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The FCA UK fines and prohibits financial adviser
September 1st, 2016
The FCA fines and prohibits financial adviser for failing to act with integrity and for failing to be open and honest with the regulator The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today banned Elizabeth Anne Parry from performing any function ...
UBS wins big bank backing for Utility Settlement Coin concept
August 24th, 2016
BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank, Icap and Santander have joined with UBS and Clearmatics to advance the Utility Settlement Coin, an asset-backed digital cash instrument implemented on distributed ledger technology. UBS and Clearmatics floated the model in September 2015 to ...
Consumers Likely to Hire Lawyers Who Are Active on Social Media, Says New FindLaw Survey
August 16th, 2016
As social media increasingly becomes part of people’s daily lives, a majority of consumers say it plays a major role in deciding which attorney to hire, according to new survey from FindLaw. A majority of consumers say they would ...
France Receives a New Bitcoin ATM
August 12th, 2016
ATM Bitcoin Exchange begins its international expansion campaign by installing a bitcoin ATM in France. The selected location is Montpellier. France has four of such devices fully operational inside its borders. GrupoBTC France a franchise of the mother company (ATM Bitcoin Exchange) ...
SEC announced fraud charges against Investment Adviser for stealing money from investors
August 12th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a San Francisco man and his investment advisory firm accused of pretending to manage millions of dollars in assets and then stealing money from the first client who invested ...
Feds to auction $1.6 million in bitcoin
August 9th, 2016
The federal government will sell roughly $1.6 million worth of bitcoins recovered by law enforcement operations, the U.S. Marshals Service said on Monday. The block of around 2,700 bitcoins — a digital currency — will be sold in late ...
Jack Ma Is Opening His Wallet to Europe But Not to Europeans
August 8th, 2016
Payments powerhouse Alipay ramps up search for retail partners Targets Chinese tourists, expats; no offer for local consumers Jack Ma will set a bag aside for you at your favorite Paris store or hail you a ride in Rome ...
UHY: Major European economies levy among the highest property purchase taxes in the world
July 26th, 2016
European economies levy some of the highest property purchase taxes in the world on prime real estate, charging on average 4%, or USD 38,356, in tax on a property purchase of USD 1 million, reveals a new study by ...
KBW and Nasdaq Launch Financial Technology Index
July 20th, 2016
Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW), a Stifel company (NYSE:SF), and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the launch of the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (Ticker: KFTX), a preeminent index designed to precisely track the performance of those companies that leverage ...
Can You Imagine The Fed Raising Interest Rates In This World? Europe In Chaos Edition
July 7th, 2016
Two short months ago it was generally expected that US interest rates would rise for the balance of the year — a move made possible by steady economic growth and general global stability. Here’s a representative piece ...
