Saxo Bank receives two reprimands by Finanstilsynet (the Danish FSA) in relation to its handling of the CHF incident on 15 January 2015
July 10th, 2015
The Danish FSA has reviewed Saxo Bank A/S handling of the CHF incident and finds no reason to criticise the Bank except for two specific issues. The Danish FSA concludes that the method applied by Saxo Bank contributes to ...
JPMorgan to pay over $125 million to settle U.S. credit card debt probes
July 8th, 2015
JPMorgan Chase & Co has agreed to pay at least $125 million to settle probes by U.S. state and federal authorities that the bank sought to improperly collect and sell consumer credit card debt, according to people familiar with ...
Greece Votes NO – Let The Chaos Begin…
July 6th, 2015
The result of the referendum in Greece is a great victory for freedom, but it is also threatens to unleash unprecedented economic chaos all across Europe. With almost all of the votes counted, it is being reported that approximately ...
Top Stories of the day June 30
June 30th, 2015
1. S&P has downgraded Greece‘s credit rating from CCC to CCC-, and says there is a 50 per cent chance it will leave the Euro. It made the change because it feels that, unless circumstances change, Athens will probably ...
Shareholder class action has been filed against FXCM
June 30th, 2015
The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP announces that a shareholder class action has been filed against FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM) (“FXCM” or the “Company”) on behalf of purchasers of the Company’s common stock between June ...
Bank of Israel imposed financial sanctions on an Israel bank regarding prohibition on Money Laundering and Terror Financing
June 29th, 2015
The Bank of Israel has issued a press release to inform that: On June 28, 2015, the Banking Corporations Sanctions Committee regarding the prohibition on money laundering and terror financing decided to impose a financial sanction of NIS 4.2 ...
FCA warning against clone firm
June 26th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert all recipients that: Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people: Clone firm details: AXN Trading Ltd ...
Regulatory Fine
June 26th, 2015
Global Regulators Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Fines Imposed for Year 2015 and 2016
Could Russia afford to bail out Greece and what would that mean?
June 22nd, 2015
There are deep cultural and historical ties between Greece and Russia. In terms of religion, the majority faith in both countries is Eastern Orthodox. And Russia has a track record of standing up for Greece, like it did during ...
Lawyers facing up to Grexit
June 22nd, 2015
If Greece goes bust, what will happen to client money? “As the spectacle of potential Greek bankruptcy unrolls before our eyes, we should put ourselves in the shoes of our Greek lawyer colleagues.” The main impact of the crisis ...