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SEC Charges Investor Relations Firm Executive
August 27th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a director of market intelligence at a Manhattan-based investor relations firm with insider trading ahead of impending news announcements by more than a dozen clients. The charges were filed against Michael ...
Brevan’s Ex-Star Trader Contesting Non-Compete Restriction
August 27th, 2014
Chris Rokos Claims 5-Year Hedge Fund Restriction is “Contrary to the Public Interest” Former Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP star trader Chris Rokos, who is contesting a noncompete restriction with the hedge fund, twice made more than $1 billion ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis
August 27th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for August 27, 2014 EUR/USD The EURUSD pair remains in bearish territory and looks likely to continue its downward trajectory despite some consolidative action on Tuesday. The bears dominate this market for now. More consolidation ...
Australia 200 – Receiving Some Support Around 5620
August 27th, 2014
Australia 200 for Wednesday, August 27, 2014 The Australian 200 Index has finally been able to surge higher to a new six year high around 5650 late last week before easing off to finish out the week. It has ...
Merrill Lynch gets fine of $1.2 million for supervision failures
August 27th, 2014
The U.S. futures regulator said on Tuesday it had fined a unit of Bank of America Corp $1.2 million for failures to supervise the processing of fees charged to its customers over a period of three years. The Commodity ...
SEC Announces Pilot Plan to Assess Stock Market Tick Size Impact for Smaller Companies
August 27th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced that the national securities exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed a proposal to establish a national market system plan to implement a targeted 12-month pilot program that will ...
Gold at $1275 on Stronger U.S. Dollar
August 26th, 2014
Gold settled near its lowest in two months on Monday, pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar and a rally in global financial markets. U.S. gold futures ended $1.30 lower at $1,278.90 an ounce. Spot gold was down 0.2 percent ...
S&P 500 index over 2,000 for first time
August 26th, 2014
US shares hit a record high yesterday, with the S&P 500 index breaking the 2,000-point mark during trading for the first time in its history. Global investors have piled into American stocks, pumped up by cheap money from central ...
Australia 200 – Consolidates Under Six Year High Around 5620
August 26th, 2014
Australia 200 for Tuesday, August 26, 2014 The Australian 200 Index has finally been able to surge higher to a new six year high around 5650 late last week before easing off to finish out the week. It has ...
Brent Oil Rallies Above $102 on Geopolitical Tensions
August 26th, 2014
Brent crude oil rose on Monday and U.S. crude fell in light trading, as support from geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and Libya countered ample supplies and anticipated weak demand after a slew of disappointing economic data from the United ...