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Grant Thornton to create 250 jobs at Dublin centre
May 31st, 2017
Grant Thornton said a significant number of the new jobs will be at its new centre of excellence in Dublin with other positions in its tax, audit and advisory departments. The company said the expansion will give businesses more ...
CySec announced partial suspension of a Cyprus Investment Firm authorization
May 30th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Xtrade Europe Ltd (‘the Company’), number 108/10, is partially suspended for the provision of financial services and the performance of financial activities to ...
Increased Bitcoin Demand Puts a Strain on Global Exchanges
May 29th, 2017
May 25th was a hectic day in Bitcoin-land as trade volumes hit an all-time high of over $2.4 billion during the day. Many traders are making moves to accumulate profits by day trading or utilizing intra-range strategies. Although quite ...
ASIC cancels Gallop International’s Australian financial services licence
May 29th, 2017
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial service licence (AFS) licence of Gallop International Group Pty Ltd, formerly known as Weather Pro Exchange Pty Ltd (ACN 147 664 551) (Gallop). The cancellation of the AFS licence is effective from 24 May 2017. ...
ASIC proposes next steps on regtech
May 26th, 2017
ASIC will establish a new regtech industry liaison network, conduct a number of new technology trials using regtech applications and establish a ‘hackathon’ later this year to help identify roadblocks to the successful and rapid take-up of the sector. ...
Global law firms merger is launched
May 25th, 2017
Morae Global launched: Clutch Group and Morae Legal complete merger New Legal and Compliance Powerhouse Provides End-to-End Solutions for General Counsel and CCOs Worldwide Clutch Group and Morae Legal Corporation announced the completion of their merger yesterday afternoon, creating ...
BNP Paribas to pay a $350 million fine for illegal conduct in Forex trading
May 25th, 2017
DFS fines BNP Paribas $350 million for illegal, unsafe and unsound conduct in connection with BNPP’s foreign exchange trading business Foreign Exchange “Cartel” Manipulated Foreign Exchange Rates, Engaged in Collusion, Executed Fake Trades, Coordinated Trading to Enhance Profits at ...
Development of FinTech innovation within the ASEAN region; IFC and MAS collaboration
May 24th, 2017
IFC and Monetary Authority of Singapore Collaborate to Advance FinTech Innovation in Asia IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) signed a memorandum of cooperation, agreeing to work together to establish ...
ASIC suspended Firm’s financial services licence
May 23rd, 2017
Australian financial services licence suspended for failing to lodge financial statements ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of NSW-based Divitiarum Audax Pty Limited (‘Divitiarum Audax’) from 8 May 2017 for failing to lodge financial statements and ...
Federal Reserve imposes $1.2 million fine and permanent ban on employment against former Barclays Bank PLC employee
May 22nd, 2017
The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced that it has imposed a $1.2 million fine and a permanent ban on employment in the banking industry against Christopher Ashton, the former Global Head of Foreign Exchange (FX) Spot Trading at ...
