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CySec announces acquisition of CIF (Cyprus Investment Firm) licence

23/12/2015(0)
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has announced that “Positiva Markets (Cy) Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firm). The firm ... Read More
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Austria’s finance watchdog orders 12 banks to raise capital buffer

22/12/2015(0)
Austria’s finance watchdog FMA on Tuesday said it ordered 12 Austrian banks to gradually raise their capital buffer by up to 2 percent of risk-weighted assets until the beginning ... Read More
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IOSCO reports on business continuity plans for trading venues and intermediaries

22/12/2015(0)
The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published two reports that seek to enhance the ability of financial markets and intermediaries to manage risks, withstand ... Read More
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FINRA Sanctions Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $7.3 Million for Selling Billions of Unregistered Microcap Shares, and for Related Supervisory and AML Violations

22/12/2015(0)
Trader and Supervisor Suspended and Fined The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $6 million and ordered disgorgement of nearly ... Read More
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Financial Regulators of UK, Luxembourg and Australia issued warnings for unauthorised financial services firms

22/12/2015(0)
The Financial Conduct Authority of UK, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) of Luxembourg and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, issued warnings to inform investors and ... Read More
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On the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and the People’s Bank of China

21/12/2015(0)
Heads of governments of Russia and China during their 20th Meeting, held in Beijing on December 17, 2015, welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by Governor of ... Read More
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J.P. Morgan to Pay $267 Million for Disclosure Failures

21/12/2015(0)
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that two J.P. Morgan wealth management subsidiaries have agreed to pay $267 million and admit wrongdoing to settle charges that they failed to disclose ... Read More
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OSC Canada warns regarding Binary Options Firm

21/12/2015(0)
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has issued press releases to warn investors regarding a Binary Options Trading Firm not registered in Ontario Canada. Specific, the OSC is warning that the firm DSMG Limited, doing ... Read More
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FINRA Sanctions Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC $1 Million for Supervisory Failures

21/12/2015(0)
Firm Failed to Follow Up on Red Flags to Detect or Prevent Theft of Funds From Senior Investors by Fraudster Posing as Fidelity Broker The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ... Read More
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ACPR and AMF France warn for unauthorised websites and entities proposing Forex investments

18/12/2015(0)
The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the French financial regulators, have issued a warning to inform public and investors regarding ... Read More
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