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Tel Aviv Stock Exchange will soon launch US Dollar weekly derivatives
August 10th, 2016
The board of directors of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) decided in its meeting on Thursday (August 4, 2016) to launch US Dollar weekly options. Weekly TA-25 Index options were introduced by TASE in 2013 and their trading ...
A paper trail links online traders to tax havens
July 21st, 2016
A paper trail that runs from Okinawa to Canada and from Israel to Italy and France links some unauthorized online traders on the blacklist of Japan’s financial regulator to offshore companies in tax havens, an analysis of files leaked ...
Turkey coup attempt: No immediate impact on oil and gas flows, but long-term concerns raised
July 18th, 2016
A failed coup attempt launched late Friday by Turkish army officers has had little or no impact on oil and gas flows through Turkey, industry officials told Platts. Some 265 people were killed in the violence. A spokesman for ...
International law firm Taylor Wessing announced global revenues increase
July 8th, 2016
International law firm Taylor Wessing has today announced a 4.4% increase in UK revenues to £126.6m. Global revenues have also increased to £254.5m at constant exchange rates. In addition, the firm has reported an increase in UK PEP, up from ...
Lebanon is the new rival seen in Mediterranean Gas race
July 7th, 2016
Lebanon parliament likely to pass energy bills soon: lawmaker Dispute ended over offshore energy blocks to be awarded Lebanon may soon approve measures to push ahead with a stalled first auction of offshore oil and natural gas rights, ending ...
Brexit: All you need to know for UK’s EU referendum
June 13th, 2016
What is happening? A referendum is being held on Thursday, 23 June to decide whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union. This article is designed to be an easy-to-understand guide – if you have any questions ...
CySec decided to wholly withdraw the license of a Cyprus Investment Firm
May 30th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) announces that, on its meeting of 25th April 2016, has decided, pursuant to sections 25(1)(b),(c) and 26(4)(b) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2007, as in force (‘the Law’), to ...
Cyprus will develop offshore gas irrespective of reunification
May 26th, 2016
Cyprus will continue its project of developing offshore gas, keeping this dossier “completely separate” from the negotiations for the reunification of the island, the Cypriot Minister of Energy, Yorgos Lakkotrypis, said today (26 May). Speaking to a small group ...
Teddy Sagi’s Xwise, a subsidiary of Playtech Cyprus Ltd is laying off 140-150 of its 200 employees
May 19th, 2016
Xwise provides supplementary services to customers who have purchased software from online gambling services firm Playtech, its parent company. Xwise, a subsidiary of Playtech Cyprus Ltd. (LSE:PTEC), whose largest shareholder is Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi, is laying off 140-150 ...
ECommPay: Regulations of FOREX industry
May 18th, 2016
Forex (FX) regulation is crucial to both security and mutual trust between traders and operators. Companies operating from jurisdictions lacking in regulatory supervision are able to do so in an unfair and illegal manner without facing serious repercussions. Moreover, ...
