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Google Said to Be Under U.S. Antitrust Scrutiny Over Android
September 28th, 2015
New FTC inquiry comes years after it closed search-engine case Lingering skepticism meets probe over access to phone platform Google Inc. is back under U.S. antitrust scrutiny as officials ask whether the tech giant stifled competitors’ access to its ...
CySec issued warning regarding www.500option.com
September 28th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the regulatory authority in Cyprus, has issued a press release to warn public in relation with an Unauthorised Firm. Specific, CySec warns that the company ‘Fundsaver Services Ltd’ (www.500option.com): 1. Is not permitted to ...
CFTC charged FOREXNPOWER for Forex Fraud Scheme
September 28th, 2015
CFTC Charges New York Corporations Safety Capital Management, Inc. and GNS Capital, Inc., both d/b/a FOREXNPOWER, and New York City Residents John Won, Sungmi Kang, and Tae Hung (“Kevin”) Kang with Fraudulently Soliciting More than $1.5 Million in a ...
From ZIRP to NIRP
September 25th, 2015
The sudden end of the Fed’s ambition to raise interest rates above the zero bound, coupled with the FOMC’s minutes, which expressed concerns about emerging market economies, has got financial scribblers writing about negative interest rate policies (NIRP). Coincidentally, ...
RAK, UAE, and traditional tax havens
September 25th, 2015
What is the difference between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other popular tax havens? Why more and more international traders and investors find the UAE to be one of the best places to incorporate offshore companies for various ...
Securities broker dealer for bankruptcy liquidation amid legal claims
September 25th, 2015
An 82-employee securities broker-dealer has shut down and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation after customers asked a federal judge to enforce a $1.54 million arbitration award. Fintegra’s Sept. 16 petition for bankruptcy protection lists $1.8 million in assets ...
Russia Planning to Criminalize Bitcoin Activities
September 24th, 2015
The debate whether Bitcoin should be banned in Russia is once again picking momentum. According to a report of Interfax, the Russian government lately approached the regulators with its plan to criminalize the use and issuance of Bitcoin under ...
Guernsey Funds Sector Contracts
September 24th, 2015
The net asset value of total funds under management and administration in Guernsey decreased in sterling terms over the quarter ended June 30, 2015, by one percent to GBP219.9bn (USD336.57bn). For the year since June 30, 2014, total net ...
FINMA Switzerland warns for unauthorised Binary Options Firm
September 24th, 2015
FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, has issued a warning to inform investors for a company suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market. FINMA added on September 24 the below company in its Warning list: 1) ...
CySec announces the suspension of the authorisation of CIF ‘Falcon Brokers Ltd’
September 24th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that: The authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm ‘Falcon Brokers Ltd’, number 128/10, is suspended, pursuant to section 26(2) of the Investment Services and Activities ...
