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Portugal will finance $6.6 billion to rescue Banco Espirito Santo
August 4th, 2014
It was a few months ago that Lisbon has exited an international bailout and now Portugal is planning to spend 4.9 billion euros in order to rescue Banco Espirito Santo its largest listed bank. The situation is definitely putting ...
FCA reports that firms fail to deliver best execution
July 31st, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a review setting out some major points, highlighting the fact that most firms fail to properly apply the rules on best execution when trading on their behalf Looking at 36 firms the FCA ...
CFTC Says Flexibility essential to Oversee Cross-Border Swaps
July 31st, 2014
U.S. regulators need flexibility in overseeing cross-border swaps, a lawyer for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission told a federal judge as he defended the agency’s reliance on guidance rather than formal rules in a lawsuit brought by Wall Street’s ...
U.S Regulators may change rules for upstart trading
July 30th, 2014
U.S regulators may relax rules that require the fastest possible execution of securities trades, potentially helping upstart trading venue IEX Group’s plans to become a full-fledged stock exchange. IEX, described in author Michael Lewis’ book “Flash Boys: A Wall ...
Pound is bullish as Shine Comes Off
July 30th, 2014
The shine is starting to come off the U.K. pound, which has given up its reign as the most popular bullish bet for 2014 among the Group of 10 currencies. Hedge funds and other large speculators cut their net ...
Regulators to deal with Japanese hedge fund in insider trade case
July 29th, 2014
A small Japanese hedge fund has made a rare challenge against financial regulators over a 2010 insider trading case, disputing a finding that one of its fund managers acted on an insider tip of a share offering by energy ...
Lloyds Banking Group charged with $370 million fine
July 28th, 2014
Britain’s Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) has agreed to pay fines totaling $370 million to U.S. and British authorities investigating its part in a global interest rate rigging scandal and manipulating fees for a UK government lending scheme. The settlement ...
Apple’s $3 billion deal to buy Beats Electronics was given the green light
July 28th, 2014
Apple’s $3 billion deal to buy Beats Electronics, the company which makes headphones and offers music streaming services, was finally given the green light from the European Union’s antitrust authority. The 28-nation bloc’s executive Commission said Monday the transaction does not ...
EY wins £2m Sage audit contract
July 28th, 2014
EY has won the audit contract for Sage, following a tender of the £2m deal. PwC will step down after completing accounts work to 30 September 2014, bringing its 26-year audit relationship with the FTSE 100 software business to ...
JP Morgan questioned on private bank wrongdoing
July 28th, 2014
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) executives came across regulators’ questions on whether private bank advisors guide clients to buy the firm’s own financial products, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Following the questioning regarding potential conflicts ...
