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China bans Windows 8 from government computers
May 21st, 2014
Government ties the decision to security concerns, though it’s unclear what will replace the still-widely-used Windows XP. The Chinese government has officially banned Windows 8 from use on all government computers, reports out of the country claim. The Xinhua ...
ASIC bans former Sydney trader
May 20th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned Jeremy Kaviraj Nambiar, of St Ives, New South Wales, from providing financial services for eight years after an ASIC investigation found he created a series of fictitious trading entries and ...
Solicitor struck off after bribery conviction
May 20th, 2014
A solicitor has been struck off following his conviction for bribery charges in the US. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) struck off Jeffrey Tesler last week (Tuesday 13 May). The SDT heard that Mr Tesler was jailed for 21 ...
CySec: acquisition of Administrative Services Providers (ASP) licence
May 20th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that the following firms have successfully obtained the CySec licence to operate as Administrative Services Providers (ASP): Polymage Consulting Ltd Epsilou Management Services Ltd Therefore, ...
UK inflation rate rises to 1.8%
May 20th, 2014
Higher fares for flights and ferries helped to push the rate of inflation up in April, the first increase in the rate for 10 months. The Consumer Prices Index, rose to 1.8% in April from 1.6% in March, according ...
CySec: renouncement of licence
May 20th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission announces that, on 6 May 2014, the CIF «Harvest Financial Services Ltd», renounced its authorization pursuant to section 24(1)(b) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2007, as in ...
CySec: regarding the harmonized implementation of T+2 as standard settlement
May 20th, 2014
CySec has issued a press release regarding the harmonized implementation of T+2 as standard settlement period in OTC Secondary Markets for transferable government securities as of 6 October 2014 by the 28 member states, as follows: The text of the ...
The Greek Bond Dump
May 20th, 2014
Here’s a chart showing Greece’s 10-year bond yield during the past 10 days: Here’s what happened. On Thursday, speculation swept the markets that the government was about to levy a retroactive tax on profits made on trading Greek government ...
European Stocks Little Changed Amid Earnings Reports
May 20th, 2014
European stocks were little changed, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index trading within 1 percent of a six-year high, as investors weighed corporate earnings. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were little changed. Carnival Plc climbed 3.8 percent after ...
Oil is above $102 as Libya tensions continue
May 20th, 2014
The price of oil hovered above $102 a barrel Tuesday as the threat of further violence in Libya threw into question the country’s ability to ramp up its crude exports. Benchmark U.S. crude for July delivery was up 18 ...
