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NRGbinary is a case of how scammers can hide in gaps between regulators and defraud thousands of investors
October 6th, 2016
In early 2013, a young Israeli businessman registered a web domain in London for a company called NRGbinary.com. The online options trading website offered clients the opportunity to make large amounts of money from simple bets on the movement ...
Global investment management companies to merge and create a combined group with AUM of more than U.S.$320 billion
October 4th, 2016
Highlights Combined group, Janus Henderson Global Investors plc, will be a leading global active asset manager with AUM of more than U.S.$320 billion and a combined market capitalisation of approximately U.S.$6 billion Janus’ strength in the U.S. markets will be combined with ...
U.S. dollar edges higher as traders await clarity on Fed rate hike path
September 29th, 2016
Dollar rises slightly vs euro, yen Traders await more U.S. data for clues on Fed rate hike path Reduced European banking concerns cap euro losses The dollar edged higher against the yen and euro on Wednesday, but gains were ...
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to Host Public Fintech Forum
September 28th, 2016
In an announcement today, the Securities and Exchange Commission said it will host a public forum to discuss Fintech innovation at its Washington D.C. headquarters in November. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the federal body which serves as ...
Deutsche Bank AG said it won’t pay the $14 billion sought by the U.S.
September 16th, 2016
Negotiations are ‘just beginning,’ lender says in statement U.S. shares of biggest German bank tumble in extended trading Deutsche Bank AG said it won’t pay the $14 billion sought by the U.S. Justice Department to settle an investigation into ...
EU Apple Tax Ruling Stirs Fears of Revenue Loss in U.S.
August 31st, 2016
American politicians have spent years salivating over U.S. companies’ stockpile of untaxed foreign profits, now more than $2 trillion and growing. Europe got to that money pot first. The European Commission’s ruling Tuesday that Apple Inc. must pay $14.5 billion in back ...
Bats Unveils Community Policing Program for U.S. Equities, Options Exchanges
July 13th, 2016
Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) today announced the creation of the Bats Community Policing Program for its U.S. equities and options exchanges, an initiative designed to further enhance the company’s capabilities in monitoring markets. “We believe this initiative ...
NY regulator approves Winklevoss bid to trade digital currency ether
May 6th, 2016
New York state has approved the application of Gemini Trust Company, founded by investors Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, to trade digital currency ether on its bitcoin exchange, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday. Ether, an alternative currency that differs ...
Seven big banks settle U.S. rate-rigging lawsuit for $324 million
May 4th, 2016
Seven of the world’s biggest banks have agreed to pay $324 million to settle a private U.S. lawsuit accusing them of rigging an interest rate benchmark used in the $553 trillion derivatives market. The settlement made public on Tuesday, ...
CFTC Announces Additional Names to Its List of Foreign Entities that Illegally Solicit U.S. Residents in Forex and Binary Options
April 19th, 2016
Registration Deficient (RED) List on CFTC Website Identifies Companies Operating Illegally without Being Registered As part of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) ongoing efforts to help protect Americans from fraud, today the agency announced the addition of ...
