ESMA finds improvements in Regulators’ supervisory practices concerning MiFID rules
May 19th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Follow-up Report on the actions undertaken by ten National Competent Authorities (NCAs) in addressing deficiencies identified in the 2014 Peer Review on MiFID Conduct of Business rules relating to ...
ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from Macquarie Bank to address inadequacies within their wholesale FX businesses
May 19th, 2017
ASIC has today accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from Macquarie Bank Limited in relation to the bank’s wholesale foreign exchange (FX) businesses, following an ASIC investigation. ASIC is concerned that the bank failed to ensure that its systems and ...
Asia Stocks Turn Higher as Investors Assess Crises: Markets Wrap
May 19th, 2017
Yen poised for strongest week in a month; gold resumes gains S&P 500 rebounds with dollar amid bullish economic reports Asian shares rose as Japanese equities erased morning losses and investors assessed the risks from political crises in Brazil ...
Business Analysts – Nicosia
May 18th, 2017
Business Analysts – Nicosia Reference Number: BAN1017 The position: We are looking for passionate and self-motivated professionals to join our Business Anlysis team! The main responsibilities of the position include: Designing, implementing and maintaining adequate reporting to monitor the ...
Why Bitcoin price is rising
May 18th, 2017
Top 3 Reasons Why Bitcoin’s Price is Rising Right Now While Bitcoin’s market has been uncertain in the past week, there is no doubt that the price is holding support surprisingly well. Even though there are quite a few issues that ...
CySec informs Cyprus Investment Firms about the German and Spanish regulators restrictions for trading CFDs
May 18th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued two important Circulars to inform Cyprus Investments Firms about the recent announcements of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and of the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) in ...
Facebook face EU regulators fines; why?
May 18th, 2017
Facebook suffered a setback on Tuesday over how it uses the reams of information it collects about users worldwide, after two European privacy watchdogs said that the social network’s practices broke their countries’ data protection rules. The announcement by ...
RBS links up with Irish blockchain payments project
May 17th, 2017
Royal Bank of Scotland is to collaborate with Deloitte and a group of Irish banks to explore the use of blockchain technology in an effort to improve payments systems. The state-backed lender said its Ulster Bank arm is leading ...
boon with Apple Pay continues growth in Europe with market launch in Italy
May 17th, 2017
First fully digitised mobile payment solution with Apple Pay Today Wirecard is bringing Apple Pay to boon customers in Italy. boon is the first fully digitised mobile payment solution to offer Apple Pay independently from any bank or telecom ...
Corvil Develops World’s First Virtual Security Expert to Address Cybersecurity in Financial Markets
May 17th, 2017
Corvil today announced a cybersecurity solution specifically designed to address the unique security needs of today’s electronic trading businesses looking to solve escalating concerns over cyber attacks while demonstrating compliance with evolving regulations. Powered by sophisticated machine learning algorithms, ...
