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ACCC investigating banks’ closure of bitcoin companies’ accounts
October 20th, 2015
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating why Australian banks are closing the accounts of bitcoin businesses, amid concerns banks are colluding to block emerging competitors. ACCC chairman Rod Sims told The Australian Financial Review the investigation was ...
SEC announced settlement of charges with two UBS Advisory Firms
October 20th, 2015
Two UBS Advisory Firms Settle Charges Arising From Failure to Disclose Change in Investment Strategy Settlement Will Return More Than $13 Million to Harmed Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that two UBS advisory firms have agreed to settle ...
Ex-Rabobank Trader Says `Libor Time’ Was Call to Fix Rates
October 20th, 2015
Second former trader testifying against colleagues at trial Libor tied to more than $350 trillion of loans and securities “It’s Libor time.” That was the call ahead of Rabobank Groep’s daily morning Libor submission as bank employees gathered to rig ...
OPEC Brings Oil Price War Home in Pursuit of Asia’s Cash
October 20th, 2015
Members discounting their crude to lure Asian buyers Kuwait’s official selling price diverges from Saudi Arabia When it comes to deciding how much to charge Asian oil buyers, OPEC members are showing little regard for tradition. Suppliers from the Organization ...
The 5 Biggest Market Events of 2015 So Far
October 19th, 2015
2015 has certainly been an interesting year as far as the world of finance is concerned. The markets have undoubtedly seen some tumultuous times, particularly in recent months, so today we’re going to look at the five biggest market ...
The 10 Richest Investors in the World
October 19th, 2015
We all know the world of financial investing can be extremely lucrative. Forbes’ 2015 annual World Billionaires List sheds light on some of the richest billionaire investors and how they amassed their enormous wealth. Below is a rundown of ...
End of energy isolation in the Baltics: How Gas interconnection works
October 19th, 2015
End of energy isolation in the Baltics: how the Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) works How does the Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) work? What changes The Governments of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, the European Commission, have reached an agreement ...
How VAT in UAE will impact consumers
October 19th, 2015
Impact would be negligible if VAT won’t exceed 5% and food essentials are exempted The impact of a value-added tax (VAT) system on consumers in the UAE may vary depending on household incomes and spending behavior, and how much ...
Oil Market Showdown: Can Russia Outlast The Saudis?
October 19th, 2015
“Two men enter, one man leaves, two men enter, one man leaves, two men enter…” Oil consuming countries will celebrate the first anniversary of the Saudi decision to let market forces determine prices. This decision set crude prices on ...
FCA bans former UBS senior trader from any regulated financial activity
October 19th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) bans Kweku Mawuli Adoboli from the financial services industry FCA UK, the financial regulatory authority of UK, has issued a press release to inform that: Following convictions on 20 November 2012 of two counts ...
