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US central bank cuts growth forecast for 2014
June 19th, 2014
The US Federal Reserve has cut its growth forecast for 2014 because of the harsh winter weather. The central bank is now predicting growth of between 2.1% and 2.3% for this year, down from its March forecast of 2.8% ...
AMF Updates List of Unauthorised Binary Options Providers
June 18th, 2014
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), warns the investors by publishing a new updated list of websites offering binary options trading, for which no authorised investment services provider could be clearly identified. The AMF is once again warning retail ...
Yuan to Start Direct Trading With Pound from tomorrow
June 18th, 2014
China will allow the yuan to be exchanged directly for British pounds from tomorrow in Shanghai as the world’s second-largest economy promotes the use of its currency in global trade and finance. “This is an important step in strengthening ...
There Might Be a Lot of Insider Trading
June 18th, 2014
As I may have mentioned over and over and over and over and over again, the first rule of insider trading is just don’t insider trade, but the second rule is: If you have inside information about an upcoming ...
IMF in warning over Argentina ruling at US Supreme Court
June 18th, 2014
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Argentina’s legal defeat in its fight against hedge fund investors may have wider implications. On Monday, a US Supreme Court ruling sided with bondholders demanding Argentina pay them $1.3bn (£766m). The ...
Deutsche Bank Japan, SEC Whistleblower, Italy: Compliance
June 18th, 2014
Deutsche Bank AG’s Japanese securities unit entertained officials from 45 funds that manage public pensions, according to a report obtained by Bloomberg News, signaling that the potentially illegal practice was more widespread than regulators disclosed. Deutsche Securities Inc. spent ...
CySec: Publication of new EU Directives and Regulation
June 17th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) wishes to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (‘the CIFs’) about the following: 1. On June 12, 2014, the following Directives/Regulations were published in the Official Journal of the European Union, which are ...
BNP Paribas, U.K. Fraud Raids, Taiwan Rules: Compliance
June 17th, 2014
BNP Paribas SA (BNP) has given investors scant information about how much it expects to pay to settle a criminal probe of U.S. sanctions violations. The bank told shareholders at an annual meeting on May 14 that the settlement ...
European companies continue to be impacted by the sovereign debt crisis
June 16th, 2014
Despite signs of improving stability in the European economy, strong headwinds from the sovereign debt crisis continue to impact corporate defaults. The sovereign debt crisis affecting much of Europe continued to impact the economic stability of the entire continent ...
HK Targets Tax-Friendly Policies For Asset Management
June 16th, 2014
“As more wealth is generated in Mainland China, … Hong Kong is ideally positioned to facilitate the flow of capital from the Mainland in a controlled manner, acting as the asset management center for outbound capital from the ...
