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CONSOB Italy warns for unauthorised investment services firms in Italy
April 27th, 2016
The Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB), the regulatory authority of Italy, has issued an announcement to inform public and investors for firms not authorised to provide investment services and business in Italy. CONSOB warns for the below ...
Bitcoin becoming regulated currency in the European Union
April 27th, 2016
Slovenian startup Bitstamp just did something that no other digital currency startup was able to do – launch the first nationally licensed Bitcoin exchange (BitEx). As it usually goes, the startup could not receive a license in its home country, so ...
Volkswagen (VOW) Overtakes Toyota In Q1 Car Sales For Global Top Spot
April 27th, 2016
Even though an emissions-cheating scandal has rocked German car maker Volkswagen AG — expected to cost the company upward of $18 billion — the company’s sales were buoyed by China and Europe, allowing it to overtake its archrival Toyota ...
ESMA update on Reporting Structured Finance Instruments Information under the CRA Regulation
April 27th, 2016
The CRA Regulation requires issuers, originators and sponsor entities to report information in respect of Structured Finance Instruments (SFI) to ESMA. ESMA is responsible under Article 8b of the CRA Regulation for setting up a website where information on ...
Lawyer Takes Aim at Volkswagen in Europe Over Emissions Scandal
April 26th, 2016
Volkswagen AG is a step closer to resolving its emissions-related legal woes in the U.S., but in Europe its troubles may be just beginning. Volkswagen last week said it was taking a €16.9 billion ($18.85 billion) charge against 2015 earnings, pushing the ...
FCA warns that RBS Bourse is not authorised in UK
April 25th, 2016
FCA has issued a warning to inform investors and public regarding a firm that FCA believes that has been providing financial services or products in the UK without the FCA’s authorisation. FCA warns that the below firm is not authorised ...
For robo-advisers, the next bear market will be a big test
April 25th, 2016
Robo-advisers might have more reasons to be worried about the next bear market than investors do. Low fees and an investing-on-autopilot approach have attracted about $50 billion in assets to the broad universe of robo-advisers, according to researcher Aite ...
E*TRADE Financial Corporation announces First Quarter 2016 Results
April 22nd, 2016
First Quarter Results Net income of $153 million, or $0.53 per diluted share Adjusted net income of $122 million(1), or $0.43 per diluted share(1), excluding a $31 million income tax benefit related to the release of a valuation allowance ...
Russian Official Calls for Criminal Liability for Bitcoin
April 21st, 2016
Russia’s Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin has, once again, opined that virtual and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are money substitutes or surrogates that need to be outlawed. He also claimed that virtual currencies are “often used” for the financing of ...
Law firm in the cloud
April 21st, 2016
With a growing remote workforce, the law firm Farrer & Co started to move its services into the cloud. Neil Davison, IT director at Farrer & Co. says: “This change brought with it huge benefits, but also significant potential ...
