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CFCS | Brian Monroe | Nov 22, 2019 Fintrac releases key updates to AML obligations, including virtual currency exchange MSB registration, details tactics to verify individual, corporate identities   Canada’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (Fintrac), the country’s financial intelligence unit (FIU), has released a bevy of critical updates tied to anti-money laundering (AML) obligations,

Buffett's decision to walk away from a deal despite Berkshire's massive cash hoard may show there aren't that many reasonably priced opportunities.

Officials from the new European Commission will discuss an International Monetary Fund study that lists Luxembourg as a world-leading tax haven just days after the former leader of the Grand Duchy departs the EU executive's helm.

California utility PG&E Corp has determined there were no lives or structures lost in 2019 wildfires that may have been caused by its distribution lines, according to a Friday court filing.

U.S. stocks slipped on Friday in a post-holiday shortened session as a U.S.-China discord over Hong Kong reignited trade tensions and retail stocks dipped on signs of a tepid start to in-store Black Friday sales.

Herbert Smith Freehills | William Hallatt and co-authors | Nov 22, 2019 On 6 November 2019, Hong Kong's Security and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a position paper setting out a new regulatory framework for the licensing of centralised virtual asset trading platforms, following the SFC's conceptual framework issued last year. The SFC's CEO, Ashley Alder,

Shoppers headed out to stores across the United States in a quest to score the best Black Friday discounts on everything from handbags to 4K TVs, with early promotions marking the start of a condensed holiday shopping season.

Berkshire Hathaway's cash hoard tops $128 billion. Now we have an idea of what Warren Buffett's been thinking of doing with some of that money.

The frenzy associated with Black Friday shopping was missing this year as U.S. retailers offered earlier discounts and more consumers shopped online, though spot checks around the country showed traffic picked up after a sluggish morning.

Excellence in Marketing | Sarah Vizard & Torera George | Nov 25, 2019 We arm you with all the stats you need for Black Friday and to help you understand the big industry trends. 1. One in four shoppers planning to make a purchase on Black Friday More than a quarter (26%) of consumers are

Wall Street's major indexes ended Friday's shortened session lower as U.S.-China discord over Hong Kong fueled investor anxiety about their trade talks and retail stocks dipped as in-store Black Friday sales appeared to draw smaller crowds.

Nokia said on Friday it was working to end a row with Germany's Daimler and other firms which have complained to the EU antitrust regulators about the level of fees charged for technology patents from the Finnish company.

Oil prices fell on Friday, with U.S. crude dropping more than 4%, on fresh trade tensions and record high U.S. crude production, but they still ended the month higher as OPEC watchers expect an extension next week to a pact to throttle oil output beyond March.

Oil prices slumped and a gauge of global equity markets on Friday edged away from an all-time high it nearly breached earlier in the week as doubts simmered over the outlook for signing an initial deal to ease U.S.-China trade tensions.

The British cave explorer who sued Tesla Inc's Elon Musk for branding him "pedo guy" in a tweet has narrowed his defamation case against the electric car maker's chief executive, and is no longer seeking damages for an emailed suggestion he might be a child rapist.