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Breaking: ESMA adopts new measures for the provision of CFDs and binary options to retail investors
June 1st, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has formally adopted new measures on the provision of contracts for differences (CFDs) and binary options to retail investors. The measures have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union ...
Use of behavioural insights may help educate investors, say IOSCO/OECD
June 1st, 2018
Financial regulators, public authorities, and other organisations are increasingly using behavioural insights to educate investors to make more informed financial decisions, according to a report published today by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the Organisation for ...
European stocks seen higher after Italy agrees to form a government
June 1st, 2018
European markets are set to open higher Friday morning after Italian parties averted the prospect of a snap election, although renewed fears of a global trade conflict appeared to limit gains. The FTSE 100 is seen 8 points higher ...
A Spiking Dollar = Emerging Market Chaos
May 31st, 2018
The dollar collapse thesis – which ends with all fiat currencies achieving their intrinsic value of zero — doesn’t preclude some thrills and chills along the way, in which some currencies fall faster than others and wreak havoc on ...
ESMA publishes final guidelines on MiFID II suitability requirements
May 30th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Report on Guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID II suitability requirements. The assessment of suitability is one of the most important requirements for investor protection in the ...
Euro edged down against the dollar and Yen stepped back from a two week high
May 25th, 2018
The yen stepped back from a two-week high against the dollar on Friday when North Korea said it was open to resolving issues with the United States after President Donald Trump called off a June summit with its leader, ...
Strategic partnership between Worldline and SIX consolidating European payments
May 24th, 2018
Worldline’s $2.75 billion deal to buy the payments unit of Swiss exchange operator SIX Group, announced on Tuesday, could herald more consolidation in the industry, SIX’s chairman told Reuters. France’s Worldline beat competition from U.S. bidders to land the ...
Beware: FCA reports several online trading brokers unauthorised in UK
May 23rd, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in UK, has issued several warnings to inform public and investors for firms that the authority believes that have been providing financial services or ...
How has the European equity market responded and performed in the wake of MiFID II?; AMF Chairman
May 22nd, 2018
Robert Ophèle, the Chairman of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) that regulates participants and products in France’s financial markets, gave a speech during TradeTech Europe 2018 – 25 April 2018 about “How has the European equity market responded ...
CFTC opens access to Indian Futures market for U.S. customers
May 18th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an order to the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) as part of its longstanding program of regulatory deference to foreign regulatory frameworks. Through its Part 30 exemptive program the CFTC provides ...
