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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) consults on the future implementation of new MiFID II provisions on payments for research
September 13th, 2016
Ahead of the application of the new European regulatory framework on markets in financial instruments (MiFID II), the Autorité des Marchés Financiers is reflecting on the implementation of new provisions on payment for research used by professionals providing investment ...
Woes at Italy’s Biggest Bank Reverberate in Europe
September 12th, 2016
Troubles could worsen already-weak economy, imperil continent’s fragile financial stability For UniCredit SpA, the summer of discontent for Italy’s banks looks likely to stretch well into the fall—and possibly beyond. UniCredit, Italy’s largest lender by assets, emerged as one of the ...
Asian Markets Fall After North Korea Nuclear Test
September 9th, 2016
Asian shares moved lower after North Korea conducted a fifth nuclear test Friday, adding to weakness in the market brought on by disappointment about European Central Bank’s inaction on stimulus. But Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index continues to rally, ...
ICAP Global Broking appoints Arjun Singh-Muchelle as Global Head of Regulatory Affairs
September 5th, 2016
ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that it has appointed Arjun Singh-Muchelle as Global Head of Regulatory Affairs of its Global Broking division (IGBB). Arjun was previously ...
Magic Circle law firm Freshfields to defend Apple in EU tax battle
September 2nd, 2016
Magic Circle heavyweight Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has secured the mandate to defend Apple against the single largest EU tax bill in history. With the global business community still reeling over the European Commission’s surprise decision to order Apple to ...
ESMA Sees Risk Outlook Deteriorate For EU Securities Markets
August 31st, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) latest risk report has found that the overall assessment of risk levels in EU markets under its remit remains unchanged. Market and credit risks remain very high – the highest level – while liquidity ...
EU Apple Tax Ruling Stirs Fears of Revenue Loss in U.S.
August 31st, 2016
American politicians have spent years salivating over U.S. companies’ stockpile of untaxed foreign profits, now more than $2 trillion and growing. Europe got to that money pot first. The European Commission’s ruling Tuesday that Apple Inc. must pay $14.5 billion in back ...
EU accused US of ‘acting like a tax haven’
August 29th, 2016
US accused of ‘acting like a tax haven’ for threatening retaliation against Brussels’ anti-trust investigations into Apple, Amazon and Starbucks The US has been accused of “behaving like a tax haven”, in an escalating war of words between Washington ...
Cyprus, Lebanon, Egypt, and Israel are issuing a new series of natural gas exploration licenses
August 25th, 2016
The major natural gas reservoirs that have been discovered off the Mediterranean shores in recent years have made the region a focus of international interest. The past few months have been especially lively, with Lebanon, Egypt, Cyprus, and Israel ...
CySec imposed administrative fine on a Cyprus Investment Firm
August 10th, 2016
The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform the public that, at the meeting held on 25 July 2016, it decided to impose a total administrative fine of €2.000 to the Cyprus Investment ...