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Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse Set to Scale Back Global Ambitions
October 20th, 2015
Regulation, interest rates, economy curbing profitability U.S. firms are grabbing greater share of investment bank fees Europe’s last global banks are caving in to pressure from regulators and preparing to tell investors just how much their aspirations will shrink. ...
Volkswagen hits metals
October 20th, 2015
Prices of platinum – used in engines – have tumbled since the scandal broke. PLATINUM prices have plunged since the Volkswagen emissions scandal broke, as investors have shifted into its sister metal palladium – with the latter’s price rising ...
CONSOB warns for unauthorised investment firms
October 19th, 2015
The Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (Consob), the regulatory authority of Italy, has issued an announcement to inform public and investors for firms not authorised to provide investment services and business in Italy. CONSOB warns for ...
FCA bans former UBS senior trader from any regulated financial activity
October 19th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) bans Kweku Mawuli Adoboli from the financial services industry FCA UK, the financial regulatory authority of UK, has issued a press release to inform that: Following convictions on 20 November 2012 of two counts ...
CySec announced an administrative fine to CLR Overseas Ltd
October 16th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission ( CySEC ) has notified the public that at the meeting held on February 16th, 2015, decided to impose an administrative fine of €10.000 to CLR Overseas Ltd for the violation of section ...
Investor Seeks to Hold Ernst & Young Liable for Madoff Losses
October 15th, 2015
Court papers show FutureSelect invested about $200 million Ernst & Young failed to serve as a gatekeeper for a Washington investment firm that sank millions of dollars into Bernard Madoff’s investment firm and should be held liable for its losses, ...
FMA warns about MercerFXcom
October 14th, 2015
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) of New Zealand has issued an announcement to warn public for MercerFXcom. Specific, FMA states informs that: Name of company: MercerFXcom Website: www.mercerfx.com Reason for warning: The FMA is concerned that the website refers ...
Three Trends Have Radically Redefined the Energy Market
October 14th, 2015
Cheap gas isn’t going away and solar is gaining market share Bloomberg New Energy Finance forecasts `age of plenty’ Michael Liebreich, the founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, set out the trends upending the global energy markets and ushering in ...
Are You Ready to Buy Stocks at Your Grocery Store?
October 14th, 2015
Kmart, Office Depot, Safeway and other retailers roll out gift cards that give recipients shares in top companies Now selling at the checkout counter: breath mints, hand sanitizer and…$25 of Berkshire Hathaway stock? In a new twist on the bustling gift-card ...
Key areas of risk in the 2015 audit cycle
October 13th, 2015
Professional skepticism and internal control over financial reporting are two key areas for auditors that have attracted the focus of regulators in recent years. These areas are among those addressed in one of two risk alerts published Monday by ...
