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SEC Charges Hedge Fund Advisory Firm

24/06/2014(0)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a West Palm Beach, Fla.-based hedge fund advisory firm and its founder with fraudulently shifting money from one investment to another ... Read More
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Canada Amends National Law to Regulate Bitcoin Businesses

24/06/2014(0)
The Parliament of Canada has passed a bill that amends the country’s Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act of 2000 to extend to both foreign and ... Read More
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Rule Field Test Foretells Crunch in Closing the Audit

24/06/2014(0)
Field testing of a proposed expansion of the auditor’s report suggests the new requirements will produce a new crunch in the closing phase of the audit, and auditors will ... Read More
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Devon VAT fraud accountant jailed

24/06/2014(0)
Devon accountant Robert Carpenter was jailed at Exeter Crown Court last week after pleading guilty to a £95,000 VAT fraud. The accountant from Barnstaple was sentenced to 12 months’ ... Read More
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NFA’s Board approves prohibition of credit cards to fund retail forex accounts

24/06/2014(0)
National Futures Association (NFA) announced that its Board approved a ban on the use of credit cards to fund retail forex and futures accounts. This prohibition is subject to ... Read More
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Oracle to buy Micros for $5.3 billion

24/06/2014(0)
Oracle Corp. has agreed to buy Micros Systems Inc. for $5.3 billion as chief executive Larry Ellison seeks to reignite slowing growth by adding software for hotels and restaurants. ... Read More
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Global Finance Functions chellenge for transformation

24/06/2014(0)
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) think-tank outlines 10 key requirements needed for effective finance function change. With ongoing pressures on the CFO organisation to drive the efficiency ... Read More
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Ex-Millennium Fund Manager Gets Four Years in Prison

24/06/2014(0)
Former Millennium Global Investments portfolio manager Michael Balboa was sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding investors by inflating the value of Nigerian sovereign debt by $80 million. ... Read More
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Hong Kong Stocks Climb From Biggest Drop in Three Months

24/06/2014(0)
Hong Kong stocks gained, with the city’s benchmark index rebounding after falling the most in three months yesterday, as consumer and technology shares rose. China Resources Enterprise Ltd. gained ... Read More
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Bond Market Has $900 Billion Mom-and-Pop Problem When Rates Rise

24/06/2014(0)
It’s never been easier for individuals to enter some of the most esoteric debt markets. Wall Street’s biggest firms are worried that it’ll be just as simple for them ... Read More
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