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Stocks, Currencies Mixed Ahead of Fed; Oil Slumps
June 14th, 2017
China retail sales, output match forecast, Aussie dollar rises Treasury yields steady; South Korea’s Kospi gives up gains Asian equities were mixed, with solid gains in Australia and New Zealand offset by China, where markets weakened despite data showing ...
U.K. currency near lowest since April; Asia-Pacific stocks advanced
June 13th, 2017
Asia Stocks Climb as Tech Rout Eases; Pound Flat U.K. currency near lowest since April after election upheaval Investors looking to central bank policy meetings this week Asia-Pacific stocks advanced as the global selloff in technology shares showed signs ...
CFTC Charged a Company and its Owner in a More than $11 Million Trading Futures fraud scheme
June 9th, 2017
CFTC Charged Seattle Residents Sung Hong a/k/a Lawrence or Laurence Hong, Hyun Joo Hong a/k/a Grace Hong, and Her Company Pishon Holding LLC with Fraudulently Soliciting More than $11 Million from Customers in Connection with Trading Futures Federal Court ...
Oil prices pinned down by strong dollar, supply worries
June 9th, 2017
Oil prices were little changed on Friday, clawing back earlier declines, amid a variety of market impacts including a rising dollar as returns from the U.K election came in and concerns the ongoing concerted effort by Middle Eastern and ...
CySec has imposed fines in a collective sum of €405,000 on a number of directors and relevant persons of CommexFX
June 8th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued today a press release to inform about its decision to impose a series of financial penalties on a number of directors and relevant persons of CommexFX Ltd (www.commexfx.com). According the ...
Former financial planner of Westpac banned for five year
June 8th, 2017
ASIC has banned Mr Sudhir Kumar Sinha, a financial planner from Western Australia, from providing financial services until 2 June 2022. Mr Sinha was an employed representative of Westpac Banking Corporation from 2001 to 10 November 2014. ASIC’s investigation ...
The FMA warns: the number of dubious providers in the Austrian financial market remains high
June 7th, 2017
Austria’s independent, autonomous and integrated supervisory and resolution authority FMA informs in relation to Austrian financial market Investor Warnings issued. According the announcement: In 2016, the FMA initiated a total of 162 investigations in relation to the combatting of unauthorised ...
Projecting the Price of Bitcoin
June 7th, 2017
The wild card in cryptocurrencies is the role of Big Institutional Money. I’ve taken the liberty of preparing a projection of bitcoin’s price action going forward: You see the primary dynamic is continued skepticism from the mainstream, which owns ...
HSBC faces fresh legal battle over forex manipulation allegation
June 7th, 2017
HSBC is facing a fresh law suit over allegations of forex manipulation. The bank’s traders are being accused of manipulating the markets for their own profit more than a decade ago, according to the Financial Times. ECU Group, a ...
ASIC Cancels the Financial Services License of a Firm
June 7th, 2017
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Sydney based company Investment Advisers Alliance Pty Limited (AFS 237902) for failing to lodge its financial statements and auditor’s reports for four consecutive years. ASIC Deputy Chairman Peter Kell ...
