Regulatory Fine
June 26th, 2015
Global Regulators Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Fines Imposed for Year 2015 and 2016
Chinese investors protest over missing US$1.2b
June 17th, 2015
Chinese investors who sank about $1.2 billion into companies in Switzerland that did not have trading licenses have staged protests in Geneva to demand their money back. The Swiss financial watchdog and legal experts say they face tremendous difficulties ...
HSBC pays out £28m over money-laundering claims
June 5th, 2015
Geneva prosecutor agrees to close investigation into HSBC in return for the financial settlement HSBC has been ordered to pay a record 40m Swiss francs (£28m) and been given a final warning by the Geneva authorities for “organisational deficiencies” which ...
FxPro Group May Hold London IPO as Soon as Next Year, CEO Says
June 4th, 2015
FxPro Group Ltd. may hold an initial public offering in the U.K. as soon as next year as the online currency broker considers making acquisitions and expanding into new markets. The privately held company, which in 2010 canceled an ...
CMC Markets profits surge 61 per cent
May 28th, 2015
CMC Markets Group reports underlying profits before tax increase by 61 per cent to £51.9 million The Group capital ratio stands at 24 per cent (301 per cent pre CRD IV) with minimal debt and own funds of £141 ...
Russia Increasing Gold Reserves as a Hedge Against Political Uncertainty
May 27th, 2015
Russia is increasing its gold holdings because gold is a reserve asset that is free from legal and political risks, a senior central banker said on Tuesday. The comments by Dmitry Tulin, who manages monetary policy at the Central Bank, reflect Russian fears that the country’s overseas assets ...
BATS Chi-X Europe Overhauls ETF Trading Tariffs
May 20th, 2015
Pricing Effective 1st June and will apply to all ETFs traded on BATS Chi-X Europe; Exchange Will Also Offer Free ETF Listings BATS Chi-X Europe (BATS), Europe’s largest stock exchange, has announced new trading tariffs to incentivise tighter price ...
OANDA Reports Record First Quarter Results
May 11th, 2015
Actively Traded Accounts Continue to Grow and Trading Volumes Remain Strong for Financial Technology Company OANDA, a global financial technology company, reported continued revenue growth in the first quarter of the year on the heels of an extremely successful ...
HSBC whistleblower claims work ‘not done yet
May 4th, 2015
Herve Falciani, a former HSBC employee who leaked information on the bank’s clients and tax situation, has told Spanish newspaper El Mundo he had knowledge of other cases and could act again, adding his “work was not done”. Mr ...
Switzerland, EU to tackle tax evasion
March 20th, 2015
Bern and Brussels have clinched a deal to exchange bank account data in an effort to tackle tax fraud. The agreement comes after a recent report exposed the global economic damage caused by offshore accounts. Switzerland and the European ...
