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China’s taxman is coming for Alibaba
April 8th, 2015
China stands to collect billions of dollars in taxes as Alibaba insiders unload shares held under lock-and-key since the tech firm’s record-breaking market debut last year. Two of the company’s “lock up” agreements have now expired, releasing an additional ...
FxPro Committed to Fairness and Transparency
April 7th, 2015
A strong proponent of transparency and fair trading services, FxPro remains committed to providing its clients with not only full trade reporting and support, but also with advanced order-matching and execution technologies that are continuously upgraded. As a trusted ...
8 Steps to Stronger Information Risk Management
April 7th, 2015
How CFOs can balance the risk/reward equation to sparks CEOs interest in information risk management decisions? Believe me, I know how hard it is to get funding to strengthen your information risk management program. Ask pretty much any CEO to find ...
IBM hire advisers to deal with restless investors – sources
April 3rd, 2015
Some top shareholders of IBM, disappointed by 11 straight quarters of falling revenues, are seeking help from activist investors to shake up the company, but have been turned down by both Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square and Jeffrey Ubben’s ValueAct, ...
Joint Open Access Letter to the European Securities and Markets Authority
April 2nd, 2015
A letter has been sent to Steven Maijoor, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, regarding open access provisions within the MiFID II Regulatory Technical Standards, co-signed by Michael Spencer, chief executive of ICAP, Xavier Rolet, chief executive ...
Financial Institutions Benefit from Video-Driven Analytics and Insight with March Networks Searchlight4
April 2nd, 2015
March Networks®, a leader in intelligent IP video surveillance for financial institutions worldwide, is pleased to introduce March Networks Searchlight™4 for Banking. The new, video-based business intelligence solution provides banks and credit unions with exceptional insights into customer service, ...
Hong Kong Rules Out Bitcoin Regulation
March 31st, 2015
As virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin, are not widely circulated in Hong Kong, the Government has said there is currently no need to introduce legislation to regulate virtual commodities trading. Responding to lawmakers’ questions in the Legislative Council, Secretary ...
FINRA Sanctions Three Firms for Inadequate Supervision of Consolidated Reports
March 31st, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has sanctioned three firms – H. Beck, Inc., LaSalle St. Securities, LLC, and J.P. Turner & Company, LLC – with fines of $425,000, $175,000 and $100,000, respectively, for inadequate ...
IBM says to invest $3 billion in ‘Internet of Things’ unit
March 31st, 2015
International Business Machines Corp said on Tuesday it will invest $3 billion over the next four years in a new ‘Internet of Things’ unit, aiming to sell its expertise in gathering and making sense of the surge in real-time ...
Bank of England publishes details of 2015 stress test for largest UK banks and building societies
March 30th, 2015
Today, the Bank of England is publishing the scenario for the 2015 stress test, which will be applied to the largest UK banks and building societies. The scenario has been agreed by the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) and Prudential ...
