Search Results for: warning
How has the European equity market responded and performed in the wake of MiFID II?; AMF Chairman
May 22nd, 2018
Robert Ophèle, the Chairman of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) that regulates participants and products in France’s financial markets, gave a speech during TradeTech Europe 2018 – 25 April 2018 about “How has the European equity market responded ...
CySEC released a statement of new rules governing derivatives on virtual currencies
May 16th, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued a statement to inform about new rules when providing investment services in relation to derivatives on virtual currencies. According the statement: Further to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) ...
Beware of companies offering investments without the required authorisations
May 2nd, 2018
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Italy (Consob), Luxembourg (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier – CSSF), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC) ...
Banks shut down Cryptocurrency trading in Chile
April 18th, 2018
Banks in Chile, South America’s wealthiest economy, have implemented a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies by closing accounts held by trading platforms. The trading platforms Buda, Orionx and CryptoMarket had their bank accounts by three major banks: Itau Corpbanca, Bank ...
Supervisory authorities around the world warn for unauthorised financial services firms
April 13th, 2018
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC), Austria (Financial Market Authority – FMA), France (Autoritè des Marches Financiers ...
Oil prices dips on rising U.S. supplies, market still tense on conflict in Syria
April 11th, 2018
Oil prices on Wednesday eased away from 2014 highs reached the previous session as escalating Middle East tensions were offset by increasing inventories and production in the United States. Brent crude futures LCOc1 rose to $70.78 per barrel at ...
European Authority agrees to prohibit CFDs and binary options to retail investors
March 28th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has agreed on measures on the provision of contracts for differences (CFDs) and binary options to retail investors in the European Union (EU). The agreed measures include: 1. Binary Options – a ...
The Big Four accountancy firms in UK face the threat of a break-up
March 23rd, 2018
The Big Four accountancy firms in UK could be broken up following a wave of scandals at companies they audit that has sparked a ‘crisis of confidence’ in the industry. Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and Pricewaterhousecoopers are the ...
The egregious errors of static statistics
March 22nd, 2018
The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. Lord Macaulay wrote this nearly two hundred years ago. His aphorism is particularly apposite of modern politicians, ...
ACCA warns professional accountants over the risks of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin
March 16th, 2018
ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has issued a new warning to professional accountants over the importance of maintaining an up-to-date understanding of developments in the fast-moving space of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Maggie McGhee, director of Professional Insights ...
