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Competition Bureau appeals dismissal of Toronto Real Estate Board case
The federal Competition Bureau has filed an appeal in Federal Court seeking to reverse the dismissal of its case against the Toronto Real Estate Board, which alleged the board was engaging in anti-competitive practices by limiting the kind of information its members can provide to clients. Continue reading
Accountants: ‘Gamekeepers Turned Poachers’
MPs accuse Britain’s ‘big four’ accountancy firms of using “insider knowledge” to help wealthy clients avoid tax. Continue reading
Schwab Again Hit With Denial of Service Attack
Charles Schwab Corp. Continue reading
U.S. judge rejects defense arguments in BNY Mellon forex case
A U.S. judge said on Thursday he was sympathetic to the U.S. government’s use of a 1989 law against Bank of New York Mellon Corp in a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging clients for trading currencies Continue reading
Former Deutsche Bank Broker Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Jail in Tax-Shelter Fraud Case
A former broker at Deutsche Bank AG (DB) who helped his clients claim billions in fraudulent tax losses has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for tax obstruction and mail fraud, the Department of Justice said. Continue reading
SEC nominee White says her legal work no barrier to job
By Emily Stephenson and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mary Jo White, President Barack Obama's choice to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, told lawmakers considering her candidacy that her past legal work for big Wall Street clients would not impede her job at the agency Continue reading
Move to BOYCOTT ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’
Several lawyers and managers in Hollywood have banned together to tell clients who could become cast members of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” to stay clear of the show … TMZ has learned.Sources very familiar with the situation tell TMZ …… Continue reading
For Silver Lake, Dell’s beauty is in the eye of the beholder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For years, many Wall Street investors wrote off Dell Inc as a dying personal computer company that has failed to adapt to a new era of tablets and smartphones. But Silver Lake Partners, one of the most respected technology investors in Silicon Valley, is betting about $1 billion that they’re wrong. The private equity firm believes that Dell’s computers, bundled with its growing enterprise business, will become a launchpad to offer one-stop software services for corporate clients. Continue reading
Stung Bankia investors look to courts for justice
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish savers and pensioners who have seen their money wiped out by investing in state-rescued lender Bankia are likely to seek redress in court rather than wait for any official inquiry, which looks increasingly unlikely. About 350,000 stockholders will share the pain of the bank's European bailout, many of them bank clients who were sold the shares through an aggressive marketing campaign for its stock market flotation in 2011. Continue reading
MF Global trustee announces settlement deals key to cash payouts
The trustee for the failed MF Global Inc on Saturday announced two key agreements that are expected to accelerate cash payouts to clients and creditors of the failed futures brokerage. Continue reading
