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BaFin and the SEC: An international comparison of supervisory practice
November 3rd, 2015
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) is often compared to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the media and by the public. The SEC is frequently perceived as the more powerful authority, in ...
BNP Sued Over $650 Million `Wet Ink’ Error in Al-Sanea Deal
November 3rd, 2015
Golden Belt Sukuk sues French lender in $650 million lawsuit Saudi tycoon’s Saad Group defaulted on the deal in 2009 BNP Paribas SA is being sued by the trustee of a $650 million Islamic finance transaction who said the ...
OCM pays $30,600 penalty for misleading advertising
November 3rd, 2015
O.C.M. Online Capital Markets Pty Ltd (OCM) has paid $30,600 in penalties after ASIC issued three infringement notices for false or misleading online advertising. Each infringement notice imposed a penalty of $10,200. The advertisements and e-mails promoted OCM’s margin ...
VW emissions scandal: Porsche and luxury Audi and VW models have cheat device says US EPA
November 3rd, 2015
Volkswagen has found itself embroiled in a widening emissions scandal after the US Environmental Protection Agency accused the company of using illegal software in certain six-cylinder diesel engines that drags Porsche and luxury Audi and VW models into the ...
Amazon and eBay ‘liable’ if they ignore VAT fraud
November 2nd, 2015
Amazon and eBay could be liable for billions of pounds in unpaid VAT if they fail to properly investigate traders using their sites to escape sales tax, the BBC has learned. The online marketplaces could be legally required to ...
Morgan Stanley to face insider trading charges
November 2nd, 2015
The lawsuit is being brought by a Russian billionaire and it stems from the financial crisis. In a trial starting on Monday, Morgan Stanley will confront a Russian billionaire’s claims that it illegally short-sold a company based on inside ...
Intel sued for investing employee 401(k) funds in hedge funds, private equity
November 2nd, 2015
Lawsuit alleges 401(k) and profit-sharing participants invested in tech firm’s custom target-date series and global diversified fund lost hundreds of millions of dollars A former Intel Corp. employee is suing officials at the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company for allegedly ...
Bitcoin blunders its way to an ASX listing
November 2nd, 2015
ASX hopeful Bitcoin Group has delayed its listing after running into trouble with the corporate watchdog over claims Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is a shareholder and “misstatements” about the company’s profitability. Bitcoin, which counts former St Kilda president and former NewSat director ...
Central Asian Countries among Top Improvers in Doing Business 2016 report
November 2nd, 2015
The World Bank Group hosted the regional launch of Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency in Central Asia. In this year’s report, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, implemented a total of 14 reforms in 9 ...
HP is now two companies. How did it get here?
November 2nd, 2015
HP’s split follows more than a decade of scandals and missteps If Hollywood wanted a script about the inexorable decline of a corporate icon, it might look to Hewlett-Packard for inspiration. Once one of Silicon Valley’s most respected companies, ...
