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AMF Updates List of Unauthorised Binary Options Providers
June 18th, 2014
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), warns the investors by publishing a new updated list of websites offering binary options trading, for which no authorised investment services provider could be clearly identified. The AMF is once again warning retail ...
Yuan to Start Direct Trading With Pound from tomorrow
June 18th, 2014
China will allow the yuan to be exchanged directly for British pounds from tomorrow in Shanghai as the world’s second-largest economy promotes the use of its currency in global trade and finance. “This is an important step in strengthening ...
There Might Be a Lot of Insider Trading
June 18th, 2014
As I may have mentioned over and over and over and over and over again, the first rule of insider trading is just don’t insider trade, but the second rule is: If you have inside information about an upcoming ...
Three large multinationals under pricing investigations
June 18th, 2014
The European Commission has launched an investigation into the transfer pricing arrangements of three large multinationals about how they’re treated in three countries. The companies are Apple in Ireland, Fiat Finance and Trade in Luxembourg and Starbucks in the ...
GASB’s OPEB proposals may have big impact
June 17th, 2014
Proposed new accounting standards for other post-employment benefits (OPEB) published Monday by GASB are expected to have a significant impact on state and local government financial statements. GASB’s work on OPEB is intended to complement its development of new ...
BNP Keeps Investors Guessing About U.S. Sanctions Penalty
June 16th, 2014
BNP Paribas SA (BNP) has given investors scant information about how much it expects to pay to settle a criminal probe of U.S. sanctions violations. The bank told shareholders at an annual meeting on May 14 that the settlement ...
‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Calls Rich to Tax-Free Tropical Paradise
June 16th, 2014
He’s known as Bitcoin Jesus in the world of cyber-currencies. Though he can’t promise you heaven, he is offering a haven: a condo in the Caribbean that comes with a new passport and almost zero taxes. Meet Roger Ver, ...
Hungary Verdict to Pave Way for $15 Billion FX Loan Plan
June 16th, 2014
Hungary’s supreme court will complete its precedent rulings today on foreign-currency mortgages, paving the way for the government to phase out loans worth about $15 billion. The court, known as Kuria, will brief reporters at 12:30 p.m. in Budapest ...
New EU Bank-Creditor Loss Rules Leave Room for Confusion
June 13th, 2014
The European Union has served notice that senior bondholders will be in the firing line for losses when banks go bust, yet the law’s fine print leaves room for confusion. Policy makers from Michel Barnier to Jeroen Dijsselbloem have ...
Predatory Trading Rules Considered in Canada
June 13th, 2014
The Ontario Securities Commission may consider measures to regulate high-frequency trading if evidence of predatory activity is found as it reviews its market-structure policies, Chairman Howard Wetston said. “The important question for us is, is our market fair?” Wetston ...
