J.P. Morgan Securities ordered to pay $900,000
January 12th, 2017
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS), a Delaware corporation headquartered in New York City, for failing to diligently supervise its officers’, employees’, and agents’ ...
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January 11th, 2017
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ECB on pan-European instant payment solutions
January 11th, 2017
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a Keynote speech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the French Payments Committee conference on “Technological innovations in payments and beyond”, Banque de France, Paris, 6 ...
Former Bitcoin Exchange Operator Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
January 11th, 2017
Former Bitcoin exchange operator Anthony Murgio has been involved in a criminal investigation for quite some time now. Earlier this week, Murgio pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to operate an illegal Bitcoin exchange. This cryptocurrency platform in question is ...
Sayōnara, Humans: Japanese Company Replaces Its Workers with AI
January 9th, 2017
34 workers at a Japanese insurance company are being laid off and replaced with an artificial intelligence (AI) system. Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance, seeking greater efficiency in calculating their payouts to policyholders, will soon replace many of its office ...
AMF lauches a consultation on modifications to its general regulation
January 4th, 2017
Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption, and the modernisation of economic life (the “Sapin II” Law) introduces a change in the system of intermediation in miscellaneous property, as set out in Article ...
CySec issued a Circular in relation to Whistleblowers
January 3rd, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a Circular for persons wishing to report cases of actual or potential infringement of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse– Whistle-blowers. The Subject of the circular is “Procedures for ...
MIS Services reprimanded and fined $3 million
January 3rd, 2017
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined MIS Services Limited (formerly known as Standard Chartered Investment Services Limited) (SCIS) $3 million for its failure to comply with regulatory requirements under the SFC Code on MPF Products ...
Taiwan’s VAT on foreign online sellers’ supplies to Taiwanese consumers becomes Law
January 3rd, 2017
On December 28, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen signed into law the amendment to the Value-Added and Non-Value-Added Business Tax Act to impose tax on foreign online sellers’ supplies to Taiwanese consumers. The amendment is intended to raise additional revenues ...
ADX introduces the Technical Short Selling service by the beginning of 2017
December 28th, 2016
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has started the technical short selling service by conducting meetings with brokerage companies in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, in order to begin the official introduction early next year. “This service is part of continuing ...
