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Ex-Jefferies Banker Fined For Using WhatsApp To Share Confidential Data

For years, bankers and buysiders assumed that moving away from conventional messanging services like AOL or the ubiquitous Bloomberg Chat to discuss confidential information, would spare them the attention of regulators and enforcers. That, however, changed today when the UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority imposed a fine of £37,198 on a former Jefferies banker for sharing confidential client information over WhatsApp. "The FCA found that Mr Niehaus failed to act with due skill, care and diligence."

Congress Poised To Obliterate Broadband Privacy Rules

Authored by Lauren McCauley via TheAntiMedia.org,

 Privacy advocates on Monday are urging Americans to call their elected officials, warning that there are only 24 hours left to “save online privacy rules” before the U.S. House of Representatives votes on a measure that would allow major telecom companies to collect user data and auction it off to the “highest bidder.”

Equity Research Faces "Major Disruption" As Study Finds "Less Than 1%" Of Reports Are Actually Read

Equity Research Faces "Major Disruption" As Study Finds "Less Than 1%" Of Reports Are Actually Read

What if we were to tell you that for the bargain basement price of just $10,000 per hour you could buy yourself the privilege of a 1-hour conversation with an equity research analyst from a top-notch investment bank, would that be something that might be of interest to you?  While we hate to be overly pessimistic, we're gonna go out a limb and guess that most of you answered in the negative to that question.

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