On Friday, antitrust regulators from the European Union levied a fine of $7.9 million (6.45 million euros) on the world’s largest interdealer broker ICAP for taking part in several yen interest rate derivatives cartels. In 2015, although the European Commission… Read More ›
Regulations & Legal
Industry Association Says 2021 To Be Year Of ‘Record Level’ Earnings Of US Banks
With the recovery of the United States economy and buoyancy in the financial markets, 2021 is likely to be a year of “record level” of earnings for US banks, said the Institute of International Finance, an industry association. Bank lending… Read More ›
Production At Its Southern India Plant Halted By Ford Due To Pandemic Surge
Following a lunchtime sit-in protest on Thursday staged by the workers of its car plant in India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, Ford Motor Co said it will halt production at the facility. The workers have been protesting to get… Read More ›
Government Agencies, NGOs Being Targeted By Group Behind Solarwinds Hack, Says Microsoft
According to Microsoft Corp, government agencies, think tanks, consultants, and non-governmental organizations are now being targeted by the group behind the SolarWinds cyber attack whioch was identified last year. “This week we observed cyberattacks by the threat actor Nobelium targeting… Read More ›
Belarus Plane Grounding To Be Investigated By United Nations’ Aviation Body
The forced grounding of a Ryanair passenger plane in Minsk which has drawn international outrage will be investigated by the United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). An initial demand for investigation into the incident was demanded by the United… Read More ›
Robinhood can continue challenging validity of new fiduciary rule, judge rules
A Massachusetts judge has rejected Robinhood’s bid to block state regulators from going ahead with enforcing their legal action on allegations that it encourages inexperienced investors to place risky trades without limits. In a ruling Suffolk County Superior Court Judge… Read More ›
Britain could levy carbon tax on imports from polluting industries
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is weighing options which includes a plan for imposing carbon tax on imports from polluting industries in am aim to protect British farmers from foreign rivals. The proposal which initially was targeted at heavy industry,… Read More ›
US Still Faces ‘Very Large Challenges’ On China, Says US Trade Chief Tai
There are still “very large challenges” in the trade and economic relationship between the United States and China that the Biden administration needs to accord attention to across the board, said the US Trade Representative Katherine Tai. She said this… Read More ›
Computer Chip Shortages To Hit PC Supplies This Year, Says Dell, HP
Dell Technologies Inc and HP Inc both computer makers warned that the on going global shortage of computer chips could have an impact on the ability of the companies to meet the demands for laptops this year even as both… Read More ›
DOJ begins investigation into Archegos Capital Management’s collapse
The U.S. Department of Justice has begun an investigation on the collapse of Bill Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management, which cost large global banks more than $10 billion in losses. To this end, federal prosecutors in Manhattan have sent requests for… Read More ›