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South Korea, China, Japan Hold Further FTA Talks
November 25th, 2014
A sixth round of talks has been arranged on the proposed tripartite free trade agreement (FTA) between China, Japan and South Korea, following the successful conclusion of bilateral trade talks between South Korea and China earlier this month. The ...
1.8 billion financing deal for one of the largest redevelopment projects in prime Central London
November 24th, 2014
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Financial Group (ADFG), an alternative investment firm primarily focused on financial services and real estate and based in Abu Dhabi, have announced the completion of an AED 1.8 billion (GBP ...
ESMA approves Moody’s Investors Service EMEA Limited as a credit rating agency
November 24th, 2014
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved the registration of Moody’s Investors Service EMEA Limited, based in the UK, as a credit rating agency (CRA) under Article 16 of the CRA Regulation. The registration takes effect from 24th November ...
SEC Charges Penny Stock Company Executives in New Jersey With Issuing False Press Releases to Inflate Stock Price
November 24th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged father-and-son executives at a New Jersey-based penny stock company for issuing false and misleading press releases while secretly selling thousands of their own stock shares into the market. They agreed to pay ...
HSBC says target of French tax fraud probe
November 24th, 2014
HSBC Private Bank, the Swiss subsidiary of British banking group HSBC, said Friday (Nov 21) it had been placed under formal investigation as part of a French tax fraud probe. The bank said magistrates were “examining whether the bank ...
Wall Street Used Commodities Storage, Tankers for Unfair Gain, Senate Panel Finds
November 20th, 2014
Wall Street’s biggest banks have used their ownership of metals warehouses, oil tankers and other commodities businesses to gain unfair trading advantages and dominate markets, according to a U.S. Senate investigation. In a report on Goldman Sachs Group Inc., ...
Emerging Stocks Fall on China, Euro-Area Slowdown; Ruble Gains
November 20th, 2014
Emerging-market stocks fell as manufacturing gauges in China and Germany retreated, dimming the outlook for exporters. The ruble rose as Russian companies sought funds to meet their tax commitments. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index lost less than 0.1 percent ...
FCA fines RBS, NatWest and Ulster Bank Ltd £42 million for IT failures
November 20th, 2014
The FCA has taken this action against the Banks for failing to put in place resilient IT systems which could withstand, or minimise the risk of, IT failures. The actual cause of the IT incident was a software compatibility ...
BNP Baribas: Another blow for France’s beleaguered bank
November 20th, 2014
Just months after paying a $9 billion fine to the American authorities for violating sanctions against Cuba, Iran and Sudan, BNP Paribas is back in the gunsights. France’s national financial prosecutor is looking into allegations that senior figures at ...
Cheap-Oil Era Tilts Geopolitical Power to U.S.
November 20th, 2014
A new age of abundant and cheap energy supplies is redrawing the world’s geopolitical landscape, weakening and potentially threatening the legitimacy of some governments while enhancing the power of others. Some changes already are evident. Surging U.S. oil production enabled America ...
