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EBA and ESMA publish Guidelines on suitability assessment for management body members and key function holders
July 6th, 2018
The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have published their joint Guidelines to assess the suitability of members of management bodies and key function holders. These guidelines are issued pursuant to Article 16 ...
Closet index funds: The AMF proposes an alternative approach to those currently used in Europe
July 5th, 2018
The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) analysed nearly 800 French funds using a method based on fund return and market data, which enables more funds to be examined than was previously possible. This approach does not relieve the regulator ...
Things Are Lining Up Nicely For Gold And Silver
July 4th, 2018
Beginning in early Spring, gold and silver faced two serious headwinds: Seasonality – that is, the annual decline in bullion demand from China and India once wedding season ends – and the internal structure of the futures markets, where ...
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 ...
Bitcoin price manipulation puts trust in cryptocurrencies at risk
June 27th, 2018
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have grown in popularity in large part because they can be bought and sold without a government or other third party overseeing everything. But there’s a flipside: Unlike in markets for other assets such as stocks ...
Bitcoin falls below $6,000 but crypto trader says it’s ‘not dead’
June 25th, 2018
Bitcoin fell below $6,000 on Friday, but bitcoin bull Brian Kelly told CNBC that the popular cryptocurrency is “not dead.” “This is not the funeral for bitcoin whatsoever,” Brian Kelly, founder and CEO of BKCM LLC, an investment firm ...
Living Dangerously
June 18th, 2018
Regular readers of Goldmoney’s Insights should be aware by now that the cycle of business activity is fuelled by monetary policy, and that the periodic booms and slumps experienced since monetary policy has been used in an attempt ...
US small cap stocks continue to outperform big caps this year
June 18th, 2018
The rally in shares of small-capitalization shares relative to large caps has accelerated in recent weeks. A month ago, the Russell 2000 (a widely followed gauge of small companies) was ahead of its large-cap counterpart (Russell 1000) by roughly ...
ESMA reports on penalties and supervisory measures under EMIR
June 15th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued its first annual report regarding supervisory measures carried out and penalties imposed by national competent authorities (NCAs) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The report focuses in particular on ...
US law firm joined forces with a legal services operator to create a market-disrupting legal platform
June 15th, 2018
A US law firm has joined forces with a legal services operator to create a market-disrupting legal platform, removing business operations from the law firm. US AmLaw 200 firm LeClairRyan has entered into a joint venture with UnitedLex to ...
