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‘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 ...
FCA statement on EU withdrawal following the March European Council
March 29th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) welcomes the agreement reached on the terms of an implementation period that will apply following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. The implementation period is intended to operate from 29 March 2019 until ...
FMA commentary on ICOs and cryptocurrencies
October 25th, 2017
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA), a regulatory authority for the capital markets and financial services in New Zealand, has published commentary on initial coin offers (ICOs) and cryptocurrency services alongside online resources for investors. Innovation is increasingly shaping financial ...
FCA published the findings from the 2017 survey of FCA-regulated firms
August 4th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the FCA Practitioner Panel have published the findings from their 2017 survey of FCA-regulated firms. The survey gives a view across the financial services sector of the FCA’s performance as a regulator. It ...
French Regulator proposes ways to reform the functioning of ESMA
June 26th, 2017
Financing, governance, direct powers: in its response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the review of European supervisory authorities, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers has drawn up proposals to strengthen ESMA for the benefit of convergence of supervision ...
ESMA Responds To Commission Consultation On FinTec
June 7th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has sent today its response to the European Commission consultation paper on “Fintech: a more competitive and innovative financial sector”, welcoming the initiative to take a stock-take of the EU’s Fintech industry. ...
Wikipedia vs. Banc De Binary: A 3-year battle against binary options ‘fake news’
June 1st, 2017
Binary options fraudsters employ experts to outwit Google, create laudatory news sites, engage on social media — anything to encourage new victims and keep the truth from coming out. One key battlefield: The online encyclopedia If you’re the strategist ...
DFSA host seminar on FinTech in the Middle East
May 10th, 2017
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) hosted an outreach session on the opportunities financial technology (FinTech) presents in the Middle East. The seminar was held jointly with the FinTech Hive at DIFC, Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance and the ...
Plus500 reacts on BaFin decision about CFD trading restrictions
May 10th, 2017
Plus500, a leading online service provider for retail customers to trade CFDs internationally, has issued an update regarding BaFin, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. Below is the update as published by Plus500: BaFin has now concluded its recent consultation ...
International law firm launch an alliance with a law firm in Singapore
May 4th, 2017
Ashurst launches Formal Law Alliance with ADTLaw in Singapore The alliance, which has received approval from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority of Singapore, will operate under the name Ashurst ADTLaw. ADTLaw, formerly known as ADTvance Law, is a Singapore ...
