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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 ...
Greenpeace loses £3m in currency speculation
June 16th, 2014
Environmental group apologises for record losses last year after employee lost campaign funds on international currency markets. Greenpeace International last year lost €3.8m (£3m) of donations through speculation on currency markets. According to a statement released on Sunday, in ...
Bitcoins Seized From Silk Road Marketplace To Be Auctioned
June 13th, 2014
The United States government is planning to sell one of the biggest caches of bitcoins, a hoard that’s part of the bitcoin cache seized in October from the Silk Road marketplace, which was used for buying and selling drugs, ...
SEC Says Investor Accused of Fake Gold Bid Fled to China
June 12th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said the man behind a fake $750 million bid for Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (ANV) profited from selling an undisclosed stake in the mining company and has fled the country. Luis Chang and ...
Europe Bankers Cringe at Rising U.S. Fines Amid BNP Probe
June 12th, 2014
HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) Chairman Douglas Flint had some advice for bank executives meeting in London last week: Read up on how the U.S. uses financial warfare against its enemies in a foreign-policy shift that’s entangling lenders. Since HSBC ...
PCAOB Cracks Down on Fraud
June 12th, 2014
A new PCAOB standard will require auditors to probe more deeply into related-party deals, unusual transactions and executive pay. Citing “decades of financial reporting frauds,” the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board yesterday issued new rules aimed at tightening auditor ...
Crédit Agricole (CIB) Selects Solace Systems Messaging Appliances for Next Generation eTrading Platform
June 11th, 2014
Solace Systems announced that Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB), has decided to implement Solace messaging appliances as the data distribution backbone as part of its continuous investment in low latency electronic trading in FX, Rates and Bonds. ...
Fed Prepares to Keep Super-Sized Balance Sheet for Years to Come
June 11th, 2014
Federal Reserve officials, concerned that selling bonds from their $4.3 trillion portfolio could crush the U.S. recovery, are preparing to keep their balance sheet close to record levels for years. Central bankers are stepping back from a three-year-old strategy ...
Europe Stocks Are Little Changed on World Bank Global Cut
June 11th, 2014
European stocks were little changed near a six-year high as the World Bank cut its global growth forecast, and investors awaited a report on U.K. unemployment. U.S. stock-index futures were also little changed, while Asian shares rose. Airbus NV ...
Moscow Exchange is to join the FIX Trading Community as a new Global Premier member
June 10th, 2014
Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has issued in its press release dated June 9th that is delighted to join the FIX Trading Community as a new Global Premier member. MOEX manages the sole exchange platform in Russia for equities, bonds, derivatives, ...
