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Japan regulator seeks punishment of Ernst-affiliate over Toshiba audit
December 15th, 2015
A Japanese regulatory board recommended punishing an Ernst & Young affiliate after its audit of Toshiba Corp failed to spot Japan’s worst accounting scandal in four years. The Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board, a regulatory panel within Japan’s ...
Japan securities watchdog seeks penalties against Deutsche Securities
December 8th, 2015
Japan‘s securities watchdog recommended on Tuesday that Deutsche Bank‘s brokerage unit be punished after it provided information about a Japanese company to clients ahead of an earnings release. The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission said Deutsche clients were encouraged ...
Hooray! Japan is not in recession
December 8th, 2015
Gross domestic product grew by an annualized 1% in the third quarter, instead of contracting by 0.8% as previously announced, Japan’s Cabinet Office said Tuesday. That means the world’s third-largest economy is not in recession, which is commonly defined as two ...
Japanese E-Commerce Rakuten Establishes $100M Fintech Investment Fund: Initially Targets US and Europe
December 3rd, 2015
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten (TOKYO:4755) officially initiated a new $100 million fintech investment fund, according to a release. The Rakuten FinTech Fund, a new US$100 million global investment fund focuses on investments in disruptive early to mid-stage fintech startups aims to offer ...
Asia Pacific shares fall sharply in wake of Paris attacks and Japanese recession
November 16th, 2015
Global security concerns saw the euro hit a six-month low and stocks were sold off around the region as Japan entered a ‘quintuple dip’ recession Stock markets in Asia Pacific have fallen sharply in the wake of the Paris terror ...
Oil prices drop on rising stockpiles, Japan recession fears
November 11th, 2015
Crude oil prices fell on Wednesday after industry data showed an increase in U.S. stockpiles, while fears that Japan’s economy may have fallen into recession added to demand woes. Benchmark U.S. crude futures slipped to a two-week low at ...
Asian stocks rejoice at offshore gains, Japan Post debut
November 4th, 2015
Asian stocks rose sharply on Wednesday, as a confluence of factors including a stellar market debut from Japan Post’s units in Tokyo fueled risk appetite in the region. A fifth straight day of gains for energy counters alongside a ...
Japan’s Biggest Brokerages Tumble After Posting Lower Earnings
October 29th, 2015
Nomura falls the most in two months as profit drops 12% Global market turmoil also dented trading income at Daiwa Nomura Holdings Inc. and Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Japan’s biggest brokerages, fell the most in at least in a ...
Dukascopy Japan announced launch of Forex trading services
October 19th, 2015
Dukascopy Japan (former Alpari Japan) has issued an announcement to inform about the soft launch of its services. According to the company, as of October 16, clients of Dukascopy Japan are able to trade currencies only. Binary options, Metals ...
Japan Leads Asian Shares Higher
October 6th, 2015
Markets across Asia rallied Tuesday, with shares in Japan rising on bets that its central bank may further loosen monetary policy at its meeting this week. Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average was up 1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index and ...
