Asian Stocks Rebound From Biggest Decline in Seven Months
March 21st, 2014
Asian stocks rose, with a regional index of shares outside Japan rebounding from the biggest loss yesterday since August. Li & Fung Ltd. surged 18 percent in Hong Kong after the world’s largest supplier of clothes and toys to ...
ASIC reports on penalties for corporate wrongdoing
March 20th, 2014
ASIC, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, has released Report 387 Penalties for corporate wrongdoing (REP 387). REP 387 reviews penalties in Australia for corporate wrongdoing to assess whether they are proportionate and consistent. It compares ASIC’s penalties with: ...
Credit Agricole Targets Profit Above $5.5 Billion by 2016
March 20th, 2014
Credit Agricole SA, France’s third-largest bank, will seek to reach at least 4 billion euros ($5.5 billion) of annual net income by 2016 and build up capital as its main European markets emerge from recession. “We’ve deeply transformed our ...
Toyota to settle Justice Department probe over unintended acceleration
March 19th, 2014
The Justice Department is set to announce as soon as Wednesday a billion-dollar agreement with Toyota to settle a federal probe of the automaker’s handling of customer complaints related to unintended acceleration, people familiar with the deal said. The ...
Londongrad Dealmakers Threatened by Sanctions
March 18th, 2014
Russian companies have made $180 billion in deals globally in the past two years, providing steady profits to London bankers, lawyers, and image crafters as the city has become a hub for such transactions. Sanctions being imposed by the ...
ASIC information sheet on audit quality
March 17th, 2014
ASIC has released information to help directors and audit committees develop robust standards as part of its commitment to improve audit quality. Information Sheet 196 Audit quality: The role of directors and audit committees (INFO 196) explains: why audit ...
BP Can Again Bid for U.S. Leases, Contracts After Spill
March 14th, 2014
BP Plc (BP/) won the right to again compete for U.S. contracts and for new leases in the Gulf of Mexico, where its massive 2010 oil spill prompted regulators to bar it from new government business. BP’s agreement with ...
FINRA Issues New Investor Alert, Bitcoin: More than a Bit Risky
March 13th, 2014
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new investor alert called Bitcoin: More than a Bit Risky to caution investors that buying and using digital currency such as Bitcoin carry risks. While speculative trading in bitcoins carries significant risk, there ...
Carney Faces Leadership Test as Currency Scandal Snares BOE
March 10th, 2014
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney will face his toughest public testimony to date as he seeks to defend the integrity of an institution that’s become embroiled in the currency-manipulation scandal. Lawmakers will grill Carney tomorrow after the BOE ...
Market Regulation
February 4th, 2014
A “regulated market” or “organized market” as defined by Directive 2004/39/EC means the multilateral system managed or operated by a market operator and which brings together or facilitates the bringing together of multiple third-party buying or/and selling interests in ...
