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The president of China’s biggest brokerage is under investigation
September 16th, 2015
The president of China’s largest brokerage has been caught in Beijing’s widening probe of insider trading. Cheng Boming, the president of Citic Securities, is being investigated for “insider dealing and leaking inside information,” the company said in a stock ...
U.S. oil extends gains on stock-draw, Brent lags with Asian economies
September 16th, 2015
U.S. oil prices extended gains in Asia on Wednesday on an unexpected stockpile draw and higher gasoline prices, while international crude markets were weaker on the back of low Asian economic growth expectations. Front-month U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) ...
ESMA raises its market risk indicator to highest level
September 15th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities Report No. 2 for 2015 on European Union (EU) securities markets, covering market developments from January to June 2015. It has also published its Risk Dashboard No. ...
CFTC Charges Hannes Tulving, Jr., through his company for a $17.8 Million Precious Metals Scheme
September 15th, 2015
At Least 381 Customers Nationwide Allegedly Defrauded in the Scheme The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed a civil Complaint against Defendants Hannes Tulving, Jr. of Newport Beach, California, and his company, The Tulving Company, Inc., charging them with ...
EY reports 2015 global revenues up by 11.6%
September 15th, 2015
Fastest growth since 2008 with revenues up by 11.6% in local currency Growth across all four service lines and four geographic areas Emerging market practices’ revenue up by 12.3% Developed markets’ growth led by the US, UK, Germany, Australia ...
Big Banks Agree to Settle Swaps Lawsuit
September 14th, 2015
Dozen banks, Markit and International Swaps and Derivatives Association to pay combined $1.87 billion Wall Street’s biggest banks have agreed to a tentative settlement over allegations that they conspired to rig the market for credit derivatives. Twelve banks and ...
List of companies offering services, all operating unlawfully in Belgium
September 14th, 2015
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has, on several occasions, warned the public against the activities of various providers of/intermediaries in binary options and forex products, as well as against the activities of various so-called “boiler rooms”, all ...
This Is Actually Going To Happen Next Year
September 14th, 2015
The intellectual groundwork is being laid for the next stage of the Money Bubble, and it’s going to be epic. Here are excerpts from two articles that appeared over the weekend (and which should be read in their entirety). ...
Oil prices dip as demand stalls – IEA releases Oil Market Report for September
September 14th, 2015
Oil prices dipped on Monday in Asia as weakening demand weighed on markets, although U.S. futures received some support from reduced American drilling. Front-month Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down 37 cents at $47.77 per barrel at 0448 GMT. U.S. crude ...
Why Vladimir Putin Won’t Be Helping OPEC to Cut Oil Production
September 11th, 2015
Past attempts at cooperation proved `dismal and disappointing’ Siberian winter makes it difficult to be swing oil producer Few things have more potential to spook the oil market than the prospect of Russia joining forces with OPEC. Speculation that such ...
