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Speed Trader Virtu Readies Another IPO Try
April 7th, 2015
Deal could value the company at $2.59 billion With the controversy over high-speed trading firms cooling, one of them is preparing to brave the stock market. Virtu Financial Inc. on Monday outlined plans to go public later this month ...
CySec: Withdraw of CIF authorisation
April 6th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has issued an announcement informing that: On its meeting of 16 March 2015, has decided, pursuant, of section 25(1)(b) and 26(4)(b) of the Investment Services and Activities ...
Citibank Seen as Target for Plea in U.S. Currency Case
April 3rd, 2015
The U.S. Department of Justice is pressing for Citigroup Inc.’s main banking subsidiary to plead guilty to a felony tied to the rigging of foreign-exchange markets, according to two people briefed on the matter. Citigroup has countered with an ...
Petrobras Investors Claim PwC Ignored Red Flags of Fraud
March 31st, 2015
Investors in Petroleo Brasileiro SA, the state-run oil company at the center of a kickback scandal in Brazil, expanded their lawsuit against the company by adding claims that auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP turned a “blind eye” to the fraud and ...
SEC Announces Fraud Charges Against Investment Adviser Accused of Concealing Poor Performance of Fund Assets From Investors
March 31st, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against an investment adviser and her New York-based firms accused of hiding the poor performance of loan assets in three collateralized loan obligation (CLO) funds they manage. The SEC’s Enforcement ...
CySec informs for acquisition of CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms) licence
March 30th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that “M.G.T.M. Financial Services Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms). The firm is now authorised to operate legally under ...
SEC Charges Nearly Two Dozen Unregistered Broker-Dealers
March 27th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged nearly two dozen companies and individuals who regularly bought and sold securities on behalf of a suburban Chicago-based trading firm without registering with the SEC as a broker-dealer as required under the ...
CySec fines WGM Services Ltd
March 26th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has imposed an administrative fine of €10.000 to a Cypriot Investment Firm (CIF), WGM Services Ltd for violation of the article 26(5) of the Law 144(I)-2007 which provides for the provision of ...
CySec: acquisition of CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms) licence
March 20th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that “Royal Forex Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms). The firm is now authorised to operate legally under the ...
CySec warning about a Cyprus Investment Firm
March 19th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) wishes to inform the investors about the company ‘P.M. Investment Capital Ltd’ (‘P.M.’): P.M. is authorised (no. 243/14) by CySEC to provide investment services in relation to financial instruments but is not allowed, ...
