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Singapore’s Stock Exchange Looks to Make Trading More Attractive for Individuals
December 31st, 2014
Singapore Exchange Ltd. (SGX) is looking to individual investors to boost Southeast Asia’s biggest stock market after trading volume this year tumbled the most since the 2008 global financial crisis. The bourse will cut the standard lot size for ...
FINRA Sanctions Monex Securities Inc. $1.3 Million for Failing to Register and Supervise Foreign Personnel
December 31st, 2014
Firm’s President Fined and Suspended The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has ordered Monex Securities Inc. to pay $1,100,000 in disgorgement of commissions, plus interest, obtained by unregistered foreign individuals who sold securities on the ...
CySec: acquisition of CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms) licence
December 30th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that “Granfeld Wealth Management Ltd.“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firms). The firm is now authorised to operate legally under ...
Europe ‘must do more to tackle tax dodging’
December 30th, 2014
Labour MEPs are pushing the European Commission to do more to tackle tax avoidance – a subject that has plagued Commisison President Jean-Claude Juncker – and to come forward with concrete legislation that will clamp down on this pernicious ...
Rouble strengthens as Russia sells $80m in foreign reserves
December 30th, 2014
Russian currency is being hurt by falling oil prices and Western sanctions over Ukraine The rouble has strengthened sharply, reversing steep losses on Monday, with traders saying modest foreign-currency sales in a thin market were driving the Russian currency ...
FINRA Fines Pershing LLC $3 Million for Customer Protection Rule Violations and Supervisory Failures
December 30th, 2014
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has censured and fined Pershing LLC $3 million for violating the Customer Protection Rule and for related supervisory failures. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule creates requirements to ...
Tuesday December 30: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
December 30th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 30, 2014 The S&P 500 edged higher on the first trading session making a new all time high and opening up the space for the 2100 mark which is now a question of ...
Tuesday December 30: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Commodities
December 30th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 30, 2014 Gold broke below the 20 DMA on Monday closing in on the gap from the previous session. Resistance at $1200 remains strong with much pushback in the area. On the downside ...
Tuesday December 30: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
December 30th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 30, 2014 EURUSD tried to rally in the early session falling short at 1.2220 resistance level only to fall back into negative territory breaking through previous low to find resistance at 1.2142. Support ...
FCA to regulate seven additional financial benchmarks
December 30th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will regulate seven additional major UK-based financial benchmarks in the fixed income, commodity and currency markets from 1 April 2015. This extends the FCA’s initial regulation of LIBOR (the London Interbank Offered Rate), as ...
