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China police bust major futures manipulation case
November 2nd, 2015
Police have netted three suspects and is seeking to arrest more overseas for pocketing huge funds via manipulating futures trades, the Ministry of Public Security announced Sunday in a statement. Authorities locked onto “Yishidun,” an international trade company founded ...
NYDFS Announces Goldman Sachs to Pay $50 Million
October 30th, 2015
NYDFS Announces Goldman Sachs to Pay $50 Million; Accept Three-Year Regulatory Consulting Abstention; Admit Failure to Supervise For Banking Law Violations Goldman Sachs Employee Schemed to Steal Confidential Regulatory Information, and Improperly Shared that Information with Other Goldman Employees ...
Barclays sets aside £290m for foreign exchange compensation
October 30th, 2015
Provision for customers takes Barclays’ legal bill to £2.3bn in nine months, as critics say latest move does little to restore company’s tarnished reputation Barclays is embroiled in yet another scandal after admitting it expects to pay £290m to compensate ...
Deloitte network awarded more ‘tier one’ ratings than ever, by World Tax 2016
October 29th, 2015
World Tax 2016 has awarded the Deloitte network its best rankings to date, giving a ‘top tier one’ rating to Deloitte member firms in 47 countries. World Tax tier ratings are based upon input from market and tax professionals ...
Putin Tests English Debt Law as Ukraine Feud Heads to London
October 29th, 2015
Dispute challenges IMF rules on lending to nations in arrears Court case would be `fabulous’ to watch, debt scholar says Russia and Ukraine are about to test the boundaries of sovereign-debt litigation in a dispute that could have far-reaching ...
Most law firms misunderstood future role of technology, say Altman Weil
October 27th, 2015
Law firms are going through a ‘dawning recognition’ of the role of high tech in the legal sector – but it may be too late for some practices, according to an Altman Weil report. The ‘Law Firms in Transition’ ...
Windsor Brokers Ltd Announces New EXPROCURITY Motto
October 27th, 2015
Investment firm Windsor Brokers Ltd. focuses on the three main strengths that have made it one of the top investment firms worldwide. Windsor Brokers has recently launched its own brand new motto called ‘Exprocurity’ – an acronym which stands ...
FINRA warns that trading Binary Options can be extremely risky
October 27th, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new Investor Alert, Binary Options: These All-Or-Nothing Options Are All-Too-Often Fraudulent. FINRA published the alert to warn investors that trading binary options can be extremely risky. Unlike other types of options ...
ICE to acquire Interactive Data Corporation for $5.2 Billion
October 27th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange to acquire Interactive Data Corporation from Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus in $5.2 Billion cash and stock transaction October 28 investor call set to review ICE’s third quarter 2015 results and IDC transaction details Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), ...
European Court of Justice: Bitcoin is a currency and exchanges are VAT-exempt
October 22nd, 2015
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that bitcoin exchange transactions should be exempt from VAT. The ECJ ruling stated that bitcoin transactions “are exempt from VAT under the provision concerning transactions relating to currency, bank notes and ...
