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Plus500: Trading update for the six months ended 30 June 2015
July 9th, 2015
Plus500, a leading online service provider for retail customers to trade CFDs internationally, is pleased to announce the following trading update for the first half of 2015. KPIs Key customer and revenues metrics for the six months ended 30 June ...
BDO gets InTouch with cloud accounting
July 8th, 2015
BDO has opened a small business accounting service based partly on the Xero cloud accounting platform. Called InTouch, the BDO package is designed to support clients with “current business performance information which can be accessed anytime and anywhere”. The service ...
Leading Global Banks, Service Providers and Market Infrastructures Create New Hub for End-to-End Margin Processing
July 8th, 2015
Goal is to facilitate compliance with new margin regulations for non-cleared derivatives effective in 2016 Thirteen major global banks, ICAP plc and market infrastructures The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Euroclear have joined forces with AcadiaSoft, Inc. ...
ICAP announces further investment in AcadiaSoft
July 8th, 2015
ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that it has made a further investment in AcadiaSoft, Inc, a provider of electronic margining for over the counter (OTC) ...
Fighting money laundering in the back office
July 7th, 2015
Back Office Workforce Optimisation solutions are key to solving regulatory issues within the financial services sector Organisations are on high alert for signs of money laundering. Alerts raised in the field or by detection systems need to be investigated ...
CySec imposed Administrative fine to a Cyprus Investment Firm and its Director
July 6th, 2015
CySec has issued an announcement to inform that: At the meeting held on the 11 November 2013, decided to impose the total administrative fine of €100.000 to CIF CommexFX Ltd (‘’the Company’) for violating: 1. Section 28(1) of the ...
BP to Settle Federal, State and Local Deepwater Horizon Claims for up to $18.7 Billion
July 3rd, 2015
BP to Settle Federal, State and Local Deepwater Horizon Claims for up to $18.7 Billion With Payments to be Spread Over 18 Years The Disclosure and Transparency Rules (“DTR”) made by the Financial Conduct Authority govern amongst other matters ...
Accenture Extends Procurement Business Process Outsourcing Agreement with Deutsche Bank
July 2nd, 2015
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today announced a five-year contract extension with Deutsche Bank to continue to provide procurement business process outsourcing (BPO) services globally to the bank. The extended agreement is designed to reduce operational costs, enhance spending control and ...
Study: Penalties Levied by Financial Watchdogs Spiked in 2014
July 2nd, 2015
Financial regulators in the United States, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong have decreased their agency expenditures but increased the penalties they’ve levied, according to a new report by regulatory, compliance, and risk consultancy Kinetic Partners. The study, Global Enforcement ...
SEC Charges Deloitte & Touche With Violating Auditor Independence Rules
July 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Deloitte & Touche LLP with violating auditor independence rules when its consulting affiliate maintained a business relationship with a trustee serving on the boards and audit committees of three funds it audited. Deloitte ...
