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ESMA readies MiFID II, MAR, and CSDR
September 28th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published its final technical standards (TS) on some of the most important pieces of post-crisis financial regulation: the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the Central Securities Depositaries Regulation(CSDR). ...
Shell stops Arctic activity after ‘disappointing’ tests
September 28th, 2015
Royal Dutch Shell has stopped Arctic oil and gas exploration off the coast of Alaska after “disappointing” results from a key well in the Chukchi Sea. In a surprise announcement (read below the announcement), the company said it would ...
CFTC charged FOREXNPOWER for Forex Fraud Scheme
September 28th, 2015
CFTC Charges New York Corporations Safety Capital Management, Inc. and GNS Capital, Inc., both d/b/a FOREXNPOWER, and New York City Residents John Won, Sungmi Kang, and Tae Hung (“Kevin”) Kang with Fraudulently Soliciting More than $1.5 Million in a ...
Firm fined by MNB for performing unauthorised tied agent activity relating to investment services for firms domiciled in Cyprus and UK
September 24th, 2015
Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB), the Central Bank of Hungary, has issued an announcement to inform on its decision to impose a market surveillance penalty of HUF 90 million to CFD Markets Kft. which has performed capital market tied agent ...
Oil nears $50 as U.S. stock-draw balances China data
September 23rd, 2015
Brent crude oil rose towards $50 a barrel on Wednesday as a drawdown in U.S. crude oil stocks outweighed the negative impact of weak economic manufacturing data from China. The American Petroleum Institute (API) said U.S. crude stockpiles fell ...
First Bitlicense approval for a Bitcoin Startup
September 23rd, 2015
NYDFS BitLicense is First Comprehensive Regulatory Framework for Firms Dealing in Virtual Currency Such as Bitcoin BitLicense Includes Key Consumer Protection, Anti-money Laundering, Cyber Security Rules to Help Safeguard Customer Funds and Root Out Illicit Activity Anthony J. Albanese, ...
Asian stocks extend losses on weak China PMI survey; dollar strong
September 23rd, 2015
Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as fears of an entrenched global economic slowdown gripped investors, underlined by a weak factory survey from China, while the greenback firmed as investors fled to relatively safe-haven assets. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific ...
Ultra-low Interest Rates: Dangerous or Just a Price?
September 22nd, 2015
Two recent reports start by observing that long-term interest rates have been at extraordinarily rock-bottom levels for several years now. But from that common starting point, the analysis of the reports heads in different directions. The Council of Economic ...
Dollar hits near two-week high on renewed rate hike bets
September 22nd, 2015
The dollar touched an almost two-week high against a basket of major currencies on Tuesday after comments from Federal Reserve officials revived expectations that U.S. interest rates will still be hiked later this year. The greenback has bounced back ...
Coinkite Processes $250 Million in Third Quarter; 10% of Total Daily Bitcoin Transactions
September 21st, 2015
Leading bitcoin platform, multi-sig vault service provider and bitcoin merchant payment processor Coinkite has powered more than USD$250 million over the past three months, processing around 10 percent of the world’s total daily bitcoin transactions. “It is remarkable what ...
