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US watchdog refers PwC to ethics panel
July 30th, 2015
A US Department of Justice (DoJ) agency has referred PwC to the AICPA professional ethics division after finding ‘extensive deficiencies’ in an audit carried out by the US firm into federal grant compliance by a charity called Big Brothers ...
Morgan Stanley to pay more than $2.3 million to a group of investors for losses
July 29th, 2015
Firm accused of unauthorized trading and other misdeeds by brokers in Jackson, Miss.-area branch An arbitration panel ordered Morgan Stanley to pay more than $2.3 million to a group of investors for losses tied to alleged unauthorized trading and other misdeeds ...
Greek Stock Market on Course to Reopen as ECB Gives Assent
July 29th, 2015
The reopening of the Athens stock market is one step closer. The European Central Bank on Tuesday approved proposals for trading rules to end the four-week closure, according to a spokeswoman for the Athens Stock Exchange. The timing of ...
Is it all over for Gold?
July 28th, 2015
With prices at five-year lows, Annabelle Williams asks whether the precious metal is truly hammered The Gold price has been hammered in the last few weeks, leaving the precious metal at the lowest prices for five years. Gold took ...
WTO members seal trillion-dollar IT trade deal
July 24th, 2015
World Trade Organization (WTO) members finalized a deal on Friday to cut tariffs on $1 trillion worth of information technology products in a boost for producers of goods ranging from video games to medical equipment. The agreement to update ...
Investors Flee Commodities
July 21st, 2015
The prices of raw materials from oil and gold to copper, cotton and sugar tumbled, underscoring an increasing aversion to commodity investments as the Federal Reserve prepares to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. ...
Qatar named world’s richest country, UAE also in top 10
July 20th, 2015
Qatar has been named the richest country in the world in a new study which includes all six Gulf states in the top 34 Qatar, Luxembourg and Singapore were ranked the top three in the research published this week ...
The Bankruptcy Of The Planet Accelerates – 24 Nations Are Currently Facing A Debt Crisis
July 17th, 2015
There has been so much attention on Greece in recent weeks, but the truth is that Greece represents only a very tiny fraction of an unprecedented global debt bomb which threatens to explode at any moment. As you are ...
Oil prices tumble as Iran, global powers reach nuclear deal
July 14th, 2015
Oil prices dropped on Tuesday after Iran and six global powers reached a landmark nuclear deal that would see an easing of sanctions against Tehran and a gradual increase in its oil exports. The agreement, which capped more than ...
Bats Plans Block-Trading Service to Prepare for Dark-Pool Rules
July 14th, 2015
Bats Chi-X Europe will unveil a block-trading initiative within months as markets prepare for European Union rules that will restrict dark-pool trading. “We fully intend to facilitate large-in-scale trading and we will be unveiling highly competitive initiatives in the ...