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Asian Stock Markets Bounce Back
September 16th, 2015
Regional markets come off multiyear lows ahead of Federal Reserve meeting Most markets in Asia climbed back from their lowest levels in years on Wednesday, ahead of an announcement from the U.S. Federal Reserve on whether it would raise ...
CySec announces acquisition of CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms) licence
September 16th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that “Alfa Forex Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms). The firm is now authorised to operate legally under the supervision of CySec ...
SEC Obtains $30 Million From Traders Who Profited on Hacked News Releases
September 15th, 2015
Litigation Continues Against 32 Other Defendants in Alleged $100 Million Scheme The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Ukrainian-based Jaspen Capital Partners Limited and CEO Andriy Supranonok have agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations they profited ...
UBS reveals its interest in Sidechains as well as Ethereum
September 15th, 2015
There is an air of confidence about UBS at this time concerning the bank’s exploration of distributed ledger technology and smart contracts. Recently, UBS demonstrated how a bond could be automated on a blockchain, the shared ledger system similar ...
CySec announced that a firm has obtained license for CIF
September 15th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that “Eurotrade Investments RGB Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms). The firm is now authorised to operate legally under ...
SRA Compensation Fund pays out over £23 million
September 14th, 2015
The SRA Compensation Fund paid out over £23.8 million in the year to 31 October 2014, latest figures reported to the SRA Board meeting on Wednesday, 9th September, reveal. Grants are primarily paid from the Fund to compensate those ...
Traders’ Phones Are Becoming a Zone of Total Surveillance
September 14th, 2015
At large banks, regulatory requirements and new technology change how conversations are conducted Wall Street has a message for its traders: Watch what you say. At large banks in the U.S. and Europe, traders’ everyday activities are being recorded ...
Revenue & Customs ‘winding down’ inquiries into HSBC Swiss tax evaders
September 10th, 2015
After reopening investigation into HSBC clients hiding money in Switzerland, HMRC admits it has still only prosecuted one tax cheat HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is winding down its inquiries into hundreds of British customers who used HSBC’s Swiss ...
Accounting Tops List of Most Profitable Industries
September 10th, 2015
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services – grouped together in one category – was the most profitable industry in the United States for the 12 months ending Aug. 27, according to a new report by financial information provider Sageworks. Accounting ...
The British Accountancy Awards 2015 shortlist
September 10th, 2015
Accountancy Age is delighted to reveal the British Accountancy Awards 2015 shortlist. Now in fifth year of the awards, our shortlist contains the largest and most diverse set of entrants since we launched. Our Global Firm and National Firm of ...