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EU plans more powers for consumers to sue companies
April 12th, 2018
The European Union plans more powers for consumers to sue firms such as Volkswagen after the Dieselgate scandal showed the limits of consumer protection authorities to curb corporate cheating. Wednesday’s proposal by the EU executive would allow some groups ...
India pulls the plug on Cryptos
April 11th, 2018
As bitcoin and its thousand or so cousins evolve from novelty to threat, the existing monetary system is reacting pretty much as evil empires tend to, with coercion and co-optation. This week it’s India: India cracks down on bitcoin ...
Bitcoin Foundation cofounder: Crypto isn’t in a bubble — ‘bitcoin is the pin that’s going to pop the bubble’
April 3rd, 2018
Bitcoin has more than halved in value since the start of the year, leading critics to say it’s in a bubble that’s deflating. Jon Matonis, the cofounder of the Bitcoin Foundation, says the real bubble is in bond and ...
One of largest financial supervisory authorities in Europe released a letter about ICOs
April 2nd, 2018
BaFin, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority in Germany and one of the largest financial supervisory authorities in Europe has published an advisory letter about Initial Coin Offerings and the classification of tokens as financial instruments. For some time now, ...
CME Group to acquire NEX Group plc, bringing together cash, futures and OTC Marketplaces
March 30th, 2018
CME Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CME) and NEX Group plc (NXG.L) today announced that they have reached an agreement in which CME Group will acquire NEX in a transaction valued at £10 per share, consisting of 500 pence in cash ...
FCA statement on EU withdrawal following the March European Council
March 29th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) welcomes the agreement reached on the terms of an implementation period that will apply following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. The implementation period is intended to operate from 29 March 2019 until ...
Financial supervisory authorities from around the world issued investor protection warnings
March 28th, 2018
The supervisory authorities of the Italy (CONSOB), United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), France (Autoritè des Marchers Financiers – AMF), Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland), British Columbia (British Columbia Securities Commission – BCSC), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory ...
Former CEO of Israeli binary options company charged with defrauding investors all over the world
March 26th, 2018
Lee Elbaz, the former CEO of Israeli binary options company Yukom Communications, was indicted by a US federal grand jury on March 22 for allegedly participating in a scheme to “defraud investors in the United States and across the ...
Malta’s supervisory authority issued a notice against a bank and its director
March 23rd, 2018
Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), the single regulator for financial services in Malta, has issued a notice to inform public concerning Pilatus Bank Limited and its director Mr Ali Sadr Hasheminejad. The notice issued says: Pilatus Bank Limited, (“the ...
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 ...
