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How Many Hedge Funds Will Die Next Year? (Answer: A Ton)
August 31st, 2015
For those who keep hearing about hedge funds but aren’t quite sure what they are: Think mutual fund with no rules. A hedge fund is an investment company that can do pretty much anything, from shorting currencies to betting ...
Economics of a crash
August 31st, 2015
This month has seen something that happens not very often: it appears to be the early stages of a global stock market crash. For the moment investors are in shock, seeking reassurance and keenly intent on preserving their diminishing ...
Federal Court Enters Judgment against Ron Earl McCullough and David Christopher Mayhew in Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme
August 31st, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Senior Judge James C. Fox of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina entered a default judgment Order against Defendants Ron Earl McCullough and David Christopher Mayhew, both from ...
Middle Eastern Stocks Rally Led by Oman After Oil-Price Rebound
August 31st, 2015
Muscat’s MSM30 Index advanced the most since January Brent crude capped the best week since 2009 on Friday Omani stocks led a rally in most equity markets across the Middle East after oil prices had the biggest-weekly jump in ...
UBS to pay $1.7 mln settlement over sanctions case – U.S. Treasury
August 28th, 2015
The U.S. Treasury on Thursday said it had reached an agreement with UBS for the Swiss bank to pay a $1.7 million settlement for “apparent violations” to U.S. sanctions. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said in ...
Do you know Deloitte, KPMG, EY are helping the RBI probe NPA cases?
August 28th, 2015
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) received reports about a month ago on forensic investigations it had ordered into the bad debt at two companies – Surya Vinayak Industries and Deccan Chronicle Holdings. Some corporate investigators are now helping banks to ...
Asian Markets Ride Tide of Strong U.S. Growth
August 28th, 2015
Shares in China, Japan continue streak of gains Asian markets rose Friday as renewed optimism about the U.S. economy and China’s recent stock gains offset worries about global growth. The Shanghai Composite Index opened up 1.4%, adding to its ...
Bank of Cyprus: Group Financial Results for the six months ended 30 June 2015
August 27th, 2015
Key Highlights • Improving funding structure; loans to deposits ratio (L/D) declined to 136% (138% at 31 March 2015) and customer deposits accounting for 54% of total assets (51% at 31 March 2015) • ELA reduced by €1 bn ...
BlackRock to Acquire FutureAdvisor
August 27th, 2015
Combining high-quality B2B technology-enabled advice capabilities and world-class investment and risk management solutions BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire FutureAdvisor, a leader in digital wealth management. FutureAdvisor will operate as a business within BlackRock Solutions (BRS), ...
EXANTE’s comment on the hearing of August 24, 2015
August 27th, 2015
Howard Schiffman, a former SEC prosecutor, and Eric A. Bensky of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, represented EXANTE in SEC proceeding last Monday. At the session, EXANTE counsel noted that “EXANTE didn’t trade” and is “not a proprietary trader.” ...
