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Online trading provider paid €50.000 to settle charges
October 2nd, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued an announcement to inform that a settlement has been reached with the Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) AFX Capital Markets Ltd («the Company»). According the announcement, ...
iSignthis announced $10m institutional placement completed
October 2nd, 2018
Highlights $10m raised at 14.5c per share Funds to be used to satisfy prudential Tier 1 capital requirements iSignthis Ltd (ASX : ISX | DE : TA8) (Company) is pleased to advise that it has today successfully secured a ...
European shares dipped on Friday
October 1st, 2018
European shares dipped on Friday after the Italian government agreed to set a higher than expected budget deficit target that could put Rome on a collision course with Brussels. Shares in Italian banks, whose big sovereign bond portfolios makes ...
Is money-laundering scandal at Danske Bank the largest in history?
September 27th, 2018
The Russian-speaking caller refused to give a name but the threat was explicit: “Do you really feel you can walk home safely at night?” It was 2013 and officers at the Estonian branch of Danske Bank were beginning to ...
SEC shuts down a $345 million Ponzi-like scheme
September 24th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it has obtained a court order halting an ongoing Ponzi-like scheme that raised more than $345 million from over 230 investors across the U.S. The SEC also obtained an emergency asset freeze and ...
Prasos now processing via Paydentity™
September 20th, 2018
Highlights Paydentity™ to process identity verification and payments for Finland’s largest cryptocurrency broker service Prasos received more than €140m in deposits last financial year Visa, Mastercard and shortly JCB to be available as payment options Australian Securities and Frankfurt ...
France introduces new ICO framework to become Europe’s ICO hub
September 20th, 2018
The French authorities have accepted the legal ICO framework drafted in early 2018. The framework is an important part of a push to turn the country into an ICO hub. Recently, Belgian think tank Bruegel released a report calling ...
‘Wild West’ Bitcoin ‘should be regulated’
September 19th, 2018
Bitcoin and other digital currencies are a “Wild West industry” and need to be regulated to protect investors, a committee of MPs has urged. Problems include volatile prices, minimal consumer protection and risks of hacking and money-laundering, says the ...
FINMA finds deficiencies in anti-money laundering processes at Credit Suisse
September 19th, 2018
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has concluded two enforcement procedures against Credit Suisse AG. In the first procedure, FINMA identified deficiencies in the bank’s adherence to anti-money laundering due diligence obligations in relation to suspected corruption involving ...
ICAP Capital Markets LLC ordered to Pay $50 Million penalty
September 19th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) issued an Order filing and settling charges against ICAP Capital Markets LLC (ICAP), now known as Intercapital Capital Markets LLC (ICAP), for, by and through certain of its brokers, aiding and ...
