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HKEX and LME announce new LME Chief Executive and leadership structure
April 24th, 2017
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and the London Metal Exchange (LME), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HKEX, are pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Chamberlain as Chief Executive of the LME effective immediately subject to the approval ...
Binary Options providers based in Cyprus and Bulgaria got Cease Trade Orders
April 24th, 2017
The Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) has issued two Cease Trade Orders against Mpower Technologies Limited and Melnic Group Ltd. The orders expire on May 3, 2017 and may be extended as necessary. “Despite the issuance ...
The Financial Conduct Authority publishes its Mission and Business Plan
April 19th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Mission, which gives firms and consumers greater clarity about how the FCA prioritises its interventions in financial markets. Alongside the Mission, the FCA has published its Business Plan for 2017/18 and Fees ...
The US$200 million investment scam; hunt is on
April 13th, 2017
Investigators looking into a financial scam that took Dubai residents for tens of thousands of dollars have shifted their focus to recovering about US$200 million (Dh734.5m). The sum is believed to have been siphoned from a Dubai branch of ...
CySec released Consultation Paper about the Investor Compensation Fund
April 12th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has published today (12 April 2017) a Consultation Paper CP(2017-02) about replacement of the legal framework governing the operation of the Investor Compensation Fund. CySec is circulating this Consultation Paper in the ...
Multinational law firm launches global FinTech mentors program
April 11th, 2017
Hogan Lovells is launching a Global FinTech Mentors Program, through which its most experienced Financial Services and Regulatory partners will guide FinTech organizations, at any stage of development, through their FinTech journey. FinTech mentors will be available to organizations ...
Investigations have commenced into Barclays and Group CEO
April 10th, 2017
Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays) announce that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have commenced investigations into: · Jes Staley, Group Chief Executive Officer of Barclays, as to his individual conduct and senior ...
Deutsche Bank and its UK subsidiary to pay $775 million penalty
March 29th, 2017
DB Group Services (UK) Limited (DBGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank), was sentenced today for its role in manipulating London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) for U.S. Dollar and several other currencies. LIBOR is a ...
Tesco to pay redress for market abuse
March 28th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today announces that Tesco plc and Tesco Stores Limited (Tesco) have agreed that they committed market abuse in relation to a trading update published on 29 August 2014, which gave a false or misleading ...
The conduct regulator of UK warns about Prime FX
March 28th, 2017
The conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has issued a press release to inform that the below firm has been providing financial services or products in the UK ...