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Deutsche Bank Reaches $7.2 Billion Settlement Over Toxic Securities
December 23rd, 2016
The Obama administration scrambled to resolve its remaining crisis-era megabank mortgage cases, striking a $7.2 billion settlement Thursday with Deutsche Bank AG over toxic securities while separately filing a lawsuit against Barclays PLC alleging more than $30 billion in ...
How Deloitte squeezes millions out of UK Government
December 22nd, 2016
They say a week is a long time in politics – in which case six months locked out of Whitehall could seem like an eternity. That will certainly be the case for Deloitte, the accountancy giant which is used ...
Former BlackRock Manager sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for insider dealing
December 22nd, 2016
In a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Mark Lyttleton, a former Equity Portfolio Manager at BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, has today been sentenced to 18 months reduced with credit to 12 months on two counts ...
British Pound vs Dollar, Euro: The Only Way is Up in 2017 Forecasts Nordea
December 22nd, 2016
After one of the worst years in its history, the British Pound could make a comeback in 2017 according to Nordea Market’s FX Strategist Aurelija Augulyte. “2016 was a disaster for the GBP, as the unexpected Brexit vote knocked ...
CFTC Orders Goldman Sachs to Pay $120 Million Penalty for Attempted Manipulation
December 22nd, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order today filing and settling charges against The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (collectively, Goldman or the Bank). The Order finds that, beginning in January 2007 ...
Nokia has sued Apple in Europe and the US for infringing on its technology patents
December 22nd, 2016
Nokia announced today it has sued Apple for violating 32 technology patents. The Finland-based technology company filed lawsuits against the iPhone maker in courts in Dusseldorf, Mannheim and Munich, Germany and the US District Court for the Eastern District ...
Individual and his company charged in a commodity futures and Forex Ponzi-Style Scheme
December 21st, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil anti-fraud enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, charging Defendants Derek Springfield and his company, Draven, LLC (Draven), both of Mesa, Arizona, with engaging ...
Washington proposes $7bn fine on Credit Suisse in mortgage claims
December 21st, 2016
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked Credit Suisse to pay a $5 billion-$7 billion penalty over its sale of toxic mortgage securities in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Reuters reported. The Swiss bank has reportedly ...
World-first listing on CISE for global bitcoin fund
December 21st, 2016
Global Advisors Investment Fund plc (GABI) has today been admitted to the Official List of the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) to become the first regulated bitcoin fund to be listed on any exchange globally. The CISE has approved ...
Facebook Faces EU Scrutiny Over WhatsApp Purchase
December 21st, 2016
The European Union on Tuesday accused Facebook Inc. of giving “incorrect or misleading information” to investigators who were probing its purchase of chat app WhatsApp in 2014, a surprise charge that exposes the company to a hefty fine. The ...