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CySec informs on Contribution of CIFs to the Single Resolution Fund and National Resolution Fund
November 23rd, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cyprus financial regulatory authority, has issued today a circular to inform Cyprus Investment Firms about their contribution the Single Resolution Fund and National Resolution Fund. CySec’s Circular informs in relation to ...
EU finalises proposal for investment protection and Court System for TTIP
November 13th, 2015
The EU has formally presented to the US its proposal for a reformed approach on investment protection and a new and more transparent system for resolving disputes between investors and states: the Investment Court System. The European Commission has ...
Gold demand rises 8% in third quarter
November 12th, 2015
Global gold demand rose 8% in the third quarter, boosted by buying from retail investors in key regions scooping up cheaper metal after it fell in price, said the World Gold Council Thursday. Consumption of the precious metal was ...
ESMA updates list of authorised CCPs
November 5th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an update of its list of central clearinghouses (CCPs) which are authorised under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The last update concerns CME Clearing Europe which has been authorised ...
ISDX welcomes LeniGas Cuba to market
November 3rd, 2015
ICAP Securities & Derivatives Exchange (ISDX), a regulated UK based stock exchange owned by the ICAP Group, is pleased to announce that LeniGas Cuba has been admitted for trading on the ISDX Growth Market. The company will begin trading ...
London is #1 EU tech city – but Nesta warns on cost of living
October 26th, 2015
London has topped Nesta’s index of top EU tech cities for both starting and scaling up – that’s despite it coming last out of 35 cities on the measurement of its cost of living. The team at Nesta consulted ...
Europe Admits QE Has Failed, Promises More Of It
October 23rd, 2015
New Age monetary policy has begun to resemble the form of insanity in which a patient repeats the same behavior while expecting a different outcome. Throughout the developed world, interest rates are at record lows and central banks continue ...
Asian shares get a fillip from ECB stimulus hopes
October 23rd, 2015
Asian share markets advanced on Friday, tracking offshore gains following hints of new stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB). ECB President Mario Draghi signaled on Thursday that the central bank is prepared to undertake another large stimulus package to tackle the lackluster ...
ECB: Monetary policy decisions
October 22nd, 2015
At today’s meeting, which was held in Malta, the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain ...
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 ...
