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ESMA provides One-Stop Company Portal
May 8th, 2018
The European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) has issued an announcement to inform that has launched a Companies’ Portal where investors seeking information on whether a financial service provider is authorised within in the European Union (EU) will now ...
Key events for traders coming up this week; Asian stocks mixed, Dollar fluctuates
May 7th, 2018
Asian stocks started the week mixed after oil gained to the highest in more than three years and the dollar fluctuated close to its recent high. Shares pared earlier losses in Japan while climbing in Australia and Hong Kong. ...
Goldman Sachs plans to trade bitcoin futures contracts
May 4th, 2018
Goldman Sachs, one of the most well-known investment banking and financial services providers in the world, announced plans to trade bitcoin futures contracts – a Wall Street first. Goldman’s competitors like JP Morgan have so far shunned the risks ...
OANDA announced acquisition by CVC Capital Partners
May 3rd, 2018
The shareholders of OANDA Global Corporation (OANDA) have announced that they have accepted an offer from a wholly-owned subsidiary of CVC Capital Partners (CVC) Asia Fund IV to acquire all of the outstanding equity of OANDA. The transaction is ...
Currency funds are betting on recovery after a dismal decade
April 27th, 2018
After a dismal decade, active currency managers see light at the end of the tunnel. As a decade of ultra-accommodative monetary policy after the 2008 crisis now appears to be nearing its end, funds that invest in currencies as ...
Economics 101: Who Sets Prices?
April 26th, 2018
Since the advent of nineteenth century socialism, politicians and economists in the centre ground have argued for a balanced approach, where vital services are provided by the state, and capitalism is left to provide the rest. Vital services ...
5 Tips To Finding Crypto Liquidity Buyers
April 26th, 2018
The evolution of cryptocurrency has been remarkable. Ever since the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, was introduced in 2009, the growth has been tremendous. Over the last few years, cryptocurrencies have gained mass acceptance among the population, investors and financial institutions. ...
Banks shut down Cryptocurrency trading in Chile
April 18th, 2018
Banks in Chile, South America’s wealthiest economy, have implemented a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies by closing accounts held by trading platforms. The trading platforms Buda, Orionx and CryptoMarket had their bank accounts by three major banks: Itau Corpbanca, Bank ...
ESMA publishes a negative opinion on an accepted market practice on liquidity contracts notified by AMF
April 18th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an opinion on the Accepted Market Practice (AMP) notified by the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), which replaces the AMP under the Market Abuse Directive (MAD) established in March ...
Europe’s new privacy law will change the web and more
April 16th, 2018
Consumers have long wondered just what Google and Facebook know about them, and who else can access their personal data. But internet giants have little incentive to give straight answers — even to simple questions like, “Why am I ...
