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FINRA fines Scottrade $2.6 Million
November 17th, 2015
FINRA Fines Scottrade $2.6 Million for Significant Failures in Required Electronic Records and Email Retention The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it fined Scottrade, Inc. $2.6 million for failing to retain a large number of securities-related ...
The declining interest rate cap
November 17th, 2015
Believe it or not, one of the topics in economics that confuses macroeconomists is the actual role of interest rates. For the most part they just assume that an interest rate is the cost of money, the price of ...
EU Council passes PSD2 for electronic payments
November 17th, 2015
A directive aimed at further developing an EU-wide market for electronic payments was adopted by the Council on 16 November 2015. The directive incorporates and repeals directive 2007/64/EC, which provided the legal basis for the creation of an ...
5 Ways The Paris Attacks Could Hit Europe’s Economy
November 16th, 2015
The consequences could be far-reaching–and not just negative. It is, of course, far too early to do anything more than speculate. But common sense says that there must be consequences for business and for the European economy from the ...
Saudi Arabia Preparing To Fuel Its $100 Billion Oil War With Debt
November 16th, 2015
Saudi Arabia has probably spent around $100 billion of its foreign reserves by now to prosecute its war against American shale and other low-cost oil producers. The oil kingdom’s decision one year ago not to cut production to support ...
No Serious Financial Repercussions from the Paris Attacks? Don’t Be Too Sure
November 16th, 2015
Global sentiment might switch decisively from “risk-on” to “risk-off” with far-reaching consequences. Goldman Sachs has helpfully announced that any financial repercussions from the attacks in Paris will be short-lived, and the political repercussions will be medium-term: Increased uncertainty likely ...
IRS: Offshore Compliance Programs Generate $8 Billion
November 16th, 2015
With more than 54,000 taxpayers coming in to participate in offshore disclosure programs since 2009, the Internal Revenue Service today reminded U.S. taxpayers with undisclosed offshore accounts that they should strongly consider existing paths established to come into full ...
Joint Press Release by the Bank of Israel, the Israel Securities Authority, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Justice, and the Israel Tax Authority
November 13th, 2015
The Joint Team to Promote Securitization in Israel publishes its final report, and recommends that the securitization market be developed cautiously and in a measured fashion by removing obstacles. The Interministerial Team for the Promotion of Securitization in Israel ...
Foreign investors warn China e-trading proposal could sink Stock Connect
November 13th, 2015
Draft rules to curb high-speed trading blamed for China’s summer stock market crash could kill off billions of dollars of investment into China, global banks and investors have told Chinese regulators in a letter. Industry participants who signed off ...
CySec issued warning regarding www.noeruscapital.com
November 12th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the regulatory authority in Cyprus, has issued a press release to warn public in relation with an unauthorised entity. Specific, CySec warns that the entity which operates the website “www.noeruscapital.com“: 1. Is not permitted ...
