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DV Trading ordered to pay a $5 Million penalty
June 30th, 2017
CFTC Orders Rosenthal Collins Capital Markets LLC, Now Known as DV Trading LLC, to Pay a Civil Penalty of $5 Million for Engaging in Illegal Wash Sales Designed to Generate Exchange Rebate Fees Former RCCM Trader Brandon Elsasser also ...
Oil and Gas Company and Top Finance Executives Charged with Accounting Fraud
June 29th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a Canadian-based oil and gas company and three of its former top finance executives for their roles in an extensive, multi-year accounting fraud. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Penn West Petroleum Ltd., which ...
The New EU Rules for Anti-Money Laundering and Tax Avoidance Enter Into Force
June 28th, 2017
Strengthened EU rules to tackle money laundering, tax avoidance and terrorism financing enter into force The Juncker Commission has made the fight against tax avoidance, money laundering and terrorism financing one of its priorities. On June 26,2017 the Fourth ...
Toshiba Says Suing Western Digital for $1 Billion
June 28th, 2017
Japan’s Toshiba Corp said on Wednesday it is filing a lawsuit against joint venture partner Western Digital Corp. Toshiba is claiming 120 billion yen ($1.07 billion) in damages, saying in a statement that Western Digital is interfering with the ...
Unocoin Bitcoin Exchange Blocks Logins due to Security Concers
June 27th, 2017
Unocoin, India’s best-funded bitcoin exchange, has stopped withdrawals and blocked access to customer accounts as a precautionary measure after discovering a security flaw on its server on Friday. In an email sent out to users on Monday evening, Unocoin ...
CBOE Holdings Announces Pricing of Senior Notes Offering
June 27th, 2017
CBOE Holdings, Inc. (BATS: CBOE | NASDAQ: CBOE) announced that it priced an underwritten public offering of $300 million of its 1.950% Senior Notes due 2019. The offering is expected to close on June 29, 2017, subject to the ...
ACCA welcomes the EU Commission’s proposal on taxation information amendment
June 26th, 2017
More tarnsparemncy over aggressive Tax planning arrangements and Beneficial Ownership is welcome, but a balanced and consistent implementation is needed to maintain a level playing field, says ACCA ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) welcomes the European Commission’s ...
CySec announced more than 1 Million euro in total fines to Members of the Board of Directors of Cyprus Popular Bank
June 22nd, 2017
The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform the public that it has investigated the compliance of: Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co Ltd, its Board of Director Members’ and its Group ...
ASIC reports on supervision of registered liquidators for 2016
June 22nd, 2017
ASIC today released its sixth annual report into the supervision of registered liquidators. Report 532 ASIC regulation of registered liquidators: January to December 2016 details the supervisory, enforcement, stakeholder liaison, policy and educative work ASIC undertook in its commitment ...
Robo-advice has been increasingly adopted; FMA seeks feedback on robo-advice exemption
June 21st, 2017
The Financial Market Authority (FMA) of New Zealand has released today an announcement to get feedback on robo-advice exemption. According the announcement issued, the FMA is seeking feedback on its proposals to allow entities to provide personalised financial advice ...
