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VW: Prosecutors in Germany and France widen probes
March 9th, 2016
Prosecutors in Germany and France have broadened their investigations into the emissions scandal at Volkswagen. Authorities in Paris have opened a formal probe into “aggravated fraud” over the use of diesel engine devices that gave misleading emissions results. And ...
Bats Global Markets, T3 Index to Launch SPYIX Market Volatility Index
March 9th, 2016
Bats Global Markets (Bats) and T3 Index (T3) today announced the launch of the SPYIX (“the Spikes”), an index measuring expected 30-day volatility in the most actively traded security worldwide, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). Developed in partnership ...
KPMG: Blockchain Could Be ‘Antidote’ to High Cost of Regulation
March 8th, 2016
As institutional interest in blockchain technology increases with bullish market predictions, professional services firms have been among a new wave of companies seeking to adapt existing products and services for the market. To date, Deloitte and PwC have been perhaps the most aggressive ...
U.S. punishes Chinese tech giant over alleged plan to dodge Iran sanctions
March 8th, 2016
The U.S. government is cracking down on a major Chinese telecom equipment maker over an alleged scheme to dodge sanctions on Iran. The plan by ZTE (ZTCOF) involved setting up several shell companies “to illicitly re-export controlled items to Iran in violation ...
Cyprus to Exit From Bailout Program
March 8th, 2016
Country follows Ireland, Spain and Portugal, despite not completing a final task Cyprus will successfully exit from its bailout program this month despite not completing one final task required by its creditors, eurozone finance ministers said Monday. The island-state’s exit ...
ANZ pays $212,500 penalty for breaching responsible lending laws when offering overdrafts
March 8th, 2016
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has paid penalties totalling $212,500 for breaching responsible lending laws in making offers of overdraft facilities to its customers. ANZ offers an overdraft facility known as ‘ANZ Assured’ to existing customers in ...
Brokers and Big Oil Fight Obama Rush to Make Rules by May Cutoff
March 8th, 2016
Rules imposed on or after May 17 have higher risk of repeal Mandates touch on investment advice and workplace safety The Obama administration is in a mad rush to draft regulations before the clock runs out and an obscure ...
CySec imposed administrative fine to a Cyprus Investment Firm
March 8th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform public that on 21st December 2015, the Commission decided to impose an administrative fine of €5.000 to the Cypriot Investment Firm (CIF), Grow Wealth Assets Ltd. ...
CySec suspended the license of a Cyprus Investment Firm
March 7th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), has announced that: The authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm ‘Pegase Capital Ltd’, number 225/14, is suspended, pursuant to section 26(2) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of ...
Spotware releases an out of the box Introducing Broker Program for cTrader
March 7th, 2016
Spotware Systems are pleased to announce the release of their one of a kind cTrader Introducing Broker Program. This feature is now available to all existing broker-clients for no additional charge and is available to all future brokers also ...
