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Israeli investment company Utrade’s controlling shareholder Aviv Talmor was arrested
March 7th, 2016
Utrade controlling shareholder Aviv Talmor arrested. Talmor is suspected of fraud, running a Ponzi scheme, money laundering and managing investment portfolios without a license. Israeli investment company Utrade’s controlling shareholder Aviv Talmor was arrested by the Israel Securities Authority ...
Innovations in Malaysia’s legal scene
March 7th, 2016
With most everyone plugged into the Internet these days, it was only a matter of time before the legal profession climbed aboard the technological train to promote their services with the ease of a click or swipe of a ...
Bank of NY Mellon must face lawsuit over $1.12 billion mortgage loss
March 4th, 2016
Bank of New York Mellon Corp (BK.N) must face a lawsuit seeking to hold it liable for causing $1.12 billion (£790.7 million) of investor losses by failing to properly monitor five trusts backed by toxic residential mortgages, a Manhattan ...
FCA targets six life insurers over fees
March 3rd, 2016
Britain’s financial watchdog is investigating six insurance firms including Prudential (PRU.L) and Old Mutual (OML.L) over their treatment of long-time life insurance customers. The other firms involved were Abbey Life, Scottish Widows, Countrywide and Police Mutual, the Financial Conduct ...
FINMA condenses and modernises corporate governance requirements for banks
March 2nd, 2016
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is consolidating its corporate governance, internal control system and risk management supervisory requirements for the banking sector. This consolidation will take the form of a single circular incorporating findings from the financial ...
Commission launches consultation on Transparency Register, inviting stakeholder views on a future mandatory system for all EU institutions
March 2nd, 2016
The European Commission is launching a public consultation on the Transparency Register to gather stakeholder views on a future mandatory system for all EU institutions. On 1 March, the Commission is launching a 12-week public consultation to gather input on the ...
Slater and Gordon plans UK closures after £493m losses
March 1st, 2016
Australia-listed firm Slater and Gordon is planning a major programme of office closures as part of a reorganisation of the UK business after posting a huge loss. In a series of announcements to the Australian stock exchange today, the ...
NFA bars Streamwood, Ill. introducing broker Portfolio Managers Inc. from membership
March 1st, 2016
National Futures Association (NFA) has permanently barred Portfolio Managers, Inc. (PMI), an NFA Member introducing broker located in Streamwood, Ill., and PMI’s LA branch office associated persons (AP) Christopher M. Hogan andThomas G. Heneghan from membership and from acting as principals of an ...
Japan Exchange Group selects Cinnober’s real-time clearing for listed derivatives
February 29th, 2016
Cinnober announces that it was selected by the Japan Exchange Group (JPX) to deliver a real-time clearing solution for its listed derivatives market, which is operated by the Osaka Exchange (OSE), and cleared by the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC). The new implementation ...
Russian gas from Greece to Italy; the New project
February 29th, 2016
Gazprom revives ‘Poseidon’ Adriatic link Gazprom has revived a project that would see an offshore pipeline built to bring Russian gas from Greece to Italy. The new project is named “Poseidon”. What remains unclear is how the Russian gas ...
