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Beware: German Regulator ordered investment management firms to cease their activities
September 5th, 2018
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the German financial regulator that ensures the proper functioning, stability and integrity of the German financial system, has issued an announcement to inform investors and public for the prohibition of investment management activities of two ...
Enormous refund ordered to USA retail investors for being misled
August 28th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced charges against four Transamerica entities for misconduct involving faulty investment models and ordered the entities to refund $97 million to misled retail investors. According to the SEC’s order, investors put billions of ...
Asian stocks advanced, yen to dollar rose; Key financial events coming up this week
August 27th, 2018
Asian stocks gained at the start of the week following a fresh all-time high in their U.S. counterparts Friday, as the Federal Reserve reaffirmed a slow and gradual pace of policy tightening. The dollar ticked lower and the yen ...
UK Banks advocate Brexit deal on financial services
August 23rd, 2018
Several UK financial services enterprises have urged the government to strike a deal with the EU allowing British banks, insurers, and wealth managers to do business on the continent free of any possible restrictions. Kristian Rouz — The British ...
FCA UK announced criminal prosecution in relation to an unauthorised investment scheme
August 22nd, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a press release to inform that has commenced a criminal prosecution against Mark Barry Starling (date of birth: 23/01/1961) of Farnham, Surrey, for three offences relating to unauthorised investment schemes alleged to ...
Robotics investors still looking for the next big thing
August 21st, 2018
For the past five years, investments in robotics companies have grown, thanks to venture capital interest in robotics and automation, helped in part by Amazon’s purchase of Kiva Systems in 2012. But with no other large outcomes like Kiva, ...
Beware of these investment services firms not been authorized in different countries
August 21st, 2018
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC), Malta (Malta Financial Services Authority – MFSA), British Columbia (British Columbia Securities Commission – BCSC) and Italy (Consob) report ...
Early Review: European stocks finished higher; Investors keep a close eye on news out of Turkey
August 21st, 2018
European stocks finished Monday’s session higher, as investors awaited the outcome of trade talks between the world’s two largest economies, due to take place later this week. The pan-European STOXX 600 was closed up 0.57 percent provisionally, with the ...
US financial services company will pay millions to settle charges; The reason?
August 17th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an announcement to inform that Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. will pay $4.5 million to settle charges. The Reason According to SEC’s announcement, Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. failed to safeguard retail investor ...
Fintech funding in Asia surged to US$16.8 billion; Global fintech investment hit US$57.9B
August 14th, 2018
Fintech funding in Asia surged to US$16.8 billion across 162 deals in the first half of 2018 powered by a massive US$14 billion Series C VC funding round by Ant Financial, up from US$2 billion the second half of ...
