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Embraer Paying $205 Million to Settle FCPA Charges
October 25th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a global settlement along with the U.S. Department of Justice and Brazilian authorities that requires aircraft manufacturer Embraer S.A. to pay more than $205 million to resolve alleged violations of the Foreign ...
Documents reveal BlackfortFX ponzi scheme scale
October 20th, 2016
Documents from the receivers and liquidators of Arena Capital, whose director Jimmie McNicholl has been charged with running a ponzi scheme, show it received more than $9 million from clients even though no forex trading was undertaken. In their ...
Asian Stocks Rise as Mixed U.S. Data Damp Rate Hike Outlook
October 18th, 2016
Japan’s Topix index fluctuates between gains and losses N.Z.’s benchmark index tumbles 1.3 percent to three-month low Asian stocks rose as mixed U.S. economic data supported the case for monetary policy to remain accommodative. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index ...
allpay Signs With Eckoh To Secure Telephone Payments
October 17th, 2016
Public sector bill payment services provider, allpay has chosen Eckoh to secure customer payments made over the telephone attheir contact centre. In addition, allpay and Eckoh have entered into a partnership that will resell CallGuard to allpay’s clients. allpay ...
Asian Stocks, Bonds Decline as Dollar Extends Post-Yellen Gains
October 17th, 2016
Asia ex-Japan stocks decline with U.S. equity index futures Casino shares sink after China detains Crown Resorts workers Asian bonds fell and the dollar strengthened versus most peers after comments by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen clouded the outlook ...
Four trading venues establish Electronic Debt Markets Association
October 13th, 2016
EDMA Europe was created to represent the interests of companies whose primary business is the operation of regulated electronic fixed income trading venues in Europe. EDMA Europe will act as a source of consultation between its members in order ...
Dollar falls from 2-1/2 month high vs yen after weak China trade data
October 13th, 2016
The dollar pulled back from a 2-1/2 month high against the yen on Thursday after surprisingly weak Chinese trade data stirred fresh concern about the world’s second-largest economy. The dollar dropped to as low as 103.555 yen JPY= at one point, ...
Chinese lawyers demand State Council to recall rules aimed to silence legal practitioners
October 12th, 2016
A total of 168 lawyers signed a petition letter sent to the State Council on Saturday, demanding revocation of amended regulations on law firms seen as a further attempt to silence legal practitioners critical of the authorities. The lawyers ...
Eurogroup approves Greece to get more bailout funds
October 11th, 2016
The Eurogroup welcomes the implementation by the Greek authorities of the set of 15 milestones in the context of the first review of the ESM programme. The Eurogroup commends the Greek authorities for adopting the necessary further measures to ...
Goldman Sachs to axe 2000 London jobs if passporting rights lost, report says
October 11th, 2016
Goldman Sachs has drawn up plans to transfer as many as 2000 employees out of London to a new banking centre in Europe should the UK lose its passporting rights, the Independent newspaper reported. The passporting rights allow UK-based ...
