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SEC charges stock company of oil and gas production
August 18th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges against a Houston-based penny stock company and four individuals behind a pump-and-dump scheme that misled investors to believe the company was on the brink of developing revolutionary technology to enable ...
Mexico plans to open oil industry to foreigners
August 14th, 2014
Mexico aims to develop its energy future in its changing landscape of oil and gas industry looking for foreign interest. Private investors will have the opportunity to bid on a significant percentage of the prospective reserves, though under the ...
Oil Mixed With West TX reaching $102
July 28th, 2014
Brent crude oil reversed losses jumping back above $108 a barrel on Friday, as fighting in Ukraine and deteriorating relations between Russia and the United States ignited new fears of supply disruptions in the market. A Russian security official ...
European Stocks Advance With Asia as Gold, Oil Retreat
July 14th, 2014
European and Asian stocks advanced with U.S. equity-index futures after a gauge of global shares suffered its biggest weekly loss in three months. Gold fell from a four-month high, corn slid a 10th day and oil dropped as the ...
Global Finance Functions chellenge for transformation
June 24th, 2014
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 and effectiveness of the finance function, finance transformation continues to ...
SEC Charges Toronto-Based Consultant and Four Others in Reverse Merger Schemes Involving China-Based Companies
May 6th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), charged a Toronto-based consultant and four associates with conducting illegal reverse merger schemes to bring a pair of China-based companies into the U.S. markets so they could manipulate trading and reap millions ...
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 ...
Court case on streaming TV threatens to cloud our online equality
May 5th, 2014
American Broadcasting Services v Aereo could potentially be viewed as a human rights issue rather than a copyright dispute It is a very big court case about a tiny object. The American broadcasting industry is ferociously interested in its ...
China North East Petroleum Executive’s Case Ends in Mistrial
April 29th, 2014
A fraud case against a former vice president of China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd. ended in a mistrial after jurors failed to agree on charges that he was part of a scheme to divert share offering proceeds, according ...
SEC charges brokerage firm
April 15th, 2014
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced another round of charges in its ongoing case against several individuals involved in a massive kickback scheme to secure the bond trading business of a state-owned Venezuelan bank. The SEC alleges ...
