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Western Europe overtakes China and North America as #1 investment destination with FDI projects at record high
May 27th, 2015
US$305b invested into the region, 36% year-on-year increase UK, Germany and France remain the preferred destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) within Europe, while Turkey enters the Top 10 More than half (59%) of investors into the region believe ...
Libor Case Comes to Trial
May 25th, 2015
U.K. prosecutors to contend Tom Hayes led conspiracy to manipulate rates Is a 35-year-old mathematician the modern face of financial crime? In a trial starting Tuesday in London, British prosecutors will contend that the answer is yes. They are ...
Plus500: Further statement regarding Plus500UK’s dialogue with the FCA
May 25th, 2015
Plus500, a leading online service provider for retail customers to trade CFDs internationally, has issued the following statement to respond to recent speculation regarding the current status of Plus500UK’s dialogue with the FCA, in particular in relation to the ...
Joint Announcement of China Securities Regulatory Commission and Securities and Futures Commission
May 25th, 2015
To deepen Mainland-Hong Kong financial cooperation and promote the joint development of the Mainland and Hong Kong capital markets, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have decided to embark on the Mainland-Hong ...
FCA publishes terms of reference for its investment and corporate banking market study
May 22nd, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out the issues it will focus on as part of its market study into competition in investment and corporate banking. These markets are a cornerstone of the UK economy, helping companies raise ...
Barclays to Pay $400 Million Penalty to Settle CFTC Charges
May 21st, 2015
CFTC Also Took Action Today Against Barclays and its Affiliates for Attempted Manipulation and False Reporting of the ISDAFIX Benchmark, an Interest Rate Benchmark — the First Enforcement Action Addressing Abuse of ISDAFIX Barclays Has Now Been Subject to ...
Legal troubles continue to brew despite FX settlement
May 21st, 2015
European Banks embroiled in the FX rigging scandal saw their shares rise yesterday after regulatory fines came in lower than unexpected, despite further legal woes looming on the horizon in UK courts. FTSE-listed Barclays rose 3.37 per cent and RBS increased 1.78 per ...
CNMV (Spain): Warning against USFIA Inc. (having a web presence on www.usfiamlm.com)
May 20th, 2015
Pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of the Law 24/1988, July 28th the Securities Markets Act, the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores, warns that: USFIA Inc. www.usfiamlm.com Is not authorised to provide the investment services detailed in ...
CySec imposes administrative fine of €8.000 to a CIF
May 20th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) has notified the public that has imposed an administrative fine of €8.000 to Reliantco Investments Ltd for the infringement of the Law which provides for the provision of Investment services, the exercise ...
CRYEX to establish crypto currency exchange and clearinghouse using turnkey solutions from Cinnober
May 19th, 2015
A new start-up in digital currency, CRYEX, has made its entrance on the financial stage. The company announced recently that it has filed an application with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) to become one of the world’s first regulated ...
