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Ex-Rabobank trader to plead guilty in U.S. Libor case
July 7th, 2016
A former Rabobank trader from Australia will plead guilty on Thursday to U.S. charges that he conspired in a huge scandal to manipulate Libor, the leading benchmark for pricing financial transactions, his lawyer said. The expected plea by Paul ...
KPMG first firm to appoint head of Brexit to executive leadership team
July 7th, 2016
KPMG appoints Karen Briggs ‘Head of Brexit’ to executive leadership team. Following the outcome of the UK’s recent referendum on EU membership, KPMG in the UK has appointed Karen Briggs, one of its most senior partners, to the newly ...
Brexit isn’t the most serious threat to the EU — the euro is
July 4th, 2016
Brexit isn’t the most serious threat to the EU — the euro is One surprising thing about Britain’s vote to leave the EU is that Britain’s economy has been doing better than a lot of European countries. Unemployment in ...
Facebook wins privacy case, can now track any Belgian it wants
July 1st, 2016
In a somewhat unexpected twist, Facebook has won a legal battle against Belgium’s data protection authority, which had sought to prevent Facebook from tracking non-Facebook (or not-logged-into-Facebook) users, both on the Facebook website itself but also via the company’s ...
Here Are 3 Crazy Scenarios In Which Brexit Doesn’t Happen
June 30th, 2016
The Brexit vote raised more questions than it answered. Thursday’s Brexit referendum, in which British voters supported leaving the European Union, sent shockwaves through financial markets all over the world. The pound has plunged. The U.K.’s stock market has ...
Brexit – What Does It Mean For Taxpayers?
June 29th, 2016
June 23rd, 2016, whether for good or for ill, will go down in history as the day on which the European Union became less united, setting in train an as-yet-uncertain, although widely speculated upon, sequence of events. The referendum ...
CySec released a Consultation Paper regarding a proposed circular on the selection, use and monitoring of liquidity providers/market makers
June 29th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has published a Consultation Paper regarding a proposed circular on the selection, use and monitoring of liquidity providers/market makers. The CySEC invites you to submit your comments/suggestions, in Word format, by Monday, ...
CySec: The license of a Cyprus Investment Firm continues to be suspended
June 29th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform for the Continuance of Suspension of Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF) licence of the firm ‘UBFS Invest powered by Moneychoice Brokers Ltd’ with number 239/14. The decision ...
CySec published Consultation Paper regarding the obligations of CIFs when providing information to clients and invites comments and suggestions submission
June 29th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has published a Consultation Paper of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission regarding a proposed circular on the obligations of CIFs (Cyprus Investment Firms) when providing information to clients in relation to services and instruments ...
How will Brexit affect Britain’s trade with Europe?
June 28th, 2016
Britain will have to reach a new trade agreement with the European Union following its decision to sever links with Brussels. The task will be complex and will have to be carried out under the pressure of a two-year deadline. ...
