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Europe Index Futures Rise With Asia as Yen Retreats
April 2nd, 2014
European index futures climbed with Asian stocks, Treasuries fell and the yen retreated before reports that may signal the U.S. economic recovery is gathering pace. New Zealand’s dollar weakened and gold rebounded. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 0.4 ...
ASIC: lender pays $30,600 penalty for misleading online advertisements
April 2nd, 2014
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has announced that “Paid International Ltd”, formerly known as First Stop Money Ltd, has paid $30,600 in penalties after ASIC issued three infringement notices for making misleading representations in its online advertisements. The ...
ASIC bans bankrupt financial adviser
March 28th, 2014
ASIC has banned Victorian-based financial adviser, Mr Allan Burt Vissenjoux, from providing financial services. Mr Vissenjoux, who is an undischarged bankrupt, has been banned from providing financial services until 29 May 2016. The ban expires when Mr Vissenjoux’s bankruptcy ...
ASIC bans former WA accountant
March 28th, 2014
ASIC has permanently banned former accountant, Mr Arden Rodrick Wittensleger, 44, of Menora in Western Australia, from providing financial services and engaging in credit activity. ASIC took action after Mr Wittensleger was found guilty of submitting fraudulent loan applications ...
ASIC: Melbourne man pleads guilty to $1 million fraud
March 27th, 2014
Australian Securities and Investment Commissions has issued the following announcement: Mr Carlo Cini, 56, of Altona North, Melbourne, pleaded guilty today in the Melbourne Magistrates Court to 22 offences following an ASIC investigation. The charges relate to Mr Cini’s ...
GM Down 14% Shows Barra Challenges From Recalls to China
March 27th, 2014
Less than three months into her tenure as General Motors Co. chief executive officer, Mary Barra has more than recalls to worry about. GM shares are down almost 14 percent since Barra took the helm Jan. 15 through yesterday, ...
Citic Pacific Said to Plan About $4 Billion Share Sale to Public
March 27th, 2014
Citic Pacific Ltd. plans to sell about $4 billion of shares to restore its public float after absorbing assets from state-owned parent Citic Group Corp., people with knowledge of the matter said. Citic Pacific may approach sovereign wealth funds ...
Rich Chinese overwhelm U.S. visa program
March 26th, 2014
A dramatic surge in interest from wealthy Chinese is threatening to overwhelm a U.S. program offering investors green cards in exchange for cash. The number of applicants is now so great that the government might run out of permits. ...
Flight 370: When facts are few, imaginations run wild
March 24th, 2014
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a Boeing 777 on the way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, simply vanished from the sky on March 8. In the two weeks since, the mystery of what happened to its 227 passengers and 12 ...
China Manufacturing Gauge Falls as Slowdown Deepens
March 24th, 2014
China’s manufacturing industry weakened for a fifth straight month, according to a preliminary measure for March released today, deepening concern the nation will miss its 7.5 percent growth target this year. The Purchasing Managers’ Index from HSBC Holdings Plc ...
