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France’s financial markets regulator published a list of unauthorized diamond investments platforms
July 24th, 2017
The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has issued a press release to warn the public about unauthorized diamond investments platforms. According the warning: The AMF is warning the public about proposals to invest in diamonds without complying with the ...
French Regulator proposes ways to reform the functioning of ESMA
June 26th, 2017
Financing, governance, direct powers: in its response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the review of European supervisory authorities, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers has drawn up proposals to strengthen ESMA for the benefit of convergence of supervision ...
AFM warns against the business practices of Florijn Duurzaam Wonen
May 17th, 2017
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) is issuing a warning to consumers regarding the business practices of Florijn Duurzaam Wonen B.V. Florijn Duurzaam Wonen offers bonds in the Netherlands. Based on information on its website, the AFM ...
CySec informs CIFs for France’s legislation about advertising speculative, complex and risky products
April 12th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a Circular (C202) to inform Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) in relation to France’s national legislation regarding the prohibition of electronic advertising to retail investors when offering speculative, complex and risky ...
Singapore and France bolster FinTech ties with cooperation agreements
March 28th, 2017
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today signed cooperation agreements with the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) of France to enhance FinTech cooperation between both countries. The cooperation agreement ...
cTrader Announces New French Accounts
March 20th, 2017
Spotware Systems announce upcoming support for a new AMF Compliant Account type. This will be made available following the release of their next version of cServer. cTrader is the first White Label trading platform to announce support for French ...
PwC launches Hong Kong legal practice
March 10th, 2017
The Big Four accountancy firm has entered the legal fray making hires from King & Wood Mallesons and O’Melveny & Myers. The move has resulted in the establishment of a new independent Hong Kong firm, Tiang & Co, led ...
Bitcoin’s Top Rival Is Up 90% and Ready to Ditch Mining
March 4th, 2017
Ethereum’s developers set course for mining-free model Blockchain seen as potential backbone for business, finance Marco Streng’s computer servers are what make Ethereum tick. Thousands strong, they whir day and night, solving the complex math riddles that are essential ...
FCA reports on new evidence on liquidity in the UK corporate bond market
February 16th, 2017
The Finacial Conduct Authority (FCA) of UK, has issued a press release to inform regarding new data for the liquidity in the UK’s corporate bond market over the past two years. Below is the press releases as it was ...
FMA warns firms under Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act
February 8th, 2017
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a formal warning to 12 reporting entities under section 80 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act (the Act). Under section 59(2) of the Act, the FMA required reporting ...
