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OSB Daily Technical Analysis
August 21st, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for August 21, 2014 EUR/USD – bears took over the day and pushed the EUR/USD beneath the 1.33 level without much difficulty. The break below this level indicates that this market is likely to continue ...
ASIC publishes supervision report
August 21st, 2014
The Australian regulator in its effort to enforce regulation has published its eighth report on market supervision to inform firms on compliance procedures. ASIC has published its eighth report on the supervision and surveillance of Australian financial markets and ...
Australia 200 – Surges to Six Year High around 5650
August 21st, 2014
Australia 200 for Thursday, August 21, 2014 The Australian 200 Index has finally been able to crack it and surge higher to a new six year high around 5650 in the last day after enjoying a solid move higher ...
Bank of America to Settle $16.65 Billion Mortgage Case
August 21st, 2014
The Justice Department is poised to announce a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America over accusations that it duped investors into buying toxic mortgage securities, say people briefed on the matter. Yet even as that accord nears completion, ...
How Money is Made
August 20th, 2014
Last month, the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) announced the establishment of their own development bank, which would reduce their dependence on the Western-dominated, dollar-focused World Bank and International Monetary Fund. These economies will benefit ...
Asian Stocks Fall as BHP Billiton Drags Index Lower
August 20th, 2014
Asian stocks fell after valuations reached the highest level this year and as BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) slumped, dragging materials shares to the largest decline on the regional gauge. BHP, the world’s largest miner, tumbled 3.9 percent in Sydney ...
Stewarts to launch tax litigation team to capitalise on boom in tax disputes
August 20th, 2014
Stewarts Law will launch a tax litigation group in 10 weeks’ time to hone in on the swathe of tax-related cases hitting the courts. The new specialist group will join the litigation firm’s nine specialist areas, which include the ...
Florida man admits hiding $1.1M from IRS
August 20th, 2014
An 83-year-old Florida man pleaded guilty Tuesday to hiding at least $1.1 million from the IRS in secret Switzerland and Israel bank accounts for more than a quarter century. Delray Beach resident Bernard Kramer, held the secret accounts from ...
SEC charges Former Bank Executive and Friend With Insider Trading
August 19th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a former bank executive in Massachusetts and his friend with insider trading in advance of the bank’s acquisition of another financial institution. The SEC alleges that Patrick O’Neill, then a senior ...
Billionaire Named in Suit Against Anti-Iran Group
August 19th, 2014
A billionaire Wall Street commodities investor has been drawn into a court fight against one of the nation’s most influential anti-Iran advocacy groups. The fight stems from a defamation lawsuit by Victor Restis, a Greek businessman whom the group, ...
