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Former CEO of ConvergEx Subsidiary faces SEC’s charges
August 8th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has appointed charges to the former chief executive officer of a broker-dealer subsidiary of ConvergEx Group LLC for deceiving brokerage customers with hidden fees to buy and sell securities. SEC claims that the ...
UBS, Deutsche Bank questioned by U.S. regulators on trading operations
July 29th, 2014
Germany’s Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) and Switzerland’s UBS (UBSN.VX) were investigated by U.S. regulators, who are searching to find whether broker-run stock exchanges gave an unfair advantage to high-frequency traders. The investment banks, which said on Tuesday that they were ...
Money laundering investigation for UBS AG by French magistartes
July 25th, 2014
UBS is under formal investigation by French magistrates for money laundering regarding whether the bank helped wealthy French customers evade taxes. The bank has been ordered to pay bail of €1.1 billion by Sept 30. In case the bank ...
UBS Wins Case Over Firing of Drug Analyst in Front-Running Probe
July 24th, 2014
A London judge said UBS AG (UBSN) had the right to fire a senior analyst who discussed rumors about a Sanofi drug with a friend at a hedge fund who may have bet against the company before publishing a ...
Lions Gate, Alibaba to offer joint subscription TV streaming service in China
July 15th, 2014
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, the studio behind the ‘Hunger Games’ films, will launch a subscription streaming service in China, the firms said in a statement on Tuesday. The service, to be known ...
Why UBS Says Brazil’s 7-1 Trouncing Is Bearish for Stocks
July 9th, 2014
Conventional wisdom has been that a Brazil loss at home in the World Cup would be a positive for the country’s financial markets. A defeat, the argument went, would sour the national mood and prompt voters to oust President ...
10 IGAs Join ‘In Substance’ FATCA List Just Before July 1
July 7th, 2014
Ten further foreign jurisdictions were included by the United States Treasury in its latest monthly list, issued on July 1, 2014, as having reached agreements in substance on June 30, 2014, on the terms of intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) under ...
UBS Belgium Chief Charged in Multibillion-Euro Tax Probe
June 20th, 2014
Marcel Bruehwiler, chief executive of UBS AG’s (UBSN) Belgium unit, was charged in Brussels as part of a probe into a multibillion-euro tax fraud, accelerating the latest tax-evasion inquiry facing the Swiss bank. Prosecutors said the investigation deals with ...
From The “Silicon Cape” To The “Silicon Savannah,” African Tech Hubs Are Booming
May 5th, 2014
New research shows incredible growth in tech hubs around Africa. These support centers for app developers, hackers and entrepreneurs are just part of a massive technological renaissance in the region, where the population has “leapfrogged” into the mobile age. ...
Audits of Special Purpose Frameworks: Obtaining Substantive Evidence from Engagement Letters
April 3rd, 2014
For some auditors, obtaining engagement letters has become a routine procedure. Copying the letter format from purchased practice aids, making slight modifications to the content and mailing the letter for signature by an entity’s president or board chairman has ...
