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FCA warning for a clone company
April 9th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulatory authority, has issued a Warning informing the investors that “IAF Capital Limited” (http://en.iafcap.com) is the Clone of FCA authorised firm “IAF Capital Limited” (http://www.iafcapital.com). FCA points out that investors should be cautious ...
European Stocks Rise After Two-Day Drop; Kingfisher Gains
April 9th, 2014
European stocks advanced, after the region’s equities posted their first back-to-back losses in more than three weeks. U.S. index futures were also little changed, while Asian shares outside Japan rose. Kingfisher Plc (KGF) added 1.5 percent as UBS AG ...
SEC Goldman Lawyer Says Agency Too Timid on Wall Street Misdeeds
April 9th, 2014
A trial attorney from the Securities and Exchange Commission said his bosses were too “tentative and fearful” to bring many Wall Street leaders to heel after the 2008 credit crisis, echoing the regulator’s outside critics. James Kidney, who joined ...
Reputation: The Hardest Risk to Manage
April 8th, 2014
GlaxoSmithKline’s unfolding bribery scandal is an object lesson in how a direct hit to its reputation can devastate a company’s finances. Protecting an organization’s reputation is the most important and difficult task facing senior management teams and boards of ...
European Stocks Are Little Changed Amid Ukraine Tension
April 8th, 2014
European stocks were little changed, after dropping yesterday from a six-year high, as investors weighed escalating tensions between America and Russia over the future of eastern Europe. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were also little changed. Suedzucker AG ...
Asian Stocks Fall Second Day as Health-Care Shares Drop
April 8th, 2014
Asian stocks fell for a second day, following the biggest three-day rout in U.S. shares in more than two months, as health-care to technology companies retreated in Japan. Chinese equities rose. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. lost 5.2 percent after a ...
CFOs enter spend mode as risk appetite increases
April 7th, 2014
CFOs are looking to take more risk onto their balance sheets, as optimism and appetite to grow hit the highest levels in several years. Seven in ten of the senior CFOs interviewed by Deloitte said it was a good ...
FCA on advisory firms
April 7th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA), has issued a press release arguing that too many advisory firms are not being clear with consumers on how much advice costs, the type of service they offer (whether it is restricted and the ...
NY bank regulator Lawsky seeks documents from Credit Suisse: source
April 7th, 2014
Benjamin Lawsky, New York’s financial services superintendent, has sought documents from Credit Suisse to examine whether Switzerland’s second-biggest bank lied to New York authorities about engineering tax shelters, said a source familiar with the matter. Switzerland’s private banking model ...
EU Enacts 10-Year Auditor Rotation
April 4th, 2014
The European Parliament today enacted new rules requiring public companies to change auditors after a maximum of 10 years. EU member countries can decide to extend the 10-year auditor rotation period for up to 10 more years if companies ...
