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FMA: New regulations approved to deliver a new era in financial markets
November 5th, 2014
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) welcomes today’s announcement from Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Paul Goldsmith, confirming the approval of the phase two regulations of the Financial Markets Conduct Act. The regulations come into effect on 1 December 2014. ...
Twenty-four European banks fail financial stress tests
October 27th, 2014
One in five European banks have failed crucial tests of their financial strength, leaving a €25bn (£19.6bn) capital hole in the continent’s banking system at a time of renewed fears that the five-year long eurozone crisis may be flaring ...
FCA bans and fines financial adviser with £300,000
September 16th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has concluded to ban and fine financial adviser, Peter Carron, with the amount of £300,000 after clients lost out investing in companies he controlled. Between 2004 and 2010, Peter Carron, formerly a senior partner at St ...
FCA sets out its approach to financial promotions in social media
August 6th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched a consultation which is intended to clarify its approach to the supervision of financial promotions in social media. The FCA’s overall approach is that the financial promotion rules are intended to ...
FinCEN named FBME Bank Ltd as a foreign financial institution of primary money laundering
July 25th, 2014
On July 17 FinCEN issued a press release taking action to Protect U.S Financial System. On that date, FinCEN named FBME Bank, which transacts 90 percent of its global banking business through branches in Cyprus, as a foreign financial institution ...
QFC Authority revises rules to offer tax relief
July 15th, 2014
This move follows amendments to tax rules and regulations, the Authority said Monday in a media statement. The tax updates will help Qatari-owned entities investing in Qatar by allowing them to opt for the zero tax rate on their ...
Consequences for failing to comply with financial statement filing obligations
July 3rd, 2014
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has filed charges against the directors of eight companies that raise funds from the public, for breaches of the Financial Reporting Act (FRA). “Filing financial statements on time is a basic requirement for companies ...
NatWest fined £264.8 million for anti-money laundering failures
December 14th, 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator in UK for around financial services firms and financial markets, has issued an announcement to inform that National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) was fined £264,772,619.95 following convictions for three offences of ...
Bitcoin and other cryptos lose steam as summer lull sets in
June 16th, 2021
The bitcoin (BTC-USD) price shot back above $40,000 (£28,346) following sessions of losses, but is treading water as fund managers say the cryptocurrency is in a bubble despite the price crash. According to a Bank of America survey, 81% ...
FCA UK sets out its approach to international firms; Authorisation and Supervision
February 25th, 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has published early in February its approach to the authorisation and supervision of international firms. The publication explains how the FCA ...
