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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 ...
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 ...
Hedge Fund Manager Jarkesy Loses Bid to Toss SEC Case
June 11th, 2014
Houston hedge-fund manager George Jarkesy Jr. must face a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission case in which he was accused of steering bloated fees to the John Thomas Financial Inc. brokerage. Jarkesy lost a bid to throw out the ...
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 ...
High-Speed Trading Rules Coming From SEC
June 6th, 2014
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White unveiled the regulator’s most sweeping plan yet for reining in high-frequency trading and monitoring dark pools and other secretive trading practices in the world’s largest equity market. Proprietary traders who ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Ringgit; U.S., Europe Futures Gain
June 6th, 2014
Asian stocks rose for the fourth straight week and emerging-market currencies strengthened after the European Central Bank cut interest rates to fight deflation. The dollar headed for its best week since April versus the yen and U.S. and European ...
Sprint and T-Mobile near a deal
June 5th, 2014
Sprint Corp. (S) is nearing an agreement on the price, capital structure and termination fee of an acquisition for T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS) that could value the wireless carrier at almost $40 a share, people with knowledge of the ...
China’s Yuan edges lower on Dollar demand for dividend payments
June 4th, 2014
China’s yuan weakened marginally against the dollar on Wednesday as overseas-listed Chinese companies bought dollars to pay interim dividends, traders said. Spot yuan stood at 6.2552 per dollar at midday, easing 0.02 per cent from Tuesday’s close as the ...
Fed may shun global risk rules banks spent billions to meet
June 4th, 2014
The Federal Reserve may scrap international measures aimed at assessing bank health in favor of imposing its own rules, frustrating bankers who have spent billions of dollars retooling their books to meet global standards. Fed officials are concerned that ...
