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British Columbia Securities Commission Seeks To Return Funds Lost In Shantz Case

Date 19/03/2015

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) today announced that it will notify investorswho lost money as a result of investing with Canadian Pacific Consulting and Michael Robert Shantz to make an application for compensation. The funds ($131,781.34) were ordered to be paid to the commission on May 22, 2012. 

New York Attorney General Schneiderman And U.S. Attorney Bharara Announce Groundbreaking Settlement With Bank Of New York Mellon Over Fraudulent Foreign Exchange Practices - Bank Of New York Mellon Admits It Promised Customers Best Price Of Day On Foreign Exchange Transactions But Instead Gave Worst Price - $714 Million Announced Today In Settlements With Bank Of New York Mellon - Bank Of New York Mellon Will End Employment Of Executives Involved In The Fraud - Schneiderman: Institutions And Individuals Responsible For Defrauding Investors Will Be Held Accountable

Date 19/03/2015

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara today announced a settlement with the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) that resolves cases brought by the New York State Office of the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney’s Office regarding BNYM’s fraudulent foreign exchange (“FX”) practices.  BNYM has agreed to pay $714 million to resolve the federal and state governments’ cases, certain private cases that arose as a result of the same fraud, and investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor.  In addition to the significant monetary recovery, Attorney General Schneiderman and U.S. Attorney Bharara obtained additional key settlement terms:  namely, BNYM has admitted the factual details of its fraud, will end the employment of certain executives involved in the fraud, will reform its practices to improve and increase the information it provides to its customers, and will waive the deductibility of New York State and local taxes with respect to the New York State portion of the settlement.

Building A Liquidity Safety Net For Public Companies And Investment Products In Canada - Aequitas NEO Exchange Announces Designated Market Makers

Date 19/03/2015

Aequitas NEO Exchange Inc. (NEO Exchange) is thrilled to announce the market making firms who will participate in its Designated Market Maker program from launch, a program designed to leverage experience, technology and innovation to provide liquidity to the securities traded on the NEO Exchange, including TSX, TSXV and NEO-listed securities.

A Few Observations On Shareholders In 2015, Remarks At Tulane University Law School 27th Annual Corporate Law Institute, By SEC Chair Mary Jo White, In New Orleans, Louisiana, March 19, 2015

Date 19/03/2015

Thank you, Faiza [Saeed], for that kind introduction. I am honored to be here at Tulane’s 27th Annual Corporate Law Institute. As usual, you have gathered an incredibly distinguished group to discuss cutting-edge issues in M&A.

GFI Group Announces Intention To Voluntarily Delist Common Stock From NYSE And Deregister Common Stock - Expects To Make Voluntary SEC Filings With Respect To 8.375% Senior Notes

Date 19/03/2015

GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG) ("GFI Group," "GFI" or the "Company"), a leading intermediary and provider of trading technologies and support services to the global over-the-counter ("OTC") and listed markets, today announced that it intends to voluntarily delist and deregister its common stock (the "common stock").

EBA Starts Work To Standardise Fee Terminology For Payment Accounts Across The EU

Date 19/03/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published its Final Guidelines on standardised fee terminology for EU payment accounts in the EU. These guidelines are the first step towards developing standardised terminology across the EU. They are developed in accordance with the EU Payment Accounts Directive, which requires standardisation of terminology for services that are found to be common in at least a majority of Member States. These Guidelines have been finalised following a two-month consultation period that ended in January 2015.

Comptroller Of The Currency Discusses Tailoring Supervisory Expectations To The Size And Complexity Of Regulated Institutions

Date 19/03/2015

Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry today discussed the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s approach to tailoring regulatory and supervisory expectations to the size and complexity of supervised institutions.  His remarks were part of testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Call For Papers For The Fourth 4th Annual EBA Research Workshop

Date 19/03/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launches today a call for research papers in view of its fourth policy research workshop taking place on 18-19 November 2015 in London on the topic ‘Financial regulation and the real economy: a micro-prudential perspective'.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Former Senior Trader Sentenced For Insider Dealing

Date 19/03/2015

In a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Julian Rifat – a former senior execution trader and portfolio strategist at Moore Europe Capital Management LLC – has today been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to 19 months imprisonment; Mr Rifat has also been fined £100,000 for the same offences and ordered to pay costs of £159,402.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Weekly Review: 15-19 March 2015

Date 19/03/2015

• Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the third week of March ended up for all leading TASE indices;
• Continued offerings in the bond market
• Israel Railways raised US $249 million in an initial bond offering