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Two leading MENA Fintech hubs signed region’s first FinTech agreement
January 8th, 2018
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, and the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) have entered into a Fintech cooperation agreement, marking a significant first in the MENA region. Signed between two of the ...
FCA released a statement on transitional arrangements for trading venues under MiFIR Article 54(2)
January 4th, 2018
Under Article 54(2) of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”), an EU Central Counterparty (CCP) or trading venue may apply to its Competent Authority for a transitional arrangement in relation to exchange-traded derivatives, under which the open access ...
Bitcoin drops as South Korea to impose new curbs on cryptocurrency trading
December 28th, 2017
South Korea’s government said on Thursday it will impose additional measures to regulate speculation in cryptocurrency trading within the country. “The government had warned several times that virtual coins cannot play a role as actual currency and could result ...
Facebook has a giant, Europe-sized legal problem
December 28th, 2017
Europe continues to be a giant pain in Facebook’s app. Germany and France this week both hammered Facebook for its data practices, though in different ways. Germany’s competition regulator declared on Monday that Facebook is using its dominance in ...
Defendants sentenced in FCA prosecution of £1.4 million investment scheme
December 21st, 2017
Samrat Bhandari, Dr Muhammad Aleem Mirza, Michael Moore and Paul Moore, each of whom played a role in the operation of an investment scheme which led to investors losing just over £1.4 million, appeared at Southwark Crown Court to ...
Several current and former KPMG partners face court contempt
December 20th, 2017
Several current and former KPMG partners are facing contempt proceedings in a Hong Kong court, as liquidators for a failed U.S.-listed Chinese company step up their action against the auditor over its refusal to produce Chinese working papers. The ...
Broker charged with giving special access to IPOs for cash kickbacks
December 20th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Wall Street stockbroker with illegally accepting more than $1 million in undisclosed kickbacks for giving certain customers preferential access to lucrative IPOs, enabling them to reap major trading profits in the secondary ...
CSA remind investors of inherent risks associated with cryptocurrency futures contracts
December 19th, 2017
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has issued an announcement to remind dealers and investors of the inherent risks associated with products linked to cryptocurrencies, including futures contracts. According the CSA’s announcement, while these contracts may be traded on regulated ...
Europe, Brexit and the credit cycle
December 18th, 2017
Europe’s financial and systemic troubles have retreated from the headlines. This is partly due to the financial media’s attention switching to President Trump and the US budget negotiations, partly due to Brexit and the preoccupation with Britain’s problems, ...
U.S Regulator Approves Exemption From SEF Registration for MTFs and OTFs Authorized Within the EU
December 11th, 2017
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the issuance of an order exempting certain multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and organised trading facilities (OTFs) authorized within the European Union (EU) from the requirement to register with the CFTC as swap ...
