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Playtech: Results for the year ended 31 December 2015
February 25th, 2016
Playtech (LSE: PTEC) today announces its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2015, together with a trading update for the period to 22 February 2016. Financial highlights * Adjusted numbers relate to certain non-cash and one-off ...
Spate of broker licences sparks hope in UAE
February 24th, 2016
The distribution of new broker licences in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first few weeks of 2016 has raised hopes the industry regulator is poised to further open up the market. The Insurance Authority (IA) has licensed ...
Why Cloud adoption in the Finance Sector is still lagging
December 8th, 2015
Limitations to a consistent regulatory framework and the broad adoption of good practices deters financial institutions from taking advantage of the benefits of cloud computing. Cloud Computing is currently widely used in several sectors, however, its adoption in the ...
Publication of the PRA and FCA review into the failure of HBOS
November 19th, 2015
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are today publishing the review into the failure of HBOS Group. This review was originally started by the former regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Its purpose is ...
MiFID II – the road ahead
October 22nd, 2015
The financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the financial regulator of UK, has published a Speech by David Lawton, Director of Markets Policy and International, FCA, delivered at the FCA MiFID II Conference, London. David Lawton, Director of Markets Policy and ...
Deutsche Börse completes acquisition of trading platform for OTC instruments 360T
October 16th, 2015
Kengeter: “Acquisition is a strategic fit as it broadens Deutsche Börse’s asset class spectrum”/ Significant synergies, cross-selling and innovative product development planned Today Deutsche Börse completed the acquisition of 360T, following the approval of relevant antitrust authorities and the ...
FSB warns regarding an online trading company
October 13th, 2015
The Financial Services Board (FSB), an independent institution established by statute to oversee South African non-banking financial services industry, warns the public to act with caution when dealing with Broker Capital, an entity which is not authorised in terms of the Financial ...
FCA makes final appointment to ExCo with Georgina Philippou as Chief Operating Officer
September 23rd, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority’s Acting Chief Executive Tracey McDermott today announced the final appointment to the FCA’s Executive Committee with Georgina Philippou becoming the new Chief Operating Officer. Georgina Philippou has been acting Director for Enforcement and Market Oversight ...
DIFC reports impressive growth in first half of 2015
September 9th, 2015
Total number of registered companies up 8.3% to 1,327 140 new licensed companies and a combined workforce of 18,521 178,376 sq. ft. of net commercial office space leased in 2015 Ground-breaking of 11th office building in The Gate District ...
UBS Building Virtual Coin For Mainstream Banking
September 7th, 2015
Swiss bank UBS is working on a prototype virtual currency that it hopes will be used by banks and financial institutions as a basis to settle mainstream financial markets transactions. But unlike the bitcoin digital currency, the Swiss bank’s ...
