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Bitcoin sets fresh record above $3,500; ether trades higher
August 9th, 2017
Bitcoin traded higher on Tuesday, carving out a fresh record above $3,500 and reaching a market value approaching $60 billion at its best levels. A single bitcoin BTCUSD, -1.78% most recently was trading at $3,477.93, up 0.5%, touching an ...
Stock manipulator has agreed to pay nearly $800,000
August 3rd, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that an overseas stock manipulator has agreed to pay nearly $800,000 and be permanently barred from involvement in penny stocks after hiding his significant stake in a small oil & gas company ...
PwC to pay $1 Million to settle audit violations
August 3rd, 2017
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced that it censured and imposed a $1 million civil penalty against PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for violations in its examination and audit of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated’s compliance with the Securities ...
CySec fined an executive director of a Cyprus Investment Firm
July 31st, 2017
The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform the public that, at its meeting held on 26 June 2017, decided to impose an administrative fine of €10.000 to Mr. Charalambos Kiritsis ...
CySec announced that a Cyprus Investment Company renounced its authorisation
July 25th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued today an announcement to inform investors and public that on 5th June 2017, the CIF New Vault Ltd, renounced its authorisation pursuant to section 24(1)(b) of the Investment Services and ...
New Cyprus Investment Firm authorised by CySec
July 24th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued an announcement to inform that a new firm has been approved by the Commission as a Cyprus Investment Firm. According the announcement the firm Aspide ...
CySec announced authorisation of two new Administrative Services Providers
July 24th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) released today announcements to inform that the firms CEOCORP Ltd and OneE Trustee Services Limited approved by the Commission as Administrative Services Provider (ASP). Below details were released: CEOCORP Ltd Jacovides Tower, Georgiou Griva Digeni Avenue 81-83, ...
CySec announced revocation of administrative sanctions
July 20th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued today an announcement to inform that: Following a previous announcement dated 8 June 2017, the Board of the Commission would like to inform the public that, on its meeting dated ...
Cryptocurrency market a ‘ticking time-bomb,’ says ethereum co-founder
July 20th, 2017
Initial coin offerings (ICOs), or a means of crowd funding for blockchain technology companies have caught too much attention, according to the co-founder of the ethereum network Charles Hoskinson who says it’s time for things to cool down in ...
CySec suspends the license of a Cyprus Investment Firm
July 14th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm OptionRally Financial Services Ltd (‘the Company’), number 220/13, is suspended, pursuant to section 26(2) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets ...