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As Brazil Vote Nears, Testimony Ties Top Political Figures to Corruption Scandal

08/09/2014(0)
As Brazilians prepare to vote in a national election next month, a scandal involving the state-controlled oil giant Petrobras flared up again this weekend over testimony that implicated dozens ... Read More
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Argentina says ‘many creditors’ want to swap into local law debt

05/09/2014(0)
Many investors are interested in swapping global Argentine bonds for paper governed by local law, cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich said on Friday, a day after the Senate approved the ... Read More
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BP ‘grossly negligent’ in 2010 U.S. spill, fines could be $18 billion

05/09/2014(0)
A U.S. judge has decided that BP Plc was “grossly negligent” and “reckless” in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill four years ago, a ruling that could add nearly ... Read More
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Getty Images taking Microsoft to court

05/09/2014(0)
Microsoft has launched a new online product that Getty Images says allows website publishers to embed digital photographs on their sites and is a “massive infringement” of copyrighted images, ... Read More
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Bitcoin trader admits unlicensed money transfers

05/09/2014(0)
The operator of an exchange for the virtual currency Bitcoin has pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed money transmitting business. Charlie Shrem from BitInstant.com admitted the charges in a ... Read More
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Martoma’s insider-trading conviction upheld

05/09/2014(0)
The insider trading conviction of former SAC Capital portfolio manager Mathew Martoma was upheld Thursday by a federal judge. Dealing a legal setback to the former financial lieutenant for ... Read More
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SRA hints at rethink on compliance roles

04/09/2014(0)
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has hinted that it will reform its compliance officer scheme – just 20 months after the roles were introduced. In a speech this morning, the ... Read More
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Stolen JPMorgan data rerouted to Russia

04/09/2014(0)
Investigators working on the cyber attack at JPMorgan Chase & Co have found clues that a global network of computers available for hire was used to send the stolen ... Read More
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Citi to pay $217,841 to settle OFAC violation liabilities

04/09/2014(0)
Citigroup Inc (C.N) has agreed to remit $217,841 to settle potential civil liability for apparently violating multiple sanctions programs of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. ... Read More
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Commerzbank near to settling U.S. sanctions probes

04/09/2014(0)
German lender Commerzbank AG (CBKG.DE) is nearing agreement with U.S. authorities over its dealings with Iran and other countries under U.S. sanctions, sources familiar with the matter said. The ... Read More
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