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Citibank and Citigroup Global Markets Limited to pay hundreds of thousands dollars penalty
September 26th, 2017
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Citibank, N.A. (CBNA) and Citigroup Global Markets Limited (CGML) (collectively, Citi), for failing to report Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) information for swap transactions properly ...
Accountancy giant Deloitte hit by cyber attack
September 26th, 2017
One of the world’s biggest accountancy firms had been targeted by a sophisticated cyber attack that has compromised the confidential emails of some of its blue-chip clients. Deloitte is one of the ‘big four’ global accountancy firms and one ...
Yen drops on 2 trillion yen stimulus report; The kiwi dollar and euro both slid
September 25th, 2017
The yen declined on speculation Japan’s prime minister will press for a stimulus package alongside his expected call for a snap election — sending the nation’s stocks higher. The kiwi and euro both slid as ballot results foreshadowed potentially ...
Company and individual charged for fraud in Bitcoin investments scheme
September 22nd, 2017
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a federal civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Defendants Nicholas Gelfman, of Brooklyn, New York, and Gelfman Blueprint, ...
CEO Charged With Using Secret Accounts for Insider Trading in Company Stock
September 21st, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CEO of a Silicon Valley-based fiber optics company with insider trading in company stock by using secret brokerage accounts held in the names of his wife and brother. The SEC ...
CySec announced that a Cyprus Investment Firm renounced its authorisation
September 20th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued today an announcement to inform that, on 29th August 2017, the CIF NEWCEPT FINANCIAL MARKETS (EU) LIMITED (‘the Company’), renounced its authorisation, pursuant to section 24(1)(b) of the Investment Services ...
Closure of investigation into KPMG’s audit of HBOS plc
September 19th, 2017
The Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) announces the closure of its investigation into the conduct of KPMG’s audit of HBOS plc for the year ended 31 December 2007. The Executive Counsel to the FRC has, following a detailed investigation, concluded ...
Bitcoin and the Fintech Sector Are Being Scrutinized by Mexican Legislators
September 19th, 2017
Mexico would regulate its fast-growing financial technology sector, including firms that use crypto-currencies like bitcoin, to protect consumers and spur competition, under a proposed bill seen by Reuters. The proposed legislation, which Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said this ...
Twitter rival Gab sues Google
September 18th, 2017
Gab, a Twitter rival popular with the Breitbart crowd, is suing Google. The lawsuit, filed in Pennsylvania federal court on Thursday, argues that Google violated antitrust laws when it rejected Gab’s app from its Android app store. Gab says ...
Groups from EU member states to sue Volkswagen
September 14th, 2017
Consumer organisations from four European countries are working together to demand compensation for people whose diesel cars, made by Volkswagen Group (VW), are equipped with an emissions cheating code in the software. The groups – from EU member states ...
