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CySec announced that a Cyprus Investment Firm renounced its authorisation
October 4th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform that, on 21st September 2017, the CIF AJF Financial Services Ltd (the ‘Company’), which provided investment services via the domains www.alphainvestment.eu, www.direktbroker24.de, www.ondatrade.com, www.tradefinancial.eu, renounced its authorisation, pursuant ...
Canadian Securities Regulators Announce Ban On Binary Options
September 29th, 2017
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announce the implementation of Multilateral Instrument 91-102 Prohibition of Binary Options, which makes it illegal to advertise, offer, sell or otherwise trade binary options shorter than 30 days with any individual. “Binary options are ...
Early bitcoin investor Palihapitiya declares ‘nobody can stop it’
September 27th, 2017
Investors who followed Social Capital’s Chamath Palihapitiya into the early stages of two investments he advocated would have made an awful lot of money. Palihapitiya was early in both Facebook, the ubiquitous social network, and bitcoin, the disruptive crypotcurrency ...
SEC Announces Enforcement Initiatives to Combat Cyber-Based Threats and Protect Retail Investors
September 26th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two new initiatives that will build on its Enforcement Division’s ongoing efforts to address cyber-based threats and protect retail investors. The creation of a Cyber Unit that will focus on targeting cyber-related ...
CySec announced the authorisation of two new Cyprus Investment Firms
September 26th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued today announcements to inform that two new firms have been approved by the Commission as Cyprus Investment Firms. According the announcement, the firms ArgusFX Ltd and ...
CySec warns regarding Interactive Company JSC formerly Global Markets JSC
September 25th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform investors regarding the following decision by the Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission (FSC), concerning Interactive Company JSC (formerly Global Markets JSC), and the procedure which clients who ...
Oil prices mixed ahead of OPEC meeting on supply cut extension
September 22nd, 2017
Oil prices were mixed in early Asian trade on Friday as the market waited to see whether major oil producers would extend supply cuts beyond March at a meeting in Vienna later in the day. International benchmark Brent crude ...
Financial regulators announced cooperation on FinTech
September 21st, 2017
The Financial Services Agency of Japan (‘FSA’) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (‘FSRA’) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (‘ADGM’) today announced the completion of a framework for co-operation to promote innovation in financial services in Japan and ADGM. ...
CEO Charged With Using Secret Accounts for Insider Trading in Company Stock
September 21st, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CEO of a Silicon Valley-based fiber optics company with insider trading in company stock by using secret brokerage accounts held in the names of his wife and brother. The SEC ...
CySec announced that a Cyprus Investment Firm renounced its authorisation
September 20th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued today an announcement to inform that, on 29th August 2017, the CIF NEWCEPT FINANCIAL MARKETS (EU) LIMITED (‘the Company’), renounced its authorisation, pursuant to section 24(1)(b) of the Investment Services ...
