Sullivan & Cromwell to open Brussels office with antitrust hire
May 22nd, 2017
Sullivan & Cromwell, the US corporate law firm, has poached a senior European competition lawyer to open its first new office in nearly two decades based in Brussels. Michael Rosenthal is joining S & C as partner to work ...
ESMA clarifies traded on a trading venue under MIFID II
May 22nd, 2017
Legal basis ESMA’s competence to deliver an opinion to competent authorities is based on Article 29(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European ...
Web Content Manager
May 22nd, 2017
The Web Content Manager will be in charge of content population, translation management and quality testing across the range of FXTM web projects. Although the role does not involve content writing, the candidate will be managing content-related projects across ...
Unix Database Administrator
May 22nd, 2017
Requirements Solid working knowledge of Linux (currently Ubuntu and Debian); Strong experience of MySQL / MariaDB (with knowledge of InnoDB, TokuDB, Percona Toolkit, XtraBackup); Knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP) and security, intrusion detection, firewalls, HTTPS/HTTP optimization; Server build and ...
Deloitte Exec Departs to Launch Tokenized Blockchain Research Lab
May 22nd, 2017
Back when Iliana Oris Valiente first started pitching her colleagues at Deloitte on the possible benefits of bitcoin, she was cautioned by a senior level executive that she might be doing damage to her reputation. Now, one of the ...
Bitcoin is Just $100 Away From Doubling its Price in 2017
May 20th, 2017
The price of bitcoin has hit a new high on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI), reaching an $1,902 average across global exchanges. While one in a string of new all-time highs the digital currency has so far set ...
UAE remains MENA’s top start-up hub
May 19th, 2017
The UAE has retained the top position as the region’s tech startup hub for the fourth consecutive year, being home to one-third of all Middle East and North Africa (MENA) investors and 19 venture capitalists, the highest in the ...
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 ...
NEX Optimisation appoints Colin Murphy as Chief Commercial Officer
May 17th, 2017
NEX Optimisation, which helps clients reduce complexity and optimise resources across the transaction lifecycle, announces today that it has appointed Colin Murphy as Chief Commercial Officer of NEX Optimisation which incorporates Head of Sales for NEX Regulatory Reporting. Colin ...
AFM warns against the business practices of Florijn Duurzaam Wonen
May 17th, 2017
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) is issuing a warning to consumers regarding the business practices of Florijn Duurzaam Wonen B.V. Florijn Duurzaam Wonen offers bonds in the Netherlands. Based on information on its website, the AFM ...
