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FINRA Sanctions Three Firms for Inadequate Supervision of Consolidated Reports
March 31st, 2015
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has sanctioned three firms – H. Beck, Inc., LaSalle St. Securities, LLC, and J.P. Turner & Company, LLC – with fines of $425,000, $175,000 and $100,000, respectively, for inadequate ...
IBM says to invest $3 billion in ‘Internet of Things’ unit
March 31st, 2015
International Business Machines Corp said on Tuesday it will invest $3 billion over the next four years in a new ‘Internet of Things’ unit, aiming to sell its expertise in gathering and making sense of the surge in real-time ...
Swiss Private Bank BSI SA Admits Aiding U.S. Tax Cheats, Will Pay $211 Million
March 31st, 2015
In a deal with U.S. prosecutors, Swiss private bank BSI SA agreed today to pay a $211 million penalty and hand over leads on more than 3,000 accounts with U.S. ties, as well as the actual names of an ...
Oil extends losses as deadline for Iran nuclear deal looms
March 31st, 2015
Oil futures extended losses on Tuesday, as Iran and six world powers ramped up the pace of negotiations to reach a preliminary deal that could ease sanctions and allow more Iranian crude onto world markets. With a deadline less than 24 ...
Greek PM puts opposition on spot, reveals little on reform list, creditor talks
March 31st, 2015
As representatives of the Greek government and the country’s international creditors continued tough talks on a proposed list of Greek reforms in Brussels, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed Parliament in a speech that attacked the political opposition and failed ...
Tuesday March 31: OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels
March 31st, 2015
OSB Commodities & Equity Indices Cheat Sheet & Key Levels March 31. Gold Open 1198.60, High 1199.60, Low 1182.20, Close 1185.30, -1.28% Change. Silver Open 16.99, High 16.99…View table below
Tuesday March 31: OSB G10 Currency Pairs Cheat Sheet & Key Levels
March 31st, 2015
OSB Daily G10 Currency Pairs Cheat Sheet & Key Levels for March 31. EURUSD Open 1.0884, High 1.0894, Low 1.0809, Close 1.0833, -0.50% Change. GRBUSD Open 1.4890, High 1.4900… View table below
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 ...
ASIC issues warning about Grandegoldens
March 30th, 2015
ASIC cautions Australian investors in the retail foreign exchange industry in regard to dealing with a company named Grandegoldens Pty Ltd (ACN 080 952 245). ASIC has become aware of a website, http://www.grandegoldens.com, that is offering services in the ...
Yanis Varoufakis calls for end to ‘toxic blame game’
March 30th, 2015
Yanis Varoufakis has called for an end to the “toxic blame game” between Greece and Germany. The finance minister made the call as Greece prepares to finalise its list of economic reforms to present to its international creditors. The ...
