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Will oil prices pass $100 a barrel?
September 26th, 2018
Oil prices hit a four-year high of $82.01 a barrel on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia and Russia appeared to reject calls from the US to increase production amid looming sanctions against Iranian oil. Brent crude hit its highest level ...
U.S. financial regulator awarded almost $4 Million to an overseas whistleblower
September 26th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has awarded nearly $4 million to an overseas whistleblower whose tip led it to open an investigation and whose extensive assistance helped it bring a successful enforcement action. “Whistleblowers, whether they ...
Asian Stocks Mixed, Yen and British Pound were steady; Key financial events coming up
September 26th, 2018
Asian stocks were mixed as traders awaited the Federal Reserve meeting. U.S. Treasuries were steady, with yields near the seven-year highs reached in May. Japan’s Topix index retreated from its highest in almost eight months. Stocks rallied in Hong ...
ESMA monitors volatility in financial markets
September 25th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authorities (ESMA) has published an article setting out the details of its analysis of volatility in financial markets. The potential of market volatility to undermine financial stability as well as to impose unexpected losses ...
Asia stocks build on rally; These are the main moves in markets
September 21st, 2018
Asia stocks are set to cap the strongest two-week rally since February as investors take in evidence that escalating trade tensions have yet to hurt global growth and China’s moves to support its expansion. With the world’s expansion intact ...
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 ...
EU to step up legal battle with Britain over import scam
September 20th, 2018
The European Commission is expected to step up a legal battle on Wednesday against Britain to recover 2.7 billion euros ($3.2 billion) in lost revenues due to an import scam, two European officials told Reuters on Tuesday. Commission officials ...
iSignthis announced acquisition of Probanx Information Systems
September 19th, 2018
Australian Securities Exchange and Frankfurt Stock Exchange cross listed iSignthis Ltd (ASX : ISX | FRA : TA8), the leading payment and identity technology company (the “Company”), is pleased to announce that it has completed acquisition of 100% of ...
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 ...
