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IOSCO identifies risks to retail investors of OTC leveraged products
December 21st, 2016
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued today a report that identifies various risks related to the marketing and sale of complex OTC leveraged products to retail investors, and describes how some regulators are responding to the challenges ...
Individual and his company charged in a commodity futures and Forex Ponzi-Style Scheme
December 21st, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil anti-fraud enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, charging Defendants Derek Springfield and his company, Draven, LLC (Draven), both of Mesa, Arizona, with engaging ...
Coca-Cola buys AB InBev equity stake in CCBA for $3.2 Billion
December 21st, 2016
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and Anheuser-Busch InBev (“AB InBev”) (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE: ANH) have reached an agreement regarding the transition of AB InBev’s 54.5% equity stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (“CCBA”) for 3.15 billion ...
Authorities Allege $1 Billion Fraud at Platinum Partners
December 20th, 2016
In June 2014, the founder of hedge fund Platinum Partners sent a panicked email to his partner. “It can’t go on like this,” wrote Mark Nordlicht, fretting about mounting requests from investors for their money back. “This is code ...
Trump, Russia and China
December 19th, 2016
Even before he takes office, President-elect Trump is turning the world upside down. It has become clear his attitude towards Russia and China is very different from that of his predecessors. Amazingly, he is already wresting power from the ...
Blockchain pilot in commercial real estate
December 19th, 2016
ABN AMRO has launched a pilot to explore how the blockchain application Torch can help parties involved in real estate transactions record and exchange information. Real estate transactions involve numerous parties, such as buyers, sellers, tenants, landlords, appraisers, notaries, ...
ESMA updates MiFID II Q&A on Investor Protection
December 19th, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added new Q&As to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR). This Q&A ...
Singaporean court convicts private banker in 1MDB money laundering case
December 16th, 2016
Yvonne Seah Yew Foong, a former BSI SA private banker, became the second person to be convicted in Singapore’s probe into alleged money laundering linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd. Judge Salina Ishak found Seah guilty of three charges in ...
Central Bank of Greece forecast a strengthening of growth for 2017
December 16th, 2016
Today, in accordance with its Statute, the Bank of Greece submitted its Interim Report on Monetary Policy 2016 to the Speaker of the Greek Parliament and the Cabinet. Progress with the implementation of the programme and with economic recovery ...
Deloitte scoops GSK ‘mega audit’ from PwC
December 16th, 2016
Another hugely lucrative audit is set to change hands. Pharmaceutical giant GSK is moving its audit work to Deloitte after PwC’s 15-year reign. Deloitte will become the audit firm for the year ending 31 December 2018. The GSK audit is ...
