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US Department Of Justice: Four Charged In International Uganda-Based Cyber Counterfeiting Scheme

Date 02/04/2015

A federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has indicted four people in connection with an international counterfeit currency operation headquartered in the African nation of Uganda, announced U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton for the Western District of Pennsylvania. 

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Sharon Bowen Before The Market Risk Advisory Committee

Date 02/04/2015

Welcome to the inaugural meeting of the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC), of which I serve as Sponsor. I am pleased to be joined here today with Chairman Massad and Commissioners Wetjen and Giancarlo. I appreciate all of your support and it’s been a privilege to work with each of you these last ten months.

US Department Of The Treasury: Parameters For A Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action Regarding The Islamic Republic Of Iran's Nuclear Program

Date 02/04/2015

Attached are the key parameters of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear program that were decided in Lausanne, Switzerland.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces Initiatives To Enhance Governance Of State-Owned Enterprises - Guidelines Focus On Transparency, Internal Controls, And Improved Selection And Evaluation Of Administrators - SOEs That Sign Up Will Receive Due Recognition

Date 02/04/2015

BM&FBOVESPA announced today the launch of initiatives to enhance the corporate governance of state-owned enterprises. The initiatives are backed by CVM (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários), Brazil’s securities and exchange commission, and are meant for SOEs in general, whether wholly or partly owned by the federal government or states and cities, and whether or not they are listed on the stock exchange. The idea is that they sign up to the program voluntarily.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Stock Market Report For April 2nd, 2015

Date 02/04/2015

It was a four-day trading week as the Federal Government of Nigeria declared Friday 3rd and Monday 6th of April, 2015 as Public Holidays to commemorate “Good Friday” and “Easter” celebrations.

FSB Appointments Of Chairs Of Its Standing Committees

Date 02/04/2015

The Financial Stability Board, at its Plenary meeting in Frankfurt on 26 March, appointed the chairs of three of its Standing Committees as from 1 April 2015, in view of the expiration of the previous two-year terms on 31 March 2015:

• Mr Glenn Stevens, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), has been appointed as Chairman of the Standing Committee on Assessment of Vulnerabilities (SCAV), succeeding Agustin Carstens, Governor of Banco de México. Mr Stevens is appointed for a term ending on 17 September 2016, when his term as RBA Governor ends.

SEC Charges Friends With Insider Trading On Acquisition Of Cooper Tire

Date 02/04/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two longtime friends who illegally profited from insider trading on news of a proposed acquisition of Cooper Tire and Rubber Company by Apollo Tyres Ltd.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Weekly Review: 29 March – 02 April 2015

Date 02/04/2015

Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the last trading week ended up for all of TASE indices; The business sector raised US $0.9 billion in the bond market 

Business And Political Elite Gather For Moscow Exchange Forum 2015

Date 02/04/2015

More than 1,200 delegates including government officials, investors, issuers, market participants and media gathered today at the Ritz-Carlton for the 6th annual Moscow Exchange Forum.

Tata Technologies Europe Ltd. Agrees To Strategic Sale Of French PLM Retail Operations

Date 02/04/2015

Tata Technologies Europe Ltd., the global engineering services company, today signed an agreement in principle to sell its French Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software retail business to Visiativ.