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Stocks: Federal Reserve to the rescue?
April 28th, 2014
Janet Yellen and economic data are poised to steal the business spotlight from Corporate America this week. After a bonanza of corporate report cards dominated recent headlines, investors will likely refocus on the state of the U.S. economy and ...
ASIC cancels Banksia’s AFS licence
April 28th, 2014
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has cancelled Banksia Mortgages Limited’s (Banksia Mortgages) Australian financial services (AFS) licence. Banksia Mortgages is one of four subsidiaries of the Victoria-based Banksia Financial Group, which collapsed in 2012. The others include the ...
SEC Charges Six Individuals With Insider Trading in Stock of E-Commerce Company Prior to Acquisition by eBay
April 28th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has charged a former executive with insider trading in advance of eBay’s acquisition of the e-commerce company where he worked by tipping friends and relatives with confidential information about the pending deal ...
FRC consulting on going concern in changes to CG code
April 28th, 2014
The FRC is consulting on thorny elements of its guidance on going concern along with reforms to directors’ remuneration policy as part of wider changes to the corporate governance code following on from consultations held last year. Last month, ...
FCA warning against clone firms
April 25th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a warning informing the investors that: “ING Bank N.V” is the clone of the EAA authorised firm “ING Bank NV London Branch” “Dirkmartens Brokers” is the clone of ...
FCA Said to Observe Banks’ London Gold-Fixing Calls
April 25th, 2014
Regulators are stepping up their scrutiny of how gold prices are set, with officials from Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority visiting Societe Generale SA (GLE) to observe the so-called London fixing process, two people with knowledge of the matter said. ...
HKEx and Minsheng sign MOU
April 24th, 2014
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and the Hong Kong branch of China Minsheng Banking Corp, Ltd (Minsheng) today (Wednesday) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for strategic cooperation on solutions for market users and product development. The ...
ASIC cancels Parramatta insurance broker’s AFS licence
April 24th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Parramatta-based insurance broker, WD Gelle Insurance & Finance Brokers Pty Ltd. The company’s AFS licence was cancelled after ASIC found that it had ...
Reserve Bank raises OCR to 3 percent
April 24th, 2014
The Reserve Bank of N.Zealand has issued a press release informing on country’s economy as follows: New Zealand’s economic expansion has considerable momentum, with GDP estimated to have grown by 3.5 percent in the year to March. Growth is ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firms
April 24th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a warning informing the investors that the following firms are not permitted to provide any financial services or products: Cash Pals (www.cash-pals.com) Business Finance World Ok-Loans Limited (www.ok-loans.co.uk) ...
