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LatAm stocks, currencies down as tepid investor appetite weighs
November 21st, 2018
Latin American currencies and stocks extended losses on Tuesday, swept up in a global sell-off fueled by concerns of slowing global growth and investors pivoting toward safer assets in the developed world. MSCI’s indexes of Latin America stocks and ...
Breaking: Cyprus Investment Firm license suspended
November 20th, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued an announcement to inform investors that on November 20, 2018, decided to suspend in whole the license of a Cyprus Investment Firm. In accordance CySEC’s announcement, the authorisation of the ...
CySEC suspends and withdraw the license of Cyprus Investment Firms
November 14th, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued today an announcement to inform investors that has decided to suspend the CIF license of a Cyprus Investment Firm. In accordance CySEC’s announcement, the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm ...
New EU rules to boost crowdfunding platforms and protect investors
November 13th, 2018
Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee voted on Monday 5th November, 2018, on its position on common rules on the creation and functioning of European crowdfunding service providers for business. Regulation scope extended to include crowdfunding offers up to EUR ...
Individuals fined and banned from performing any role in regulated financial services
November 7th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has issued a press release to inform that The Upper Tribunal has upheld the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) decision to fine ...
Stocks in Asia retreated at the start of the week; Key financial events coming up this week
November 5th, 2018
Stocks in Asia retreated at the start of the week after optimism over a potential U.S.-China trade deal ebbed in recent days. The yuan dropped, drawing little help from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pledges to ease trade barriers. Shares ...
LPL Financial fined millions
November 1st, 2018
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to investor protection and market integrity in USA, has issued an announcement to inform that it has fined LPL Financial, LLC $2.75 million for complaint-reporting and AML program failures ...
Beware of unauthorised companies offering financial services
October 26th, 2018
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland), Austria (Financial Market Authority – FMA) and Italy (Consob) report the companies and websites offering investment, financial and insurance services without the ...
Beware: 7 most common online financial scams
October 23rd, 2018
Europol and the European Banking Federation launch awareness campaign on 7 most common online financial scams. Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), the European Banking Federation and their partners from the public and private sector are kicking off today the ...
Alert: Beware of unauthorised companies providing investment services
October 18th, 2018
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Austria (Financial Market Authority – FMA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Quebec (Autorité des Marchés Financiers), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC) ...
