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Dentons agrees to train Ross the robot in legal research
August 13th, 2015
Dentons is one of a number of US-based law firms which have agreed to train a robot developed by the University of Toronto to carry out basic legal research, scanning documents and case law. Like other more sophisticated robots, ...
Malta-based hedge fund involved in $100 million fraud
August 13th, 2015
US authorities file complaint against Exante Ltd, a Malta-based hedge fund, involved in international securities fraud scheme The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday announced fraud charges against 32 defendants for taking part in a scheme to profit ...
Alibaba Growth Slows as Chinese Economy Weakens; Buyback Planned
August 12th, 2015
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. quarterly sales rose at the slowest pace in at least three years and transaction volumes missed analyst estimates amid a weakening Chinese economy. Shares fell in pre-market trade. Revenue rose 28 percent to 20.2 billion ...
E-conveyancing among legal industry’s biggest IT concerns
August 12th, 2015
Sixty per cent of firms are planning to adopt a digital platform for conveyancing, Property Exchange Australia (PEXA), in the next two years, a new survey indicates. Legal software company GlobalX Legal Solutions recently conducted a survey of over ...
RBS hires PwC to investigate GRG division
August 12th, 2015
PWC has been hired by Royal Bank of Scotland to investigate whether its restructuring division forced viable businesses to fail. RBS has hired the Big Four firm alongside two law firms to scrutinise tens of thousands of businesses put into ...
SEC Charges 32 Defendants in Scheme to Trade on Hacked News Releases
August 12th, 2015
Hackers, Traders Allegedly Reaped More Than $100 Million of Illegal Profits The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against 32 defendants for taking part in a scheme to profit from stolen nonpublic information about corporate earnings announcements. ...
Credit Suisse, Barclays in Talks to Settle ‘Dark Pool’ Allegations
August 12th, 2015
U.S. regulators could levy large fines over alleged wrongdoings Credit Suisse Group AG and Barclays PLC, two of the biggest operators of “dark pools,” have entered settlement negotiations with the New York attorney general and the Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations of ...
Yuan cut clobbers markets, rekindles fear of forex war
August 12th, 2015
China’s 2 percent devaluation of the yuan hit global equities and U.S. oil prices on Tuesday with investors fearing a new currency war as well as declining Chinese economic momentum. Wall Street ended lower as investors contemplated the implications ...
Markit launches centralised FX trade confirmation service
August 10th, 2015
Citi and J.P. Morgan first to confirm FX options trades Markit (Nasdaq: MRKT), a leading global provider of financial information services, today announced the launch of its FX trade confirmation service. The service matches FX option trade terms to ...
CFTC Charges New York Resident Gary Creagh and his Company
August 10th, 2015
CFTC Charges New York Resident Gary Creagh and his Company, Wall Street Pirate Management, LLC, with Making False Statements to the National Futures Association The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of an enforcement action charging ...
