Sentences with phrase «rating manipulation»

We take the issue of rating manipulation serious, and we have systems in place to prevent it.

Update: Symphony, as of Wednesday, is under investigation by the New York State Department of Financial Services for offering services similar to those that were used in previous schemes involving interest rate and foreign exchange interest rate manipulation.

Rather the naysayers argue that different demands should be made on other countries during negotiations — on issues including intellectual property, labour standards, dispute resolution or exchange rate manipulation.

Patented VWAP - Stacked algorithm and effective supply side pricing on «no last look» eliminates price discrimination and rates manipulation

One is wise to consider both interest rate manipulation and behavioral factors stemming from and contributing to the extreme markets of the last 2 decades before blindly accepting this style and size equation.

Other agenda's such as cross currency rate manipulation, supporting domestic export industries, etc. are high on the list of priorities for foreign holders of US bonds.

John Rubino believes that the Federal Reserve and interest rate manipulation is to blame for the boom and bust cycles and says how important the balance sheet is.

TUTORIAL: The Austrian School Of Economics The Classical - Liberal Perspective The accepted mainstream view about central banks, such as the Federal Reserve, is that we need them to manage economic growth and ensure prosperity through interest rate manipulation and other interventions.

A joint probe by Schneiderman and Connecticut AG George Jepsen into whether their states incurred losses as a result of interest - rate manipulation by banks in the LIBOR scandal could lead to civil enforcement action, including possible breaches of antitrust and fraud laws.

In a world of high - frequency trading, central bank rate manipulation and cross-border fund flows, fundamental value often gets pushed to the back burner.

There will be a point where a lack of sales and a lack of profits will collide with the endless hope for central bank low rate manipulation.

Riddled with as yet unresolved fraudulent manipulations like LIBOR, «Interest Rate Manipulation» is «under the microscope» like never before, as is Forex Trading and Gold Price Suppression, for «similar price fixing» reasons.

Here are some real things to get worked up: preferential reviews for large publishers, Youtube payola, Apple store rating manipulations, and Steam Sales push prices down too low for some indie developers to stay viable.

I have to mention Michael Neel (ViNull) for his help with exposing the XBLIG ratings manipulations, which many forget was challenged by competiting XBLIG developers as to whether or not it was even occuring.

They have «long experience advising on white - collar criminal matters, such as alleged tax frauds and benchmark rate manipulation» and a «Significant record of acting on criminal insider dealing proceedings against the FCA.»

A pair of recent filings in US litigation over alleged foreign exchange rate manipulation has revealed a dispute that pits Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan against plaintiffs firms Hausfeld and Scott + Scott.

Many investigations we handle involve alleged securities fraud, benchmark interest - rate manipulation, bribery, money - laundering, breaches of environment law and anti-competitive behaviour.

Gina C. Pieters of University College London presented a paper called «Bitcoin Reveals Exchange Rate Manipulation and Detects Capital Controls» at the Royal Economic Society's annual conference in March.

The impacts of inflation, interest rate manipulation and arbitrary central bank control can be mitigated or eliminated through the X8currency platform.

Not exact matches

CNBC's Eamon Javers reports that the CFTC is ordering Goldman Sach to pay a penalty for attempted manipulation of rate swaps.

An investigation into the banking industry's manipulation of benchmark interest rates — a crackdown on banks like UBS and Barclays — defined his tenure.

Two Australian banks have offered to pay fines for «cartel conduct» when trading foreign exchange contracts for the Malaysian ringgit, in the latest controversy engulfing banks and their manipulation of foreign exchange rates.

«Pension plans since the financial crisis have been in pretty rough shape because interest rates were held down by all the — I won't call it manipulation — but all the activities by the central banks to keep interest rates low and to spread growth,» he says.

Lost in that noise is a potentially more significant development that surfaced in March: Canada's largest bank has been named as a defendant by U.S. mortgage giant Freddie Mac for alleged manipulation of LIBOR, the London Interbank Offered Rate, an interest rate benchmark off which international banks lend among themselRate, an interest rate benchmark off which international banks lend among themselrate benchmark off which international banks lend among themselves.

The financial system is in precarious condition barely held together by a patchwork of negative interest rates, currency manipulation, and misguided confidence.

Living up to expectations, Mr. Goelman announced a slew of enforcement actions over the past three years including a $ 120 million penalty against Goldman Sachs for interest rate product manipulation, a $ 250 million penalty against Citibank also for interest rate product manipulation and a $ 5 million penalty against Jon Corzine for unlawful use of customer funds.

In the time of negative interest rates every conceivable financial manipulation is in play.

We don't have this now in the «real world» because central banks distort risk assessment through the manipulation of interest rates, the cost of money.

For specific company examples, see my articles on Eastman Kodak's (EK — dangerous rating) pension accounting manipulation and Citigroup's (C — dangerous rating) overstated deferred tax assets.

Instead, there are external forces at work here, including the strong U.S. dollar, fears of rising interest rates and a slowing global economy, not to mention possible price manipulation.

Banks still face numerous headwinds, including high legal costs as regulators and investigators work through a backlog of industry activity and scrutinize everything from overseas hiring to potential manipulation of currency and interest - rate benchmarks.

The blockchain platform rules out the possibility of manipulation of the rating.

In addition, any person directly involved in the Cash Rate determination process must follow specified procedures to inform DM senior management and the Oversight Committee in cases where manipulation, the attempt to manipulate, or collusion is suspected.

Among other things, we are concerned about the potential for manipulation by individuals or groups who wish to skew the rating results.

The manipulation of time and space for ratings advantage is an old broadcast tradition; anybody remember NBC's little broadcast fantasy from 1996 — «plausibly live»?

In an interview with the Spectator, Osborne accused the former Labour government of being implicit with the manipulation of the Libor rate.

Labour has demanded to know what the Treasury would do to prevent further manipulations of Libor by traders, warning that mortgage repayments of households across Britain depend on a fair and true interest rate market mechanism.

Hamburg union members have accused Supervisor Steven Walters of unethical, deceitful and possibly illegal behavior in the manipulation of health insurance rates for employees.

Deutsche Bank AG will pay $ 220 million to settle claims brought by 45 U.S. states in connection with the German bank's artificial manipulation of benchmark interest rates, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said.

Deutsche Bank AG will pay $ 220 million to settle claims brought by 45 U.S. states in connection with the German bank's artificial manipulation of benchmark interest rates, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Wednesday.

The not so glittering ex-Barclays CEO Bob Diamond faced the treasury select committee after Barclays was fined in June this year # 59.5 mn by the Financial Services Authority for serious breaches of city rules, including manipulation of LIBOR rates.

Remember, the city has a high - school dropout rate exceeding 30 percent (probably much higher when GED program manipulation and other scams are factored in).

Mimicking this behaviour of biological tissues in nature, the research team comprising CMU scientists Changjin Huang, David Quinn, K. Jimmy Hsia and NTU President - designate Prof Subra Suresh, showed that through manipulation of oxygen concentration, one can pattern and control the growth rate of hydrogels to create the desired complex 3D shapes.

«We found that male chimpanzees showed higher object manipulation rates than females, but their object manipulation was dominated by play.

Researchers studying the difference in tool use between our closest living relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, found that immature bonobos have low rates of object manipulation, in keeping with previous work showing bonobos use few tools and none in foraging.

Conversely, manipulations that lower IGF - 1 levels in many animal species slow their rates of aging, reduce the risks of age - related disease and extend their lifespans.

The avian B cell line DT40, a cell line which is highly amenable to genetic manipulation and exhibits a high rate of targeted integration, utilizes both GC and SHM.

Given that fermentation in the colon is the mechanism for achieving colorectal cancer protection, via the specific contribution of n - butyrate to reduction of proliferation and induction of differentiation of the mucosal cells (Cummings 1981), it is probable that dietary manipulations which slow the fermentation rate of [RS] and dietary fiber would be of benefit in cancer protection in the distal colon and rectum.»

Neumate's current conversion rates suggest that Neumate appeals to a very sizeable niche — people who don't appreciate manipulation or pressure.

Price: $ 59.99 Rating: E10 + Genre: Third - person shooter (Ratchet sections); Third - person time - manipulation puzzle - platformer (Clank sections).