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Accountant jailed for £2m ‘Ponzi’ scheme
September 26th, 2014
The accountant, Geoffrey Langdale, 63, who took more than £2m from a group of investors in a so-called “Ponzi scheme” has been jailed. Geoffrey Langdale admitted deception and fraud charges at Bradford Crown Court. He was accused of taking sums ranging ...
OANDA partners with Australian CFD Forum
September 26th, 2014
OANDA, a global provider of innovative foreign exchange FX and contract for difference (CFD) trading services , has officially joined the Australian CFD Forum, an industry body that is committed to enhancing the efficient operation, transparency, and overall investor ...
China uncovers $10bn fake trading of finance companies
September 26th, 2014
China has uncovered $10bn (£6.1bn) worth of fake trades as part of a nationwide crackdown on finance companies. The currency regulator said 15 fraud cases had been handed over to the police for prosecution. Companies sometimes falsify transactions as ...
China Watchdog Finds $10 Billion in Fake Currency Trade
September 25th, 2014
China uncovered almost $10 billion in fraudulent currency trade nationwide as part of an investigation begun in April last year, including many irregularities in the port of Qingdao, the country’s currency regulator said today. Companies “faked, forged and illegally ...
Bitcoin on PayPal
September 24th, 2014
PayPal announced a monumental partnership that will likely play a large part in the adoption of bitcoin throughout the world. The company has partnered with BitPay, Coinbase, and GoCoin to provide bitcoin support to the millions of PayPal users. ...
Regulators Weigh Delay for Separating Banks’ Swaps Units
September 19th, 2014
U.S. banks may get another year to shift some swaps trading from their government-insured units as regulators respond to demands to give them more time, according to two people familiar with the talks. A delay until July 2016 in ...
Accounts reporting abolition ruled
September 18th, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has backed down over plans to remove the requirement for firms to submit accountants’ reports every year. Instead, the regulator has decided to require reports only if they have been qualified by the accountant for ...
FRC updates UK Corporate Governance Code
September 18th, 2014
FRC has issued an updated version of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code). This significantly enhances the quality of information investors receive about the long-term health and strategy of listed companies, and raises the bar for risk management. ...
Britain’s audit watchdog revises corporate governance code
September 17th, 2014
Britain’s audit and accounting watchdog has overhauled its corporate governance code for UK companies, it said on Wednesday, to make them safer for investors by giving more information about how they are run and an assessment of any potential ...
Economists can’t tell Scots how to vote
September 17th, 2014
Here is the bad news if you haven’t made up your mind whether to vote for Scotland to become independent – economic analysis cannot give you the answer. That is partly because this dismal science is not capable of ...
