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CySec announced an administrative fine to CLR Overseas Ltd
October 16th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission ( CySEC ) has notified the public that at the meeting held on February 16th, 2015, decided to impose an administrative fine of €10.000 to CLR Overseas Ltd for the violation of section ...
The Common Reporting Standard: Automatic Information Exchange Goes Global
October 16th, 2015
Automatic exchange of information for tax law enforcement purposes started first in Europe with the EU Savings Tax Directive, went international with the US Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act, and, from 2017, will go global with the recently-agreed Common ...
CFTC extends conditional relief for Australian-based trading platform Yieldbroker
October 16th, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) today announced it has issued a no-action letter extending conditional time-limited relief for Australian-based trading platform Yieldbroker Pty Limited (Yieldbroker). This no-action letter will allow Yieldbroker additional ...
Asian shares rise to two-month highs, dollar gains on U.S. data
October 16th, 2015
Asian shares hit a two-month high on Friday, catching some of Wall Street’s shine after upbeat U.S. price and jobless claims data calmed some concerns about the strength of the U.S. economy. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
London Stock Exchange Introduces New MifID II-Ready Trading Enhancements for Block Trades
October 15th, 2015
Latest innovation to facilitate Large-in-Scale block trading New functionalities create MiFID II compliant dark liquidity for block trades on the SETS orderbook Part of wider LSEG strategy to provide MiFID II-ready solutions London Stock Exchange today announced the introduction of new ...
Ian Chuter joins Playtech
October 15th, 2015
Former William Hill, Betfair and Rank senior executive joins in gaming, sports betting and M&A strategic advisory role Ian Chuter, former group operations director at both William Hill and Betfair, has joined Playtech as a strategic advisor with a ...
The world’s biggest Trade Agreement (TPP) is concluded, which is the next trade deal you need to know
October 15th, 2015
RCEP: The next trade deal you need to know about The conclusion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement last week could speed up talks on its lesser-known Asia-wide equivalent, trade analysts say. Negotiators working on the Regional Comprehensive ...
$580 million for the acquisition of Independent Broker-Dealer
October 15th, 2015
HD Vest Announces Agreement to be Acquired by Blucora, Inc. Leading Independent Broker-Dealer Enters Next Phase of Evolution as Stand-Alone Firm within FastGrowing, Publicly Traded Holding Company Focused on Technology-Enabled Financial Services Blucora, Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive ...
Asia stocks rise, dollar sags as weak U.S. data dents rate hike prospects
October 15th, 2015
Asian shares rose to 2-month highs on Thursday and the dollar struggled near multi-week lows after weak U.S. economic data added to expectations that the Federal Reserve will delay hiking interest rates. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
KYC: ‘Increased Guidance’ From Regulators Will Help Treasury
October 14th, 2015
During the opening session of the compliance forum at Sibos 2015, regulators discussed the intense scrutiny being placed on banks to crack down on money laundering and terrorist financing. That scrutiny has been passed along to banks’ corporate clients, ...
