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UK trader charged for manipulation contributing to 2010 flash crash
April 22nd, 2015
A high-frequency futures trader has been charged with illegally manipulating the stock market, contributing to the May 2010 “flash crash,” according to documents unsealed Tuesday. The Justice Department charged the United Kingdom’s Navinder Singh Sarao with wire fraud, 10 ...
CurrencyFair, World’s Leading Person-To-Person Currency Exchange Marketplace, Raises €10 Million
April 17th, 2015
The dominant person-to-person currency transfer platform operating in the £2k plus marketplace, secures €10 million round investment led by Octopus Investments. CurrencyFair has today announced it has raised a €10 million funding round, led by Octopus Investments. CurrencyFair was the first ...
RiskIQ Highlights Digital Threats to Banks
April 16th, 2015
More than 60% of assets sit outside the firewall in 35 top banks, according to the latest RiskIQ security report Security specialist RiskIQ says the growth in digital business is producing an increasing threat to banks across the world, ...
Virtu IPO Tests Perceptions of High-Speed Trading
April 16th, 2015
High-frequency trading firm prices shares at $19, high end of projected range When Virtu Financial Inc., starts trading Thursday, its performance will be a test of how markets view a firm that has been at the center of controversy ...
ACCA: The future of the CFO
April 15th, 2015
Volatility, technology and talent shape function, says new research from ACCA and IMA New research conducted by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and IMA (the Institute of Management Accountants) identifies five key influences shaping the future role ...
Europe to Pull Trigger on Google Antitrust Charges
April 15th, 2015
Case would be EU’s biggest competition battle since pursuit of Microsoft a decade ago Europe’s antitrust regulator plans to file formal charges against Google Inc.for violating antitrust laws, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday, stepping up a five-year investigation ...
Lloyds Bank gives terms and conditions a digital makeover
April 8th, 2015
Lloyds Bank is leading the way in simplifying terms and conditions in an effort to make banking easier for customers Online Banking customers can now watch a short animated infographic which explains the key terms and conditions In a ...
Legal Revenue Grows as Elite Law Firms Set the Pace
April 6th, 2015
Tech sector, M&A fees help to make 2014 law industry’s best year since recession Last year, on average, was the best year for law firms since the recession. But averages can be misleading. Revenue at large, corporate law firms ...
UAE signs up as founding member of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
April 6th, 2015
The UAE has joined the China-led US$50 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a founding member, the government announced on Sunday. The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, which has Dh8bn in capital, will represent the UAE government on ...
Greece’s Prime Minister Tsipras Heads to Moscow as Bailout Talks Drag On
April 6th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be walking a fine line in Moscow this week, aiming to demonstrate an independent streak to voters at home without irritating the European Union as he negotiates for urgently needed funding. Greek officials and ...
