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Credit Suisse accelerates its restructuring
March 23rd, 2016
Tidjane Thiam, Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse, commented: “Our recent performance has highlighted further two key areas of challenge for Credit Suisse: – Our fixed cost base, and – Our scale in Global Markets in the Americas and ...
Citigroup says being investigated in Germany over dividend trades
March 23rd, 2016
Citigroup (C.N) is being investigated by German tax authorities over an equity trading strategy known as “cum-ex” or “dividend stripping,” the U.S. bank said on Tuesday. Dividend stripping involves buying a stock just before its dividend rights expire, then ...
Deloitte forecasts double digit growth
March 22nd, 2016
Deloitte’s new chief executive Cindy Hook is forecasting double digit revenue growth for the 12 months to May 31, as she repositions the professional services giant to be more globally oriented to capture emerging markets, and meet the demands of domestic clients expanding offshore. Reflecting on her ...
FINRA and Nasdaq Fine Wedbush Securities Inc. $675,000 For Supervisory Violations Relating to Chronic Fails to Deliver by a Client in Multiple Exchange-Traded Funds
March 22nd, 2016
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) announced today that they jointly censured and fined Wedbush Securities Inc. $675,000 for supervisory violations in connection with its handling of a client’s redemption activity and ...
Goldman-1MDB Probe Zeroes In on Bond Deals
March 22nd, 2016
Investigation focuses on whether Wall Street firm misled investors when it sold securities issued by Malaysian fund U.S. authorities are investigating whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc. misled bondholders when the firm sold securities issued by a Malaysian government-investment fund that is at ...
U.S. top court agrees to hear Apple and Samsung patent fight
March 22nd, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday stepped into the high-profile patent fight between the world’s two fiercest smartphone rivals, Apple and Samsung, agreeing to hear Samsung’s appeal of what it contends were excessive penalties for copying the patented designs ...
ASX chief Elmer Funke Kupper quits in face of investigation
March 22nd, 2016
The head of the Australian Securities Exchange, Elmer Funke Kupper, has quit his $3.5 million a year job over allegations that he knew of a $200,000 payment to the family of Cambodian strongman prime minister Hun Sen. The $200,000 payment was made when Mr Funke Kupper was ...
Apple Unveils Smaller-Screened iPhone SE to Jump-Start Sales
March 22nd, 2016
Cook on FBI fight: `We will not shrink from responsibility’ Newest phone, aimed at emerging markets, will arrive March 31 Apple Inc. unveiled a new, smaller iPhone that will start at $399, seeking to jump-start sales of its flagship product ...
Sachs probed in alleged Treasury rigging
March 21st, 2016
Washington’s probe into the alleged rigging of the $13 trillion US Treasurys market by Wall Street banks has narrowed its focus to a handful of firms — including Goldman Sachs, The Post has learned. In addition, European authorities have ...
UBS publishes Annual Report 2015
March 21st, 2016
UBS has issued an announcement to make publish the Annual Report 2015. According to UBS, the Annual Report 2015 provides comprehensive and detailed information on the firm, its strategy, business, governance, financial performance and risk, treasury and capital management, ...
