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Citigroup unit probed by more authorities over money laundering
February 26th, 2015
Citigroup Inc (C.N) said additional government authorities have started probes of possible breaches of anti-money laundering laws at its Banamex USA unit. (Read more: International and regional bodies that combat money laundering ) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a unit of ...
Euronext Publishes Full Year 2014 Results
February 26th, 2015
Euronext (Paris:ENX) (Amsterdam:ENX) (Brussels:ENX) today announced its results for the full year of 2014. Third party annual revenue increased by +9.0% on an adjusted basis 1 to €458.5 million (FY 2013 adjusted: €420.5 million), or +18.6% on a reported basis (FY 2013 ...
Asian stocks higher on earnings, China factory
February 26th, 2015
Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday on upbeat corporate earnings and rising Chinese factory output after the chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Reserve said it will be patient about increasing interest rates. Keeping score: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.6 ...
Varoufakis says funding problem lies ahead
February 26th, 2015
Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis admitted on Wednesday that Greece may face difficulties in finding the money to pay its obligations to the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank over the next few months. Greece has to repay ...
BNY Mellon in forex settlement talks with U.S., N.Y. – sources
February 25th, 2015
Bank of New York Mellon Corp (BK.N) is in settlement talks with the U.S. Justice Department and New York attorney general over claims the bank defrauded clients in foreign exchange transactions, according to sources familiar with the matter. BNY ...
CySec and Central Bank of the Russian Federation signed today an updated “MoU”
February 25th, 2015
CySec has issued a press release informing that: The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) signed today an updated Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’) with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (‘Bank of Russia’), following the transfer of the functions of ...
Accountants could face tax evasion charges
February 25th, 2015
The chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has called for organisations including accountants, to be prosecuted if they facilitate tax evasion by their clients. The Lib-Dem minister wants to push through new legislation before the general election on 7 ...
Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2014
February 25th, 2015
Focused marketing strategy and ongoing improvement in the strength of the Plus500 brand attracted new customers – active customers exceeded 100,000 for the first time Effective user experience across all platforms including smartphones and tablets Intuitive technology platform enabled ...
FCA fines Aviva Investors £17.6m for systems and controls failings
February 25th, 2015
“The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (Aviva Investors) £17,607,000 for systems and controls failings that meant it failed to manage conflicts of interest fairly. These weaknesses led to compensation of £132,000,000 being paid ...
ICM Capital Announces Recognition for ‘Best Rebate Provider 2015′
February 25th, 2015
ICM Capital one of the fastest growing global providers of Forex and Contract for Difference (CFD) trading has been named the ‘Best Rebate Provider 2015′. This award, which was announced during the FIMENA Expo 2015 in Dubai, UAE, recognises ...
