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Four companies and eight individuals charged for a $80 million Oil and Gas fraud
June 27th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four companies and eight individuals in an $80 million oil and gas fraud orchestrated by a Dallas man who calls himself the “Frack Master” for his purported expertise in hydraulic fracturing. The ...
Will The European Union Just Dissolve?
June 27th, 2016
Now the real fun begins. Last night Britons voted to leave the European Union, sending shock waves around the world — though not directly or immediately threatening the concept of European integration. But what comes next emphatically does. Emboldened ...
How one broker weathered the Brexit storm
June 27th, 2016
They knew it was coming. Broker-dealer Interactive Brokers Group Inc. IBKR, -5.50%has been planning for the Brexit vote since February, but, until late Thursday afternoon, the firm thought, like almost everyone else, the U.K. would vote to remain in the European ...
Ryan Tax Plan Cuts Corporate Rate to 20% to Stem Inversions
June 27th, 2016
U.S. corporations would get the largest federal income-tax rate cut in history, and their foreign earnings would no longer face domestic taxes when they return to the U.S. under a plan that House Republicans unveiled Friday. The changes would ...
UK-Based Trader charged for hacked into the online brokerage accounts of numerous investors
June 23rd, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it has obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of a United Kingdom resident charged with intruding into the online brokerage accounts of U.S. investors to make unauthorized stock trades ...
CFTC: Over $2.7 Million penalty for a Commodity Pool Fraud
June 23rd, 2016
Federal Court Orders Dante S. Giovannetti and His Companies Emini Experts, LLC and Capital Trading Concepts LLC to Pay over $2.7 Million in Restitution and Monetary Penalties for Commodity Pool Fraud and Other Violations of the Commodity Exchange Act ...
International Telecom Group offices raided over money laundering and tax fraud suspicion
June 22nd, 2016
Nineteen people have been arrested and nine of them charged with money laundering after BuzzFeed News revealed Lycamobile’s “deeply suspicious” cash movements. The Conservative party’s biggest donor, the telecoms giant Lycamobile, has been raided by French police on suspicion ...
Deloitte invests £2.5m to launch new accounting and analytics service
June 22nd, 2016
Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has invested £2.5m to launch Propel by Deloitte (Propel), a cloud-based service that aims to help ambitious start-ups and SMEs to grow. Alongside a core accounting service, Propel provides customers with a bespoke dashboard ...
Brexit Rules The Week
June 21st, 2016
The Brexit vote is this Thursday, so nothing else matters until then. And polls, just to make it even more stressful, have it neck and neck. See Brexit poll tracker back to even at 44-44. While we’re waiting, let’s ...
Europe expected to pause after strong gains
June 21st, 2016
European stocks traded slightly lower on Tuesday, taking a breather after sharp gains seen in the previous session following polls that allayed fears of a Brexit. The pan-European STOXX 600 was down 0.13 percent with major bourses and sectors pointing in ...
