ASIC noted the decision by ASX-listed Pacific Star Network Limited (PNW), announced on 28 February, to record an impairment charge of $4.5 million on publishing mastheads and goodwill arising from the acquisition of Morrison Media. ASIC had previously made enquiries of PNW regarding the carrying value of non-current assets in its 30 June 2016 financial…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Blackfriars Asset Management. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…
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Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Hatten Land to Catalist under the stock code “PH0”. Hatten Land is a property developer with an established reputation in developing premium integrated residential, hotel and commercial developments in Malaysia. Hatten Land is the property development arm of Hatten Group, a leading brand in Malaysia with core businesses across property…
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The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT and European Commodity Clearing (ECC) have been chosen by the Irish transmission system operators EirGrid and SONI as service providers for the Integrated Single Electricity Market in Ireland (I-SEM). Together, they will support EirGrid and SONI to set up the new local power exchange SEMOpx which will operate the…
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The Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) just announced that has censured Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 991) for breaching Rules 14A.35, 14A.36, 14A.46 and 14A.49 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (and the corresponding provisions in…
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The Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) has found that Yorkey Optical International (Cayman) Limited, its CEO Mr Nagai Michio and Financial Controller Mr Ng Chi Ching failed to disclose inside information as soon as reasonably practicable under the corporate disclosure regime following proceedings brought by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The MMT found that there…
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The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the economic regulator for the £75 trillion UK payment systems industry, has today published draft Terms of Reference outlining how it intends to review whether the operators of CHAPS and Faster Payments Scheme (FPS), need to play an expanded role in helping to minimise consumer harm caused by particular types…
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Financial markets regulator National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (CONSOB) just published a warning against GMoption, LinkGM Limited and BT Systems Ltd. These companies are not authorised to provide investment services or carry out activities in Italy in any way and, including through the website www.gmoption.com. The Commissione Nazionale per le Società e…
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The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released its 2016 Enforcement Report. The ninth annual report highlights actions taken across Canada to deter and sanction wrongdoing in the capital markets. In 2016, CSA members continued with efforts to deter and sanction financial wrongdoing, with two jurisdictions implementing whistleblower programs, and a third partnering with law enforcement,” said…
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NEX Group plc (LON:NXG) announced that on 21 February 2017 the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York dismissed two entities which formed part of the ICAP Group (ICAP plc and ICAP Europe Limited) from a class action case brought by various investors who alleged manipulation of the Euro Interbank Offered…
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