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ESMA issued a notice on product intervention renewal decision in relation to binary options
October 4th, 2018
On 21 September 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) adopted a Decision under Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 to prohibit the marketing, distribution or sale of binary options to retail clients. The Decision renews and ...
30% of electricity generated in Europe is from renewable sources
September 28th, 2018
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg, released data showing that, in 2016, electricity generation from renewable sources contributed more than one quarter (30 %) to total gross electricity consumption in the European Union (EU). ...
Hedge funds are betting big against sterling
September 25th, 2018
Hedge funds are betting big against sterling, the most since May last year. And following last week’s Brexit debacle in Salzburg, that bet will probably be even bigger now, closing in on the largest on record. Funds and speculators ...
Prasos now processing via Paydentity™
September 20th, 2018
Highlights Paydentity™ to process identity verification and payments for Finland’s largest cryptocurrency broker service Prasos received more than €140m in deposits last financial year Visa, Mastercard and shortly JCB to be available as payment options Australian Securities and Frankfurt ...
EU to step up legal battle with Britain over import scam
September 20th, 2018
The European Commission is expected to step up a legal battle on Wednesday against Britain to recover 2.7 billion euros ($3.2 billion) in lost revenues due to an import scam, two European officials told Reuters on Tuesday. Commission officials ...
British pound slips from six-week highs before EU summit
September 19th, 2018
The British pound pulled back from six-week highs on Tuesday as traders booked profits and investors struck a more cautious note about progress towards a Brexit deal ahead of a European Union summit this week. Sterling has rallied around ...
AMF: Restriction measures on CFDs and binary options is to protect investors
September 12th, 2018
The French regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), that regulates participants and products in France’s financial markets, reminds investors that the restriction measures for the CFDs and binary options agreed by ESMA is to protect them. In accordance an announcement ...
EU resource productivity up; The Netherlands and the UK record the highest level
September 11th, 2018
Resource productivity quantifies the relationship between the size of the economy and the use of natural resources. The value of resource productivity will increase if the economy, measured by GDP, is growing at a faster rate than the consumption ...
Early Forex Review: Euro, sterling rise on hopes for Brexit deal
September 11th, 2018
The euro and sterling rose against the dollar on Monday after the European Union’s top negotiator said an agreement for Britain to leave the economic bloc might be reached in the coming weeks. The pound in particular had been ...
EU finance ministers to discuss proposals to adopt a tax on companies’ digital turnover
September 6th, 2018
European Union finance ministers will this week discuss proposals to adopt a tax on companies’ digital turnover by the end of the year, a document prepared by the Austrian presidency of the bloc said. EU governments agree that tax ...