Regulators

CySEC

CySec informs that a firm obtained the Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) license

24/03/2016(0)
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued an announcement to inform that “Woodbrook Wealth Management Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec ... Read More
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ESMA to cooperate with South Korean Regulators on Central Counterparties (CCPs)

24/03/2016(0)
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has established a Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) with the South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) ... Read More
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British and Australian financial regulators sign agreement to support innovative businesses

23/03/2016(0)
Under a new world-first agreement, innovative fintech companies in Australia and the United Kingdom will have more support from financial regulators as they attempt to enter the others’ market. ... Read More
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FINRA and Nasdaq Fine Wedbush Securities Inc. $675,000 For Supervisory Violations Relating to Chronic Fails to Deliver by a Client in Multiple Exchange-Traded Funds

22/03/2016(0)
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) announced today that they jointly censured and fined Wedbush Securities Inc. $675,000 for supervisory violations in ... Read More
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ASIC consults on proposed guidance about ‘robo-advice’

22/03/2016(0)
ASIC today released a consultation paper and a draft Regulatory Guide on regulating digital financial product advice (also commonly known as robo-advice). ASIC Commissioner John Price said, ‘ASIC is ... Read More
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BCSC warns against a Binary Options and a Forex Trading firms

21/03/2016(0)
British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued press releases to inform public for an unregistered binary options trading platform provider and an unregistered brokerage firm that offers trading in Forex, ... Read More
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CFTC Approves Substituted Compliance Framework in Follow-up to the Recent Equivalence Agreement between the US and the EU

18/03/2016(0)
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today unanimously approved a substituted compliance framework for dually-registered central counterparties (CCPs) located in the European Union (EU), together with a comparability ... Read More
Bank of England

Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion

17/03/2016(0)
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment.  At ... Read More
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SNB:Monetary policy remains expansionary

17/03/2016(0)
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is maintaining its expansionary monetary policy. The target range for the three-month Libor remains at between –1.25% and –0.25%, and interest on sight deposits ... Read More
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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

17/03/2016(0)
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace despite the global economic and financial developments ... Read More
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