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France vetoes foreign investment
May 15th, 2014
The French government is broadening its authority to intervene when foreign companies want to buy firms the state considers vital, including in the sectors of transport, health and communications. The order released Thursday goes into effect immediately, potentially giving ...
ESMA presents methodology for climate risk stress testing and analysis of the financial impact of greenwashing controversies
January 26th, 2024
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, today published two articles, one outlining an approach to modelling the impact of asset price shocks from adverse scenarios involving climate-related risks, the other exploring ...
CySEC reached a settlement agreement with a Cyprus Investment Firm
October 12th, 2022
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued an announcement on 7 October 2022 to inform that: CySEC, under article 37(4) of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission Law of 2009, may reach a settlement agreement regarding any ...
Online spending volume has expanded in the past few years
April 14th, 2022
Online spending volume has expanded in the past few years, with the value of digital payments worldwide expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15% between 2021 and 2028. This includes both business-to-business (B2B) and ...
Cyprus Investment Firm fined for non compliance with an Article of the Market Abuse Regulation
August 16th, 2021
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (the ‘CySEC’) has issued an announcement to inform that has decided to impose an administrative fine to a Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF). In accordance with the CySEC’s announcement: The Board of the Cyprus ...
CySEC suspends partially the license of a Cyprus Investment Firm
August 4th, 2021
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Indication Investments Ltd (‘the Company’), number 164/12, is suspended partially, pursuant to section 10(1) of Directive DI87-05 for The Withdrawal and Suspension of ...
CySEC imposed an administrative fine to a Cyprus Investment Firm
June 16th, 2021
The Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued an announcement to inform that has decided to impose an administrative fine to a Cyprus Investment Firm (CIF). According with the CySEC announcement: The Board of the Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission ...
The Geopolitics of Gold
June 10th, 2021
A number of events are coming together which are set to push gold prices higher. Besides a combination of continuing inflationary policies and massive future budget deficits undermining the dollar, by closing down derivative market activities new Basel ...
Improving the working conditions in platform work; Q&A
February 25th, 2021
The European Commission has published Questions and Answers about improving the working conditions in platform work. Why does the European Union need an initiative on platform work? The platform economy is a growing phenomenon, with around 11% of the ...
Japan prepares for digital currency, in line with China and others
December 30th, 2020
Japan is gearing up its preparation for the issuance of digital currency in both the public and private sectors following swift moves by China and other countries to do the same. Virtual money issued by central banks around the ...
