Female lawyers in Saudi courts: ‘We are equal to male counterparts’
December 30th, 2016
After years of being prohibited from appearing in court, female lawyers in 2013 achieved a significant victory in being able to practice law and argue their cases in Saudi courtrooms. Female lawyers have the right to advocate for issues ...
China going cashless thanks to fintech boom
December 30th, 2016
Standing in line at a Starbucks in downtown Shenzhen, I suddenly realize that no one in front of me is paying with cash. They aren’t paying by credit card either. In fact, I can’t see a single customer holding a wallet or a ...
Cyber Hack Exposes Law Firms’ Weak Spots
December 29th, 2016
Cyber Hack Exposes Law Firms’ Weak Spots Firms have made strides but still need to do more to shore up cybersecurity, experts say Major U.S. law firms have become more vigilant in recent years about the risks of cyberattacks, ...
Gold prices rose on Wednesday
December 28th, 2016
Gold prices rose on Wednesday, extending gains after it hit a near two-week high in the previous session, on a technically-driven rebound in thin volume amid a slightly weaker dollar. Spot gold was up half a percent at $1,143.98 ...
SIA completes acquisition of Unicredit emoney activities in three European countries
December 28th, 2016
Friday 23rd December 2016 saw the completion of the acquisition by SIA of the processing activities of around 13.5 million payment cards and the management of 206,000 POS terminals and 12,000 ATM terminals in Italy, Germany and Austria from ...
COMPLAINTS OFFICER
December 28th, 2016
JOB VACANCY: COMPLAINTS’ OFFICER Overview: Trade Finance is in our DNA. For more than 10 years, XTrade has helped global traders with access to the world’s largest and most liquid market. By offering the most innovative trading tools, hiring ...
Chinese Traders Charged With Trading on Hacked Nonpublic Information Stolen From Two Law Firms
December 28th, 2016
Marks First Time SEC Charges Hacking Into Law Firm Computer Networks The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three Chinese traders with fraudulently trading on hacked nonpublic market-moving information stolen from two prominent New York-based law firms, racking up ...
CUSTOMER SUPPORT / BILLING OFFICERS
December 27th, 2016
HIRING: New Billing/ Customer Support Officers: Overview: Trade Finance is in our DNA. For more than 10 years, XTrade has helped global traders with access to the world’s largest and most liquid market. By offering the most innovative trading ...
Law Firms’ Accounts Pose Money-Laundering Risk
December 27th, 2016
Law Firms’ Accounts Pose Money-Laundering Risk Hundreds of millions of dollars allegedly siphoned from Malaysian state fund 1MDB passed through firms’ pooled accounts in U.S., prosecutors say Tens of billions of dollars every year move through opaque law-firm bank ...
Mauritius Rejects ‘Tax Haven’ Label
December 27th, 2016
On December 16, Mauritius’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Financial Services Promotion Agency (FSPA) condemned a Oxfam policy paper labeling Mauritius a tax haven. The FSC and FSPA pointed out that it is unfounded to claim that Mauritius ...
