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AMF warns retail investors and public about aggressive “boiler room”
June 5th, 2018
The Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF), an independent public authority in France responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected, that investors are provided with adequate information and supervising the orderly operation of markets, has issued ...
Gold’s Monetary Rehabilitation
June 4th, 2018
There is a quiet revolution taking place in the monetary vacuum that’s developing on the back of the erosion of the dollar’s hegemony. It is perhaps too early to call what’s happening to the dollar the beginning of ...
Artificial Intelligence to revolutionise trademark prosecution by 2023
May 31st, 2018
Surveying over 200 brand owners from a wide range of industries, a research report from Hogan Lovells ‘Brand Benchmarking 2018’ revealed that 93% of businesses feel positive about the new technology. Efficiencies Time and cost savings are cited as ...
GAIN Capital to sell the Company’s institutional platform for trading Forex
May 30th, 2018
GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc, a leading global provider of online trading services, announced that it reached a definitive agreement to sell the Company’s GTX ECN business, an institutional platform for trading foreign exchange, to Deutsche Börse Group, a leading ...
ESMA publishes final guidelines on MiFID II suitability requirements
May 30th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Report on Guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID II suitability requirements. The assessment of suitability is one of the most important requirements for investor protection in the ...
Shares of luggage giant Samsonite suspended over governance and accounting claims
May 25th, 2018
Luggage giant accused of ‘questionable accounting practices’ and ‘poor corporate governance’ as shares are suspended in Hong Kong. Shares in Hong Kong-listed luggage maker Samsonite International plummeted by more than 11 per cent in early trading in Hong Kong ...
5 Tips For Getting Started with Bitcoin
May 24th, 2018
Cryptocurrencies are increasingly gaining popularity among consumers, investors, and traders as a legal tender. Bitcoin, being the pioneer cryptocurrency, is not only the most popular among the crypto community but also the most reliable way to get one’s feet ...
Regulators launch operation to crack down suspicious cryptocurrency investment schemes
May 22nd, 2018
Securities regulators across the United States and Canada announced dozens of investigations Monday into potentially deceitful cryptocurrency investment products, the largest coordinated crackdown to date by state and provincial officials on bitcoin scams. As many as 70 investigations have ...
Individuals charged in international unlawful stock sales scheme
May 17th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged four individuals for their roles in a fraudulent scheme that generated nearly $34 million from unlawful stock sales and caused significant harm to retail investors. According to the SEC’s complaint, the defendants ...
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) ...
