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Dark Pools need more transparent future as threats rise
September 18th, 2014
Off-exchange markets, accounting for more than 40 percent of dark-pool volume, have publicly disclosed rules of operation that were previously hidden. The private venues host 17 percent of trading in the $24 trillion U.S. stock market. They’re taking the ...
CySec: Council regulations over Ukraine
September 18th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) informs the Cyprus Investment Firms, Management Companies, Administrative Services Companies and Regulated Markets (‘the Regulated Entities’) about the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union the following: 1. Council Regulation (EU) No.959/2014 of ...
IMF reports over Growing Risk in Global Economy
September 18th, 2014
The global economy faces a growing risk from big financial market bets that could quickly unravel if investors get spooked by geopolitical tensions or a shift in U.S. interest rate policy, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. The ...
Dow sets record close as Fed says rates to stay low
September 18th, 2014
The Dow jumped to a record close Wednesday after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed that a key short-term interest rate will stay near zero for a “considerable time” after its bond-buying program ends next month. Investors have been eagerly awaiting ...
ASIC and MAS sign a Memorandum of Understanding
September 17th, 2014
The Australian regulator, ASIC, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to allow trade repositories licensed in one jurisdiction to provide relevant data to the authority in the other jurisdiction. Through this ...
FCA charges insider dealers with £3.2m in confiscation
September 15th, 2014
In a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) a total of £3,249,488.71 were made by His Honour Judge Pegden QC between 10 September 2014 and 15 September 2014 against Ali Mustafa, Pardip Saini, Paresh Shah, Neten Shah, ...
Carney Steering BOE in Scots Vote as Quebec Casts Shadow
September 15th, 2014
Mark Carney’s history is catching up with him. Having watched Quebec’s attempt to break away from his native Canada in 1995 while working at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Scots go to the polls in three days, and with the ...
10 ‘poorest’ companies make investors rich
September 10th, 2014
Investors love to think companies with piles of cash must surely make them rich, too. But this year, it’s the companies with the least moolah that are making the most cash for investors. The 10 companies in the Standard ...
Banks are puzzled over how to stop rate fixing
September 10th, 2014
Banks and regulators have still not found a way to be sure of stopping traders from manipulating Libor, foreign exchange and other benchmarks, top watchdog Martin Wheatley said yesterday. More than two years on from the first bank fine ...
BVI Receives 2014 Offshore Estate Planning Gong
September 9th, 2014
The British Virgin Islands has been awarded the 2014 Offshore Excellence Award in Estate Planning by publishers Acquisition International. Receiving the award on behalf of the territory, Executive Director of the BVI International Financial Center, Sylvia Moses, said the ...
