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ESMA consults on draft guidelines specifying criteria for the assessment of knowledge and competence in MiFID II
April 23rd, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority launched today a consultation on draft guidelines specifying criteria for the assessment of knowledge and competence of natural persons in investment firms that provide investment advice or information about financial instruments, investment services ...
FCA fines Merrill Lynch
April 22nd, 2015
FCA has issued a press release to inform that: Merrill Lynch International (MLI) has been fined £13,285,900 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for incorrectly reporting 35,034,810 transactions and failing to report another 121,387 transactions between November 2007 and ...
i-Swap and ICAP Information Services launch ‘i-Swap History’
April 22nd, 2015
New product contains 4 years of historical over-the-counter Euro swap data ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that ICAP Information Services (IIS), the market data business ...
ESMA is seeking information on new developments in virtual currency investment
April 22nd, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a call for evidence on investments using virtual currency or distributed ledger technology. ESMA is seeking information and views from stakeholders on new developments in how virtual currency technology is ...
Tickmill Reports March Statistics of CFD Trading
April 21st, 2015
Global ECN broker Tickmill announced its first monthly trading statistics of CFDs following successful launch of the product in March 2015. Following strong customer interest towards trading CFDs, Tickmill on March 10, 2015 enabled trading on eight major CFDs ...
Signs the market is girding for a Greek default
April 21st, 2015
If the financial market is a good predictor, you’d better brace for a Greek default. Borrowing costs on Greece’s government bonds have rallied back to levels not seen since 2012, the cost of insuring against a default has surged ...
CommerzVentures invests into social investing company eToro Group
April 20th, 2015
First investment of CommerzVentures CommerzVentures joins existing investors in a Series D financing CommerzVentures GmbH, the Corporate Venture Capital subsidiary of Commerzbank launched around six months ago, has made its first investment in a fintech company. It joined the ...
Supervisory Authorities issued warnings on unauthorised companies
April 20th, 2015
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA) and Spain (Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores – CNMV) report companies that are offering investment services without the required authorisation. Reported by the FCA: Investec Asset ...
Fidessa named Trading Platform of the Year at Asian Banker awards
April 20th, 2015
Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has won Trading Platform of the Year at The Asian Banker Financial Markets Awards 2015. Judged by an international team of experts, backed by a comprehensive 3-month research programme, these awards recognise leadership in ...
Britain’s bank tax jump threatens to push HSBC, StanChart to new home
April 20th, 2015
HSBC and Standard Chartered are looking at the viability of quitting London for a new home in Asia because a big jump in a tax on UK banks makes staying in Britain increasingly painful. Several investors told Reuters they ...
