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FCA fines Aviva Investors £17.6m for systems and controls failings
February 25th, 2015
“The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (Aviva Investors) £17,607,000 for systems and controls failings that meant it failed to manage conflicts of interest fairly. These weaknesses led to compensation of £132,000,000 being paid ...
Greek finance minister’s letter to the Eurogroup
February 24th, 2015
Following is the text of Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis‘s letter to Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem outlining Greece’s proposed reforms. “Dear President of the Eurogroup, In the Eurogroup of 20 February 2015 the Greek government was invited to present ...
Greece submits proposed reforms in bid for loan extension
February 24th, 2015
Greece has submitted a list of reform proposals to its bailout creditors, the European Commission says. The list was received “on time” before a Monday deadline, a spokesman tweeted. The measures include combating tax evasion and tackling the smuggling ...
International and regional bodies that combat money laundering (Part A)
February 24th, 2015
Introduction Money laundering is a global phenomenon that thrives parasitically on the world’s financial markets. It ignores national boundaries in much the same way that the financial market place does. It has been accepted that this problem requires both ...
HSBC share price closes 4.6 per cent lower after full-year profits tank due to “challenging year”
February 24th, 2015
HSBC ended the day with its shares at 577p, 4.6 per cent lower than Friday’s closing price. Having announced that profits fell 17 per cent during 2014, it admitted its US arm had also been subpoenaed by the US Commodity ...
Big Banks Face Scrutiny Over Pricing of Metals
February 24th, 2015
U.S. Justice Department investigates price-setting process for gold, silver, platinum and palladium U.S. officials are investigating at least 10 major banks for possible rigging of precious-metals markets, even though European regulators dropped a similar probe after finding no evidence ...
Asia Stocks Climb With Dollar Before Yellen, Greek Talks
February 24th, 2015
Asian stocks traded near a five-month high and the dollar strengthened before Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks to lawmakers and as Greece’s creditors review a list of debt-reduction policies. Australian bonds gained and U.S. oil extended declines below ...
FCA sets out approach to Non-Executive Directors and the Senior Managers Regime
February 23rd, 2015
Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) with specific responsibilities, such as Chairman, will come under the new Senior Managers Regime (SMR), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) confirmed today. Following a detailed consultation across industry and with stakeholders ...
Greece supports Chinese investment at Piraeus Port: PM
February 20th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday praised bilateral cooperation between his country and China and sent best wishes to Chinese people for the Chinese Lunar New Year. “We will seek new ways of cooperation between the Greek state ...
Reserve Bank warns banks against making “mockery” of its lending operations
February 20th, 2015
The Reserve Bank of India is getting tougher on extending unlimited credit to the country’s banks to try to ensure they push interest rate cuts through the financial system and to stop them from making what one official called a “mockery” of its ...
