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Asia Stocks Drop as China Losses Deepen; Yen Falls: Markets Wrap
April 19th, 2017
Pound holds advance after May calls surprise general election Iron ore gains after sharp losses this week, commodities rise Asian stocks fell as losses in Chinese equities deepened, following weakness in the U.S. amid worse-than-expected corporate earnings. The pound ...
SWIFT announces a new real-time payment controls service
April 13th, 2017
SWIFT today announces a new real-time payment controls service to complement and strengthen its customers’ existing fraud controls. The new fraud and cyber-crime prevention service will enable SWIFT customers to screen their payment messages according to their own chosen ...
EU Justice Scoreboard 2017: justice systems becoming more effective, but challenges remain
April 13th, 2017
The European Commission publishes the 2017 EU Justice Scoreboard which gives a comparative overview of the efficiency, quality and independence of justice systems in the EU Member States. Its aim is to assist national authorities to improve the effectiveness of ...
New settlement solution for German debt
April 12th, 2017
Clearstream is offering a new settlement solution for German debt, for customers who are clearing member firms, clearing Bunds and German repos through LCH SA. Such transactions will be able to be settled in customers’ Clearstream Banking Luxembourg (CBL) ...
CySec advises Cyprus Investment Firms about possible impact of Brexit
April 12th, 2017
Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) are advised to look at their business model structure, services and activities in order to consider and analyse the potential impact of a post-Brexit world. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a ...
Silicon Valley Bank and First Data launch fintech accelerator
April 11th, 2017
Silicon Valley Bank, the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and their investors, and First Data (NYSE: FDC), a global leader in commerce-enabling technology, today announced their collaboration on Commerce.Innovated., an accelerator designed to help commerce, payments and fintech ...
ITG reports trading volume was 3.7 billion shares for March 2017
April 11th, 2017
ITG (NYSE:ITG), a leading independent broker and financial technology provider, today announced that March 2017 U.S. trading volume was 3.7 billion shares and average daily volume (ADV) was 159 million shares, compared to 2.9 billion shares and ADV of ...
CySec informs about main changes affecting the authorisation requirements for investment firms
April 11th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform any interested parties that the Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending ...
27 Firms and Individuals Charged With Fraudulent Promotion of Stocks
April 11th, 2017
SEC: Payments for Bullish Articles on Stocks Must Be Disclosed to Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced enforcement actions against 27 individuals and entities behind various alleged stock promotion schemes that left investors with the impression they ...
International law firm promotes 21 lawyers to partnership
April 11th, 2017
Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills announced today the promotion of 21 lawyers to its global partnership. The promotions take effect on 1 May, 2017. Demonstrating the firm’s commitment to investing in its global network of offices and ...
