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Asian stocks fell, gold rose, Aussie dollar declined; Key events to watch for this week
June 19th, 2018
Asian stocks fell alongside U.S. equity futures and the yen spiked as the U.S. and China engaged in a new round of trade threats. Gold and Treasuries climbed. The steepest slides were seen in Hong Kong and China — ...
What SEC’s official said about Bitcoin, ether and initial coin offerings
June 15th, 2018
The SEC’s point man on cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) says that bitcoin and ether are not securities but that many, but not all, ICOs are securities and will come under the regulatory control of the SEC and ...
Employment is up in Europe; Check how the employment rate changed in your country
June 15th, 2018
The number of persons employed increased by 0.4% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the previous quarter, according to national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office ...
Omega Knight 2 and two individuals charged with $5.5 Million precious metals fraud
June 14th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Defendants Omega Knight 2, LLC (Omega Knight), its owner and president, Aviv Michael Hen (Aviv Hen) ...
At least five cryptocurrencies have recently been hit with an attack
June 8th, 2018
Monacoin, bitcoin gold, zencash, verge and now, litecoin cash. At least five cryptocurrencies have recently been hit with an attack that used to be more theoretical than actual, all in the last month. In each case, attackers have been ...
Australian tourist town has declared itself the first “digital currency town”
June 7th, 2018
Agnes Water, a tourist town located in central Queensland, Austrailia has become one of the first locations to accept digital currency. In a collaboration with TravelByBit (a start-up company native to Queensland) one town hopes to increase the flow ...
iSignthis announced EMA specifically tailored for the CFD/FX, Crypto and other high-risk sectors
June 5th, 2018
Australian Securities and Frankfurt Stock Exchange cross listed iSignthis Ltd (ASX: ISX | FRA_DE: TA8), the global leader in RegTech for identity verification and transactional banking/payments, is pleased to provide the following business update. E Money Accounts (EMA) The ...
Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday on expected stockpile drop
June 5th, 2018
Oil prices rebounded on Tuesday after falling in the previous session on expectations that inventories in the United States may decline but increasing U.S. production and concerns that OPEC may raise output continue to weigh on sentiment. Brent crude ...
The Securities and Exchange Commission charges 13 private fund advisers
June 4th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settlements with 13 registered investment advisers who repeatedly failed to provide required information that the agency uses to monitor risk. According to the SEC’s orders, the advisers failed to file annual reports ...
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 ...
