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Founders of Panama Law Firm Mossack Fonseca arrested
February 13th, 2017
Police in Panama arrested the founders of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal, on money laundering charges after authorities raided the firm’s headquarters as part of investigations into Brazil’s largest-ever bribery scandal. ...
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left the Official Cash Rate unchanged
February 9th, 2017
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has issued a Monetary Policy Statement for February 2017 to inform for its decision to keep the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 1.75 percent. According the Policy Statement: The recovery in commodity ...
Asian Bonds Gain, Kiwi Falls, Yen Slipped
February 9th, 2017
Asian Bonds Gain While China Shares Extend Rally Kiwi falls after New Zealand central bank holds rates Euro-dollar volatility surges amid French election buildup Political uncertainty continues to drive financial markets, with Asian bonds following a rally in Treasuries. ...
Volume of retail trade down by 0.3% in euro area
February 8th, 2017
eurostat has issued a press release to inform in relation with the volume of retail trade in euro area and in EU28 for December 2016. In December 2016 compared with November 2016, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade ...
FCA opens discussion on regulatory approach to open-ended funds investing in illiquid assets
February 8th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published a Discussion Paper (‘Paper’), which seeks stakeholder views on the practice of investing in illiquid assets through open-ended funds and the challenges that can pose to managers and investors. Illiquid assets ...
ESMA assesses DLT’s potential and interactions with EU rules
February 8th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a report on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). The report sets out ESMA’s view on DLT, its possible applications, benefits, risks and how it maps to existing EU regulation. ESMA’s position ...
Plus500 reports Preliminary Results for the Year 2016
February 7th, 2017
International online trading platform provider, Plus500, reports record preliminary unaudited results for the year ended 31 December 2016. Financial Highlights: · Record year with strong revenue growth due to increase in New Customers3 and Active Customers4 · Net profit ...
Switzerland to vote on corporate tax unification
February 7th, 2017
Swiss voters will vote next week on whether to reform corporate tax and remove the reduced tax rates that Switzerland currently grants to multinational firms Voters will be asked whether they accept the federal law that was adopted by ...
FXCM to exit U.S market following the penalty; Sells accounts to Gain Capital
February 7th, 2017
Following the penalty imposed by CFTC, FXCM has issued an announcement to inform that FXCM US reaches Settlement with NFA and CFTC, the company to Exit the U.S., sells Accounts to GAIN and the company to Pay down Loan. ...
Sweden’s competition watchdog opposes a proposed tax on financial services companies
February 6th, 2017
Sweden’s competition watchdog has come out against a proposed tax on financial services companies, saying it would hit their ability to compete internationally and skew the domestic market. The opinion, published on the watchdog’s website, was sent to the ...