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Leading London based accounting firm announces investment by HgCapital a private equity firm
July 27th, 2016
Blick Rothenberg, a leading provider of accounting, audit and tax services based in the United Kingdom, has announced today an investment by HgCapital, which will sit within HgCapital’s Services sector. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded ...
LATAM Airlines agrees to pay $12.75M to settle accounting violations
July 26th, 2016
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (LATAM), a commercial airline company based in Chile, has agreed to pay a $12.75 million criminal penalty in connection with a scheme to pay bribes to Argentine union officials via a false consulting contract with ...
Cyprus based investment firms and CySec’s work highlighted on ESMA’s warning for speculative products
July 26th, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a warning about the sale of contracts for differences (CFDs), binary options and other speculative products to retail investors who are unaware of the risks associated with these products, and ...
Gibraltar Stock Exchange welcomes BitcoinETI
July 26th, 2016
The Gibraltar Stock Exchange welcomes BitcoinETI (ticker: BTCETI), an asset-backed Exchange Traded Instrument that is invested exclusively in bitcoin, making it the first European regulated product for the leading digital currency. The Bitcoin Exchange Traded Instrument (ETI) was approved for ...
The Dubai government has shut down a foreign exchange trading firm
July 25th, 2016
The Dubai government has shut down a foreign exchange trading firm in Dubai pending further investigations. Officials from the Department of Economic Development (DED) closed the offices of Exential Group in Dubai Media City last week and ordered it ...
NYC Audit Firm to pay penalty for failing to spot fraud in financial statements of a public company
July 25th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission suspended an accountant for conducting a faulty audit of the financial statements of a public company that was committing fraud, and the firm where he was a partner at the time has been prohibited from ...
Jersey, Guernsey Eligible For EU Funds Passport
July 25th, 2016
The European Union securities regulator, the European Securities and Markets Authority, said there are no significant obstacles to extending the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) passport to Guernsey and Jersey. ESMA’s view is contained in advice to the ...
International Law Firm announced record number of senior promotions
July 22nd, 2016
Record number of senior promotions – up almost 40% on last year Continuing commitment to gender diversity – almost 60% of all senior appointments are women MinterEllison announced its 1 July 2016 senior appointments – 13 new partners, 21 ...
FCA publishes thematic review into dark pools
July 22nd, 2016
Firms operating dark pools have made significant progress in addressing the promotion and the management of conflicts of interest according to a new report from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published today. Dark pools are trading venues with no-pre ...
We’ve Entered an Era of Rising Instability and Uncertainty
July 19th, 2016
And there you have our future, visible in the 13th, 16th and 18th century price-revolution waves which preceded ours. That we have entered an era of rising instability and uncertainty is self-evident.There will always be areas of instability in ...
