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Credit Suisse dropped SEC waiver request amid opposition – sources
May 5th, 2015
Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) has quietly withdrawn a request for a waiver to raise capital more easily, after U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staffers told the bank in recent weeks it would not win approval, people familiar with the matter told ...
Former Wickham Securities CEO charged
April 30th, 2015
The former CEO of collapsed debenture issuer Wickham Securities Ltd today faced court charged with various offences, including fraud, following an ASIC investigation. Garth Peter Robertson, 49, of Brisbane, Queensland, appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court charged with 10 ...
SEC wins asset freeze against Chinese accused of insider trading
April 30th, 2015
The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission won on Wednesday a court order to freeze the assets of two Chinese nationals accused of insider trading for their “remarkably timed” purchases of call options in Chinese classified advertising website 58.com Inc. The ...
RBC announces PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as external auditor for fiscal 2016
April 30th, 2015
Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) announced that the Audit Committee of the Board has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as its external auditor for fiscal 2016. The selection is the outcome of a comprehensive tender process and ...
CySec: acquisition of CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms) licence
April 29th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that “K-DNA Financial Services Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms). The firm is now authorised to operate legally under ...
IFAC Group: Better Public Sector Financial Reporting, Accountability. Now.
April 28th, 2015
Accountability. Now. Coalition Meets for First Time to Drive Campaign Forward Convened by the International Federation of Accountants® (IFAC®), the Accountability. Now. coalition, comprising civil society organizations, major international bodies, and the accountancy profession, met for the first time to ...
Moody’s: New Spanish securitisation law aims to boost domestic financial sector
April 28th, 2015
Spain’s new securitisation law, which aims to stimulate the country’s financial sector, will provide a more flexible framework for securitisation transactions and, as such, will be beneficial for new Spanish securitisations across the asset-backed securities and covered bond markets, ...
Apple Reports Record Second Quarter Results
April 28th, 2015
Strong performance of iPhone, Mac & App Store drives 27% revenue growth & 40% EPS growth, setting new second quarter records Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 second quarter ended March 28, 2015. The Company posted ...
ADS Securities London cuts FTSE-100 spreads
April 24th, 2015
ADS Securities London Limited, the UK’s new dynamic FX, CFD and spread betting provider, has announced that spreads on its UK100 (FTSE-100) contracts have been cut to just 0.5 pips. James Watson, Managing Director of ADS Securities London, commented: ...
SEC Charges New York-Based Financial Advisor With Stealing $20 Million From Customers
April 17th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a New York City-based financial advisor accused of stealing at least $20 million from customers to fund his own brokerage accounts and then squandering the bulk of the money ...
