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Serious Fraud Office interviews Deutsche Bank traders as it steps up criminal probe into Libor rigging
August 27th, 2015
The Serious Fraud Office has interviewed present and former Deutsche Bank traders as it steps up its criminal probe into the manipulation of Libor interest rates. At least one banker is thought to have been interviewed under caution, meaning ...
FCA warning against clone firm: Castlerigg UCITS Fund PLC
August 25th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert all recipients that: Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people: Clone firm details: Castlerigg UCITS Fund ...
FCA warns against clone and unauthorised firms
August 19th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert investors and public that: Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people: Clone firm details: ...
Share trading accounts at some Australia’s largest brokers have been hacked
August 5th, 2015
Russian hackers have been detected trying to rip cash from online share trading accounts at some of Australia’s biggest brokers, including Morgan Stanley and Commsec. A joint operation by the corporate watchdog ASIC and the Australian Federal Police, dubbed ...
Former Libor ‘Ringmaster’ Hayes Gets 14 Years for Libor Rigging
August 4th, 2015
Former UBS Group AG and Citigroup Inc. trader Tom Hayes, the first person to stand trial for manipulating Libor, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to rig the benchmark rate. After a ...
7 bitcoin-related court cases
July 24th, 2015
Bitcoin is back in the headlines again this week, but for all the wrong reasons. It surfaced yesterday that two operators of bitcoin exchange Coin.mx were being charged by US prosecutors for working without a money transmission license. This ...
FCA warns for clone of Ayondo Markets
July 23rd, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert all recipients that: Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people: Clone firm details: GGM Forex – ...
Citibank to refund $700 million to credit card customers for unfair and deceptive practices
July 22nd, 2015
Citibank, N.A. and some of its subsidiaries is ordered to refund approximately $700 million to customers for unfair and deceptive credit card practices. This includes unfairly billing consumers for credit card add-on products, deceptively marketing those products, and deceptive collection ...
FCA warning against clone firm
July 21st, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert all recipients that: Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people: Clone firm details: Stanley Ball Limited ...
FCA warning against clone firm
July 14th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert all recipients that: Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people: Clone firm details: Augustine ...