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Westpac puts Australia on bad banking leaderboard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Canada's Scotiabank reached settlement agreements with the US Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over charges of metals market manipulation.

Crypto exchange owners charged

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... are facing criminal charges for allegedly violating anti-money laundering laws and basic compliance procedures. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged co-founders Arthur Hayes (chief executive), Samuel Reed (chief technology officer) ...

Chief economist update: Pandemic, what pandemic?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... (69.1% of total world iron imports), what happens to China dictates the direction of the price of Australia's biggest commodity export. China's success in containing the virus post-haste and subsequent lifting of restrictions on social interaction ...

Manipulative trading at J.P. Morgan costs it over $1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... up more than $1.3 billion (US$920 million) after entering into an agreement with the US Department of Justice, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The agreements with the three government agencies ...

J.P. Morgan set to cough up US$1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... the settlement - which could come as soon as this week - would squash investigations by the US Justice Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission into whether traders rigged markets. This would be ...

Index manager, friend charged for insider trading

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... court but said it was a New York corporation and provided ratings, benchmarks, research and analytics to capital and commodity markets worldwide. The SEC charged Yang and Chen with violating the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws and ...

Chief economist update: AUD on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... in expansion in August - the sixth straight month since they contracted in February. China's recovery is boosting commodity prices. Although still 17.9% lower from the start of 2020 to date, the S&P GSCI commodity price index has soared by 56.9% ...

Fake pastor herds believers into Ponzi scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... that could make them a target for these kinds of scams. Criminal charges have also been filed in this matter and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a civil action. The SEC wants return of ill-gotten gains to the misled investors with ...

Pension funds apply pressure on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... Reserve, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Insurance Office, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Financial Stability Oversight Council ...

Financial services jobs show signs of recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... strongest performing sector was mining, construction and utilities, reporting a decline of just 3.2% over the quarter with commodity prices and demand remaining strong," Parker said. "Opportunities in healthcare and public administration and safety also ...