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SEC charges investment advisory firm and top officials for custody rule violations
October 30th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against an investment advisory firm and three top officials for violating the “custody rule” that requires firms to follow certain procedures when they control or have access to client money or ...
FCA fines Yorkshire Building Society £4,135,600
October 29th, 2014
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) with the amount of £4,135,600 for failings when dealing with its mortgage customers experiencing payment difficulties. Between 1 October 2011 and 31 July 2012, call handlers at YBS, dealing with ...
BitQuick’s New Campaign
October 29th, 2014
BitQuick is challenging USA and Europe to sell their bitcoins by using Bitquick.co. “We’re calling it the BitQuick challenge,” says Founder Jad Mubaslat. “We’re so confident users will come back, that we’re giving away $10 or 0.03 BTC, whichever ...
Laiki and the European Central Bank in the New York Times
October 27th, 2014
The bankruptcy and accumulated debts of the Laiki Bank were a key element of the Cyprus financial crisis. A recent article (“To Restore Confidence in Economy, A Test of Europe’s Bank’s”, October 17) in The New York Times discusses ...
Skill set needed to make Cyprus a Strong Fund Jurisdiction
October 23rd, 2014
Despite the current financial crisis and recession that we are experiencing, one industry that stands out, is resilient, and is growing is the Financial Services. Despite the reputational damage that we suffered following the events of March 2013, many ...
After JPMorgan Cyberattack, fortification of Wall Street Banks is a must
October 22nd, 2014
Federal and state regulators are said to be discussing fortification of a critical area of cybersecurity: outside vendors, including law firms, accounting and marketing firms and even janitorial companies. This summer’s huge cyberattack on JPMorgan Chase and a dozen ...
CySec: publication of Directives
October 21st, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) informs those market participants concerned, that, on October 17th 2014, the following Directives were published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus, Third Annex Part I: (a) R.A.D. 467/2014, pp. 2428-2478, “Directive DI131-2014-01, ...
CySec: Directive regarding Tied Agents
October 21st, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) issued an announcement informing those market participants concerned, that, on October 17th 2014, Directive “DI144- 2007-13 of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission in relation to Tied Agents”, was published in the Official Gazette ...
Chiquita shares fall ahead of key investor vote
October 21st, 2014
Chiquita shares fell after a top shareholder rejected the firm’s plan to buy an Irish rival. Shares of Chiquita Brands International (CQB) closed down sharply Monday after a major institutional investor in the banana market giant said it would ...
Switzerland Extends Olive Branch To India On Tax
October 20th, 2014
Swiss authorities have confirmed that, if asked, they will assist India in efforts to confirm the genuineness of bank documents and will swiftly provide information on requests relating to non-banking dossiers. The commitment was made in a joint statement ...
