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SGX welcomes UOB Bullion and Futures as Securities Trading Member
March 30th, 2015
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome UOB Bullion and Futures Limited (UOBBF) as a Trading Member of its securities market. Chew Sutat, Head of Sales and Clients, SGX, said, “As we continue to encourage growth and participation in ...
Bankers: Lebanon won’t drop banking secrecy
March 27th, 2015
Lebanon will not abandon its banking secrecy law but will continue to cooperate with the United States and other nations in the exchange of tax information and the fight against money laundering, leading bankers said Thursday. “Lebanon has no intention to abandon ...
SEC Charges Nearly Two Dozen Unregistered Broker-Dealers
March 27th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged nearly two dozen companies and individuals who regularly bought and sold securities on behalf of a suburban Chicago-based trading firm without registering with the SEC as a broker-dealer as required under the ...
CySec fines WGM Services Ltd
March 26th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has imposed an administrative fine of €10.000 to a Cypriot Investment Firm (CIF), WGM Services Ltd for violation of the article 26(5) of the Law 144(I)-2007 which provides for the provision of ...
Ireland’s financial services sector looks to AOMi for improved operations performance
March 26th, 2015
Leading banks and financial organisations are choosing international specialist’s method-driven approach and cloud-based software in support of improved productivity Active Operations Management International (AOMi) has announced major contract wins in Ireland, including a new deployment with Dublin-based Bank of ...
FINRA Sanctions First New York Securities L.L.C. $916,000 for Illegal Short Selling in Advance of 14 Public Offerings
March 26th, 2015
Firm Fined $400,000 and Ordered to Pay More Than $500,000 in Disgorgement; Prohibited From Participating in Secondary Offerings for Six Months The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has sanctioned First New York Securities L.L.C. $916,000 ...
CFTC Issues an Exemption to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC)
March 23rd, 2015
CFTC Issues an Exemption to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Permitting U.S. Customers to Deal Directly with Hong Kong Brokers The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) today issued an order to Hong Kong Securities ...
CySec: acquisition of CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms) licence
March 20th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that “Royal Forex Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms). The firm is now authorised to operate legally under the ...
The Role of Securitization in Dealing with the Banking Problems
March 20th, 2015
One of the main problems that our banking sector is facing is obviously the incredibly excessive amount of non-performing loans (NPLs) on our banks’ balance sheets that reached almost 50% (about €28 billion) of their total loan portfolio! A ...
Secrets ending for Swiss bank accounts
March 20th, 2015
European tax evaders might soon have to hide their cash in mattresses instead of secret Swiss bank accounts. Switzerland has agreed to start sharing financial information with the European Union, making it much harder for Europeans to hide wealth ...