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Despite Exposure of Madoff Fraud, New Ponzi Schemes Emerge
July 11th, 2014
When the money was rolling in from investors, Scott W. Rothstein, a lawyer in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., bought his wife, Kimberly, more than $1 million in jewelry, including an opulent 12-carat yellow diamond ring. He lived in a multimillion-dollar ...
World Sets New Oil Production and Consumption Records
July 11th, 2014
Last month BP (NYSE: BP) released the Statistical Review of World Energy 2014. This report is one of the most comprehensive sources of global and country level statistics on production and consumption of oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear power ...
Boehner Says Obama Lawsuit Will Focus on Health Law
July 11th, 2014
Speaker John A. Boehner’s lawsuit against President Obama will focus on changes to the health care law that Mr. Boehner says should have been left to Congress, according to a statement issued Thursday by the speaker’s office. By narrowly ...
ECB keeps banks on tight leash for health check results
July 10th, 2014
The European Central Bank wants to give banks just 48 hours to review the results of a balance sheet health check so it can guard against data leaks even though the banks would like more time. The ECB is ...
Stock futures fall sharply on Portuguese, Italian woes
July 10th, 2014
U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday as European shares tumbled on growth concerns after weak data out of Italy and concern over the health of Portugal’s top listed bank. With U.S. stocks trading near record highs, the ...
SEC readies new rules for money funds
July 10th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may soon roll out new regulations for money market mutual funds, at least those used by institutional investors. The rules would abolish the constant $1-a-share price for money funds and put limits on ...
State Street Agrees to Settle Forex Fee Suit for $60 Mln
July 10th, 2014
State Street Corp. (STT) agreed to pay $60 million to settle investor claims it inflated revenue by overcharging clients for foreign-exchange services, in a pact that resolves almost four years of litigation. The preliminary accord filed in Boston federal ...
ASIC permanently bans Victorian finance broker
July 10th, 2014
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has permanently banned Mr Rudy Noel Frugtniet, a former Victorian finance broker, from engaging in credit activities after it was found he provided misleading information and a lack of full disclosure on a ...
Leverate Partners with Acquisition Campaign Leader HasOffers
July 10th, 2014
Leverate, the Forex brokerage technology solutions, has announced that it has entered into a partnership with HasOffers (www.hasoffers.com),the leader in online attribution analytics and creator of mobile measurement provider MobileAppTracking (www.mobileapptracking.com). Through the partnership, Leverate brokers will gain exposure ...
Improvements to EU Merger Control Rules in the Offing?
July 10th, 2014
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on proposals to improve merger control at EU level outlined in a White Paper. The reform of the Merger Regulation in 2004 has made the EU’s merger control regime more efficient ...
