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Asian stocks fell, British pound rose; Key financial events coming up this week
July 16th, 2018
Asian stocks fell as mixed economic data in China failed to allay concern about the world’s second largest economy’s ability to the withstand the impact of the trade dispute. Crude slid and the yen traded near the weakest level ...
Business investment rate up to 23.1% in the euro area
July 5th, 2018
In the first quarter of 2018, the business investment rate was 23.1% in the euro area, compared with 22.9% in the previous quarter. The business profit share in the euro area was 40.6% in the first quarter of 2018, ...
Cyprus Regulator decided to withdraw the license of a Cyprus Investment Company
July 3rd, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued an announcement to inform that, on its meeting of 25th June 2018, has decided to wholly withdraw the Cyprus Investment Firm authorisation with number CIF 216/13 of the company «B.O. Tradefinancials ...
Regulators in France warn for unauthorized websites and entities proposing Forex investments
June 25th, 2018
The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) issued a warning to inform the public against the activities of several websites and entities proposing Forex investments without being authorized to do ...
CySEC announced the authorization of two new Cyprus Investment Firms
June 20th, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued two announcements to inform that new companies have been approved by the Commission as Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs). According the announcements, the firms Globesco ...
Asian stocks mixed, British pound was little changed: Key financial events to watch
June 13th, 2018
Asian stocks were mixed following a lackluster session in the U.S. as investors await the major central bank meetings this week, after shrugging at Tuesday’s North Korea summit. Japanese shares had a modest gain as the yen dipped, while ...
AMF warns retail investors and public about aggressive “boiler room”
June 5th, 2018
The Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF), an independent public authority in France responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected, that investors are provided with adequate information and supervising the orderly operation of markets, has issued ...
Global investment adviser to pay $8 million civil penalty
June 5th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that New York-based investment adviser deVere USA, Inc. has agreed to pay an $8 million civil penalty related to its failure to disclose conflicts of interest to its retail clients. The settlement will ...
Breaking: ESMA adopts new measures for the provision of CFDs and binary options to retail investors
June 1st, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has formally adopted new measures on the provision of contracts for differences (CFDs) and binary options to retail investors. The measures have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union ...
Use of behavioural insights may help educate investors, say IOSCO/OECD
June 1st, 2018
Financial regulators, public authorities, and other organisations are increasingly using behavioural insights to educate investors to make more informed financial decisions, according to a report published today by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the Organisation for ...
