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CFTC charged Tallinex with Fraud and Failure to Register as a Retail Forex Dealer
June 6th, 2017
CFTC Charges Estonian Company Tallinex with Fraud and Failure to Register as a Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer and Nevada Company General Trader Fulfillment with Failure to Register as an Introducing Broker The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced ...
Baker McKenzie enters new economy with Legal Collab
June 2nd, 2017
Baker McKenzie launches the initiative for multidisciplinary collaboration aimed at addressing pressing issues in the new economy. Baker McKenzie is to launch the Whitespace Legal Collab this June in its Toronto office – a first-of-its-kind hub for multidisciplinary collaboration ...
Kennedys and Carroll, McNulty & Kull LLC complete merger creating global insurance firm
June 1st, 2017
We are pleased to announce that we have today completed our merger with leading US insurance firm Carroll McNulty & Kull (CMK), creating a global insurance practice that will offer clients unrivalled coverage and expertise in all their key ...
Wikipedia vs. Banc De Binary: A 3-year battle against binary options ‘fake news’
June 1st, 2017
Binary options fraudsters employ experts to outwit Google, create laudatory news sites, engage on social media — anything to encourage new victims and keep the truth from coming out. One key battlefield: The online encyclopedia If you’re the strategist ...
Dentons expands presence in South East Asia with new office in Myanmar
May 31st, 2017
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, has expanded its presence within Southeast Asia with the addition of a new office in Yangon, Myanmar. A high calibre team of 5 lawyers, led by Mark Livingston, Resident Partner, joins Dentons Myanmar ...
Russia’s Central Bank Plans to Tax Bitcoin, Deem it a ‘Digital Commodity’
May 31st, 2017
The Central Bank of Russia could soon recognize digital currencies like bitcoin as digital commodities and tax them accordingly. According to the central bank’s deputy chairwoman, Olga Skorobogatova, the central bank is in the process of drafting legislation to ...
CySec announced partial suspension of a Cyprus Investment Firm authorization
May 30th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Xtrade Europe Ltd (‘the Company’), number 108/10, is partially suspended for the provision of financial services and the performance of financial activities to ...
RBS shareholders urged to settle share sale legal dispute
May 30th, 2017
Former RBS boss Fred Goodwin may be spared having to defend his role in the lender’s near-collapse after investors were urged to settle their legal case against the bank. Thousands of private investors have been involved in a long-running ...
Financial Penalties Imposed on Credit Suisse and UOB for 1MDB-Related Transactions
May 30th, 2017
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it has completed its two-year review of banks involved in 1MDB-related transactions known to-date. In its latest regulatory actions, MAS has imposed financial penalties on Credit Suisse and United Overseas ...
ASIC cancels Gallop International’s Australian financial services licence
May 29th, 2017
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial service licence (AFS) licence of Gallop International Group Pty Ltd, formerly known as Weather Pro Exchange Pty Ltd (ACN 147 664 551) (Gallop). The cancellation of the AFS licence is effective from 24 May 2017. ...
