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CySec announced that a new Cyprus Investment Firm got the CIF license
June 2nd, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued an announcement to inform that a new firm has been approved by the Commission as a Cyprus Investment Firm. According the announcement the firm Fidus Investment ...
China launches controversial cyber security law
June 1st, 2017
China is to implement its controversial cyber security law this week despite foreign firms warning about its impact on their ability to do business there. The law is largely aimed at protecting China’s networks and private user information. However, ...
CySec announced partial suspension of a Cyprus Investment Firm authorization
May 30th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Xtrade Europe Ltd (‘the Company’), number 108/10, is partially suspended for the provision of financial services and the performance of financial activities to ...
HKEX Plans to Introduce Phase 2 of Securities Market’s Closing Auction Session
May 29th, 2017
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced today (Friday) that it plans to implement Phase 2 of its securities market’s Closing Auction Session (CAS) in the early third quarter of 2017, subject to relevant regulatory approvals by the ...
FCA secures eight confiscation orders totalling almost £2.2 million
May 24th, 2017
The Central Criminal Court has made confiscation orders against the two final defendants who were convicted of offences following one of the FCA’s largest investigations into unauthorised activity. The FCA’s investigation, known as Operation Cotton, led to eight convictions ...
SEC Charges Fake Filer With Manipulating Fitbit Stock
May 22nd, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed fraud charges against a Virginia-based mechanical engineer accused of scheming to manipulate the price of Fitbit stock by making a phony regulatory filing. According to the SEC’s complaint, Robert W. Murray purchased ...
IBM and Chile´s Santiago Exchange to Deliver World´s First Securities Lending Blockchain Solution
May 18th, 2017
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Chile’s Santiago Exchange, the largest in the country, today announced a partnership to introduce Blockchain technology across the country’s financial sector. The agreement makes the Santiago Stock Exchange the first stock market in Latin America ...
CySec informs Cyprus Investment Firms about the German and Spanish regulators restrictions for trading CFDs
May 18th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued two important Circulars to inform Cyprus Investments Firms about the recent announcements of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and of the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) in ...
Corvil Develops World’s First Virtual Security Expert to Address Cybersecurity in Financial Markets
May 17th, 2017
Corvil today announced a cybersecurity solution specifically designed to address the unique security needs of today’s electronic trading businesses looking to solve escalating concerns over cyber attacks while demonstrating compliance with evolving regulations. Powered by sophisticated machine learning algorithms, ...
Prosecutor’s search of Volkswagen Group’s law firm was legal, court rules
May 16th, 2017
Searching the offices of Volkswagen Group’s law firm was not illegal, a German regional court said on Monday. VW said it would lodge an appeal with Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court. In March, Munich prosecutors searched the offices of Jones ...
