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CEO of a Brazilian Bank cleared by court over Tax probe
June 15th, 2017
A Brazilian court has cleared Banco Bradesco SA Chief Executive Officer Luiz Carlos Trabuco of trying to illegally dodge a tax fine of 3 billion reais ($911 million), spurring the biggest jump in shares of the nation’s No. 3 ...
UBS Securities pays penalties
June 15th, 2017
UBS Securities pays $280,000 in infringement notice penalties UBS Securities Australia Limited (‘UBS’) has paid penalties totalling $280,000 to comply with two infringement notices given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (‘the MDP’). The first infringement notice ($140,000) ...
Traders review: Yen little changed, Aussie jumped, New Zealand dollar fell
June 15th, 2017
Asian stocks retreated as banks slumped and oil touched the lowest level since November. Bonds rallied amid lingering inflation concerns even after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested weak readings won’t persist. The yen was little changed at 109.60 ...
ESMA issues Risk Dashboard for first Quarter of 2017
June 14th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today its most recent iteration of its Risk Dashboard, covering risks in the EU’s securities markets for 1Q2017. ESMA’s overall risk assessment remains unchanged from 4Q16 at high levels. In ...
Fiserv Announces Firm Offer to Acquire Monitise plc
June 14th, 2017
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today it has reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer to acquire Monitise plc (LSE: MONI). The acquisition is expected to accelerate ...
Hong Kong and Australia seal agreement on fintech cooperation
June 13th, 2017
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (‘the SFC’) and ASIC today signed an Agreement on fintech cooperation which provides a framework for cooperation to support and understand financial innovation in each economy. This Cooperation Agreement builds on the ...
U.K. currency near lowest since April; Asia-Pacific stocks advanced
June 13th, 2017
Asia Stocks Climb as Tech Rout Eases; Pound Flat U.K. currency near lowest since April after election upheaval Investors looking to central bank policy meetings this week Asia-Pacific stocks advanced as the global selloff in technology shares showed signs ...
International law firm announces plans to open a new international office
June 12th, 2017
The new office is the fourth international the International legal firm opens in less than 18 months. International law firm Pinsent Masons today announces plans to open in Dublin in a move which will see the firm open its ...
CySec has imposed fines in a collective sum of €405,000 on a number of directors and relevant persons of CommexFX
June 8th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued today a press release to inform about its decision to impose a series of financial penalties on a number of directors and relevant persons of CommexFX Ltd (www.commexfx.com). According the ...
CMC Markets released Final results for the year ended 31 March 2017; Reduction in profit before tax
June 8th, 2017
CMC Markets plc (“CMC”), a provider of online and mobile trading platform enabling clients to trade over 10,000 financial instruments, has issued today a press release to publish its final results for the year ended 31 March 2017. According ...
