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The European Parliament informs on Ceta trade deal
January 27th, 2017
Ceta, the EU-Canada trade deal, was approved by the international trade committee on 24 January. The agreement, which would remove tariffs on most traded goods and services, will be put to a final vote by all MEPs next month. ...
CFTC General Counsel Jonathan L. Marcus to Depart Agency
January 27th, 2017
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) Acting Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo today announced that General Counsel Jonathan L. Marcus will depart the agency. Mr. Marcus joined the agency in 2011 as Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, and ...
Citigroup Paying $18 Million for Overbilling Clients
January 27th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Citigroup Global Markets has agreed to pay $18.3 million to settle charges that it overbilled investment advisory clients and misplaced client contracts. The SEC’s order finds that at least 60,000 advisory ...
Saxo Bank to cut jobs in the digital age
January 26th, 2017
Announcement comes just days after Davos business leaders warned of the threat to white-collar jobs Saxo Bank, a Danish bank that specialises in online trading, is cutting jobs in a drive to “digitise” and “streamline” its business – just ...
Italian policymaker links bitcoin to mafia-controlled casino ops
January 26th, 2017
Bitcoin is giving Italian mobsters a legal way to enter the gambling industry. That was the bold claim made by Lucrezia Ricchiuti, who is convinced that the popular digital currency can be linked to casino operations runs by the ...
BCSC alleges former registrant and company sold securities illegally
January 26th, 2017
The Executive Director of the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a notice of hearing alleging that Prabhjot Singh Bakshi, a B.C. resident, and SBC Financial Group Inc. traded securities without being registered and illegally distributed securities. The ...
Society report: solicitors ready for ‘automation revolution’
January 25th, 2017
Solicitors agree that legal business is brimming with innovators – but most are content for others to go first before deploying new technology. Yet as the ‘pyramid law firm of the past’ recedes into history, practitioners who fail to ...
CFPB Orders Citi Subsidiaries to Pay $28.8 Million
January 24th, 2017
CFPB Orders Citi Subsidiaries to Pay $28.8 Million for Giving the Runaround to Borrowers Trying to Save Their Homes Mortgage Servicers Kept Borrowers in the Dark About Options, Demanded Excessive Paperwork The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took ...
FCA warns pension scheme operators are at risk from smarter scams
January 24th, 2017
The Financial Conduct authority (FCA), the financial regulator of UK, has issued a warning to alert authorised firms for the risks arising from failing to carry out appropriate due diligence on investment offerings. While aimed primarily at pension scheme ...
What’s next for blockchain and cryptocurrency
January 24th, 2017
In May of 2010, someone on a Bitcoin forum by the name of Lazlo claimed to have bought two pizzas for 10,000 bitcoins. It was the first time anyone had purchased anything with the new digital currency, which at ...
