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Consequences for failing to comply with financial statement filing obligations
July 3rd, 2014
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has filed charges against the directors of eight companies that raise funds from the public, for breaches of the Financial Reporting Act (FRA). “Filing financial statements on time is a basic requirement for companies ...
UBS Belgium Chief Charged in Multibillion-Euro Tax Probe
June 20th, 2014
Marcel Bruehwiler, chief executive of UBS AG’s (UBSN) Belgium unit, was charged in Brussels as part of a probe into a multibillion-euro tax fraud, accelerating the latest tax-evasion inquiry facing the Swiss bank. Prosecutors said the investigation deals with ...
AMF Updates List of Unauthorised Binary Options Providers
June 18th, 2014
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), warns the investors by publishing a new updated list of websites offering binary options trading, for which no authorised investment services provider could be clearly identified. The AMF is once again warning retail ...
Macau Tightens UnionPay Use in Threat to Casino Money Flows
June 10th, 2014
Macau’s government plans to further restrict the use of China UnionPay Co.’s debit cards at casinos, curbing money flows to the world’s largest gambling hub by making it harder for bettors to buy expensive items that they exchange for ...
Wall Street Fights for Our Right to Pay 5% Fund Fees
June 6th, 2014
One of Wall Street’s chief lobbyists wants you to know that the financial industry has changed, a lot, since the financial crisis. The industry “has already fundamentally reshaped itself into one that is safer, sounder and more resilient,” Ken ...
Russia Knows Europe Sanctions Ineffective With Tax Havens
May 5th, 2014
Two years ago, a Dutch law firm prepared a pitch in Moscow to Russian businesses: come to the Netherlands and we can help you avoid taxes and keep your assets safe. “You can rely on our legal system!” the ...
Invesco Fined, EU Stress Test, Libor Charges: Compliance
April 29th, 2014
Invesco Perpetual (IPE) was fined 18.6 million pounds ($31.3 million) for failing to comply with risk limits or tell clients about the use of derivatives as leverage in their funds. Invesco Perpetual, the largest retail investment manager in the ...
Bank of Malta: Zecchino
March 21st, 2014
On 25 March 2014 the Central Bank of Malta will issue a gold coin depicting the zecchino. The coin has a face value of €5. The zecchino was a gold coin first minted in Venice in 1284 and derived ...
Regulators Zone
February 4th, 2014