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ACCA and ISCA collaborate to develop talent pipeline for the accountancy sector
May 18th, 2015
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) have signed a Partnership Agreement that will strengthen the talent pipeline for the accountancy sector in Singapore. This is in anticipation of the sector’s ...
CySec imposes administrative fine of €20.000 to a CIF
May 18th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has notified the public that has imposed an administrative fine of €20.000 to Banc de Binary Ltd for the infringement of the Law which provides for the provision of Investment services, the ...
U.S. SEC a stumbling block in banks’ forex guilty pleas – sources
May 15th, 2015
Banks want assurances from U.S. regulators that they will not be barred from certain businesses before agreeing to plead guilty to criminal charges over the manipulation of foreign exchange rates, causing a delay in multibillion-dollar settlements, people familiar with ...
Opteck.com is officially authorized and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)
May 13th, 2015
Opteck.com has announced that: Centralspot Trading (Cyprus) Ltd. Doing business as Opteck.com Is officially authorized and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). This regulatory body will be in charge of overseeing our entire operations. Source: Opteck ...
Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited goes live with Fidessa
May 13th, 2015
Selects advanced trading platform to benefit from expanded capabilities Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) announced that Guotai Junan Securities (Hong Kong) Limited (“Guotai Junan”), the Hong Kong brokerage arm of one of China’s largest securities firms, has gone live ...
FSC: Suspension of the Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer Excluding Underwriting) Licence of BRAMER CAPITAL BROKERS LTD & Order to Cease Trading in Securities
May 11th, 2015
Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 27 of the Financial Services Act 2007 (the ‘FSA’) that the Investment Dealer (Full Service Dealer Excluding Underwriting) Licence of BRAMER CAPITAL BROKERS LTD (‘BCBL’), having its registered address at 11th ...
EBA consults on draft technical standards on the mapping of ECAIs credit assessments for securitisation positions
May 8th, 2015
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on the mapping of External Credit Assessment Institutions’ (ECAIs) credit assessments for securitisation positions. These ITS will be part of the Single Rulebook in ...
SEC Approves Pilot to Assess Tick Size Impact for Smaller Companies
May 8th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today approved a proposal by the national securities exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for a two-year pilot program that would widen the minimum quoting and trading increments–or tick sizes–for stocks of ...
Orwell chooses Interoute’s secured PCI DSS infrastructure to host its revolutionary cross border online current account
May 7th, 2015
ipagoo extends beyond national boundaries and provides the world’s first truly cross border service Interoute, owner and operator of Europe’s largest cloud services platform, has announced that it has been chosen by Orwell, a pan-European financial services group, to ...
Oil Sector May Not Cause Financial Apocalypse After All
May 7th, 2015
Across the oil patch, banks are starting to close off their exposure to some of the riskiest oil drillers. A new monthly survey from the Federal Reserve finds that banks that have issued loans to oil drillers are projecting some of ...
