in their gatekeeper roles and improperly engaged in unregistered sales of microcap stocks on behalf of their customers. ...
CySec on ESMA’s draft Regulatory Technical Standards
October 10th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) issued an announcement regarding Issuers with securities admitted to trading on the Cyprus Stock Exchange or any other regulated market and any other stakeholder who is affected by Directive 2003/71/EC, for prospectuses ...
ADS Securities eyes investment banking move
October 10th, 2014
Abu Dhabi’s ADS Securities is expanding into new services including investment banking and asset management following its acquisition of a London brokerage firm, its vice chairman and executive managing director said on Tuesday. Privately owned ADS, which started operations ...
Security software maker Symantec to split into two public companies
October 10th, 2014
Norton antivirus maker Symantec Corp (SYMC.O) will split into two publicly traded companies, one selling security software and the other providing data management, potentially making itself more attractive to suitors. Symantec’s revenue growth has lagged the rest of the ...
Obama Had Security Fears on JPMorgan Data Breach
October 9th, 2014
President Obama and his top national security advisers began receiving periodic briefings on the huge cyberattack at JPMorgan Chase and other financial institutions this summer, part of a new effort to keep security officials as updated on major cyberattacks ...
CySec warns on unauthorised firm
October 9th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a warning to inform the investors that ‘LARNACA FİNANS LTD’ (http://www.gkfx.com/LARNACA): 1. Is not permitted to provide investment and ancillary services in the Republic, pursuant to Investment Services and Activities ...
