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U.K. Treasury Raises 4.2 Billion Pounds in Lloyds Share Sale
March 26th, 2014
The U.K. government sold a 4.2 billion-pound ($6.95 billion) stake in Lloyds Banking Group Plc (LLOY), its second disposal since rescuing the lender in the financial crisis. The government sold the shares to money managers for 75.5 pence apiece, ...
Cryptojacker arrested in Ukraine over EUR 1.8 million mining scheme
January 26th, 2024
The National Police of Ukraine (Національна поліція України), with the support of Europol, has arrested an individual believed to be the mastermind behind a sophisticated cryptojacking scheme. The 29-year-old individual was apprehended in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on 9 January. Three ...
Cyprus government mulling reduced VAT for basic necessities
April 21st, 2023
It is unclear how effective government machinations to reduce the VAT on necessary goods will be, following reports on Wednesday that authorities are looking to completely axe tax on items like bread, milk, and baby food. Commenting on the ...
Fraudulent online investment platform: five arrests of high-value targets
April 21st, 2023
Eurojust and Europol have supported a new coordinated action against a fraudulent online investment platform, which has so far cost at least 33 000 victims an estimated EUR 89 million. At the request of the German authorities, two action ...
Spotware revolutionizes mobile trading user experience with Broker OAuth
October 5th, 2022
Spotware Systems is proud to announce the release of its Broker OAuth solution, which revolutionizes the user’s experience, by allowing traders to (1) authenticate using their brokers Client Area credentials and (2) perform all actions such as KYC checks ...
Oil rises $2 as dollar eases, market wary of Fed
July 26th, 2022
Oil prices rose about $2 on Monday, bolstered by supply fears, a dip in the U.S. dollar and early strength in equity markets, but prices seesawed as some worried fuel demand could weaken if the Federal Reserve raises U.S. ...
European stocks steady as focus turns to ECB decision, earnings
April 14th, 2022
European stocks were little changed as investors focused on the corporate earnings season as well as the European Central Bank’s meeting for cues on the path of monetary policy. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was up less than 0.1% ...
ISX Demerger of profitable European businesses & associated assets
September 17th, 2021
iSignthis Limited (ASX: ISX), a leading payments and identity technology company, has issued an announcement to inform that: iSignthis Limited (ASX: ISX) is exploring a proposed demerger of subsidiary ISX Financial EU Ltd (ISXFEU), by way of a reduction ...
ESMA imposed a fine for EMIR Data breaches
July 13th, 2021
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has fined DTCC Derivatives Repository Plc (DDRL) a total of €408,000 for seven infringements of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) regarding data confidentiality, data integrity, and ...
Banking faces seismic changes
July 13th, 2021
The role of commercial banks in the global economy is changing, with lending to governments and their agencies now more important than lending to goods and services industries. It is a trend which is due to continue. The ...
