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NRGbinary is a case of how scammers can hide in gaps between regulators and defraud thousands of investors
October 6th, 2016
In early 2013, a young Israeli businessman registered a web domain in London for a company called NRGbinary.com. The online options trading website offered clients the opportunity to make large amounts of money from simple bets on the movement ...
Asian Stocks Climb With Oil Near $50 as Fed Bets Weigh on Bonds
October 6th, 2016
Yen steadies after seven-day slide as Korean won gains Samsung Electronics rises to all-time high; Sompo surges Asian stocks rose as the yen’s slide to a one-month low boosted Japanese exporters and energy companies rallied following gains in oil ...
Dollar Climbs on Fed Bets as Australian Bonds Sink; Oil Retreats
October 4th, 2016
Japanese stocks advance as yen weakens for a sixth day Regional sovereign debt slides amid U.S. rate-hike speculation The dollar strengthened for a sixth day versus the yen and sovereign bonds fell as American manufacturing data and hawkish comments ...
MAS to boost FinTech skills
October 3rd, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the five local polytechnics1 have agreed on a framework to review and enhance the polytechnics’ curricula in the next three years to prepare and equip their graduates with the skill sets necessary to ...
Asian Stocks Rebound as Deutsche Bank Concern Ebbs; Pound Drops
October 3rd, 2016
German lender’s U.S. fine reported to be less than feared U.K.’s May says Brexit process to start by end of March Asian stocks rose and regional bonds fell as concern about Deutsche Bank AG’s finances eased after the lender ...
Three international Legal firms are to merge
September 30th, 2016
CMS, Nabarro and Olswang confirm ‘combination’ talks Three London-headquartered international firms with a combined turnover of nearly £1bn are to merge, according to press reports last night. An announcement involving CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang is imminent, The Lawyer reports. ...
Asia markets rally after oil prices surge on OPEC production cut deal
September 29th, 2016
The overnight rally in oil prices amid reports that oil producers finally agreed to cut production levels sent Asia markets higher on Thursday. Australia’s ASX 200 was up 1 percent in afternoon trade, with the energy sector rallying 6.54 percent, while ...
CFTC Expands Interest Rate Swap Clearing Requirement
September 29th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today expanded the existing clearing requirement for interest rate swaps. The Commission voted unanimously to approve an amendment to Commission regulation 50.4(a) that establishes a new clearing requirement determination. The new clearing ...
Most Emerging Stocks Decline Before Oil Talks as Ringgit Weakens
September 28th, 2016
Financial and energy shares pace drop among industry groups Taiwan’s financial markets remain shut because of typhoon Most emerging-market stocks fell, led by financial and energy companies, as investors awaited a meeting of major oil producers seeking an output ...
Dollar edges up from one-month low v.s. yen; euro nurses losses
September 28th, 2016
The dollar rose versus the yen on Wednesday, while the euro nursed its losses after retreating on concerns over the health of the European financial system. The dollar JPY= rose 0.2 percent to 100.69 yen, regaining some footing after ...
