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EuroFX: How British Firms Built a Pyramid Scheme in China That Lost Millions
August 19th, 2016
The foreign exchange fraudsters hid in the cracks between international jurisdictions. As David Byrne ate breakfast at the Tongli Lakeview Hotel outside Shanghai one Sunday in April, an angry customer was waiting for him. Byrne, 52, is a British ...
Rakuten buys struggling bitcoin startup Bitnet to create a ‘blockchain research lab’
August 19th, 2016
Rakuten has confirmed that it has acquired the assets of Bitnet, a bitcoin wallet startup it invested in, which will be used to create a ‘bitcoin lab’ for the Japanese retail giant. The transaction is undisclosed but it follows a Wall Street Journal ...
CFTC charges TradeMasters and its owner for fraud
August 18th, 2016
CFTC Alleges Schacke and his Company TradeMasters Fraudulently Solicited at Least $155,626 from at Least 36 Investors Federal Court Issues Restraining Order Protecting Defendants’ Books and Records and Granting the CFTC Access to Such Records The U.S. Commodity Futures ...
KPMG Special Administrator of Alpari UK reports compensation payment of 51.3 million
August 17th, 2016
KPMG, the Special Administrator of Alpari (UK) Limited has issued an update report to inform regarding the progress for the period 19 January 2016 to 18 July 2016. Below are highlights of the report as it was published. Executive ...
TradeFx fired 80 workers in Israel; Playtech Cyprus Ltd looking to reduce the space planned to rent
August 11th, 2016
Sources inform “Globes” that following a wave of layoffs, Playtech Cyprus Ltd. (LSE:PTEC), managed by CEO Mor Weizer, notified Azrieli Group Ltd. (TASE: AZRG) last week that it was reducing the amount of space it had planned to rent in the new business tower ...
SEC Charges Former Professional Football Player With Running $10 Million Fraud
August 11th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Merrill Robertson Jr., a former player for the Philadelphia Eagles, with defrauding investors, including coaches he knew from his time playing football for the Fork Union Military Academy and the University of ...
The license of a Cyprus Investment Firm will continue to be suspended
August 10th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an announcement to inform that following previous announcements dated 27 May 2016 and 28 June 2016, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, following a decision at the meeting dated 1st August 2016, announces ...
CySec decided to suspend the authorisation of a Cyprus Investment Firm
August 10th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), has announced that following a decision at the meeting dated 25 July 2016, the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Best Choice FBC Ltd, with number 234/14, is suspended, pursuant to section 26(2) ...
Robo-investor Wealthify preps £1m crowdfunding campaign
August 8th, 2016
Robo-investor, Wealthify is preparing to raise capital through the crowd. Continuing its mission to democratise investing in the UK, the online investment service, which went live in April, launches its public crowdfunding campaign on 12th September. Priority access will ...
Shale Drillers Add Oil Rigs for Longest Streak in a Year
August 8th, 2016
Permian Basin oil rigs rise by 5, Eagle Ford adds 4 rigs U.S. oil producers bring back rigs for sixth consecutive week U.S. oil drillers added rigs for the sixth-straight week, marking the longest period of expansion in a ...
