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EUR 230 million worth of fake food and beverages seized in global operation; case by country
April 27th, 2017
Operation OPSON VI, the joint Europol-INTERPOL operation targeting counterfeit and substandard food and drink, as well as the organised crime networks behind this illicit trade, has resulted in the seizure of 9 800 tonnes, over 26.4 million litres, and ...
Plus500 announced new Chairman and released Q1 Trading update
April 26th, 2017
Plus500 today announced a new Chairman of its Board of Directors and released trading update for the three months ended 31 March 2017. According the first announcement, Plus500 informs that Penelope Judd, currently a Non-Executive Director of the Company, will become ...
Auckland-based Forex broker collapsed leaving customers facing “significant” losses
April 12th, 2017
An Auckland-based foreign exchange broker has collapsed, leaving dozens of customers owed more than $1 million facing “significant” losses. Forex Brokers was established in 1995 and had an office in the Dingwall Building on Auckland’s Queen Street. Companies Office ...
Abu Dhabi to launch FinTech Summit in October 2017
March 31st, 2017
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, is pleased to partner with PwC to launch the inaugural FinTech Abu Dhabi Summit in October 2017. The FinTech Abu Dhabi Summit, to be organised alongside with ...
FCA publishes Insurance Distribution Directive consultation
March 7th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the first of its two consultation papers on the implementation of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD). The Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD) was introduced in early 2005 and was designed to encourage competition ...
How China Influences Bitcoin Price, Explained
February 17th, 2017
1.Why has Bitcoin price become volatile again? The short answer to that question is China. On Feb. 9, 2017, Bitcoin price has plunged by more than 9%. The fall took place after an extended period of growth: Bitcoin value ...
FMA updates Strategic Risk Outlook and sets course for new era in conduct regulation
February 15th, 2017
Today the Financial Markets Authority published its updated Strategic Risk Outlook (SRO). This is a foundation FMA document and sets out how the regulator identifies and prioritises the key risks to its overall objective of fair, efficient and transparent ...
International Compliance Association expands into US
February 15th, 2017
The International Compliance Association announced its expansion into the US, with its primary training partner, International Compliance Training (ICT). The US team, based in New York, offers programs covering Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Know Your Customer (KYC), ...
ESMA assesses DLT’s potential and interactions with EU rules
February 8th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a report on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). The report sets out ESMA’s view on DLT, its possible applications, benefits, risks and how it maps to existing EU regulation. ESMA’s position ...
FxPro shelves its IPO as FCA crackdown looms
January 5th, 2017
Currency trading firm FxPro shelves float as FCA crackdown looms The online trading platform has shelved its IPO indefinitely amid FCA plans to curb spread-betting risks, Sky News learns. One of the biggest privately owned currency trading brokers operating ...
