Deloitte Exec Departs to Launch Tokenized Blockchain Research Lab
May 22nd, 2017
Back when Iliana Oris Valiente first started pitching her colleagues at Deloitte on the possible benefits of bitcoin, she was cautioned by a senior level executive that she might be doing damage to her reputation. Now, one of the ...
EBA consults on its guidance for the use of cloud computing
May 19th, 2017
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation setting out its guidance for the use of cloud service providers by financial institutions. The EBA Recommendations intend to clarify the EU-wide supervisory expectations if institutions intend to adopt cloud ...
HEAD OF RISK MANAGEMENT
May 19th, 2017
Overview: Trade Finance is in our DNA. For more than 10 years, XTrade has helped global traders with access to the world’s largest and most liquid market. By offering the most innovative trading tools, hiring the best trading educators, ...
Asia Stocks Turn Higher as Investors Assess Crises: Markets Wrap
May 19th, 2017
Yen poised for strongest week in a month; gold resumes gains S&P 500 rebounds with dollar amid bullish economic reports Asian shares rose as Japanese equities erased morning losses and investors assessed the risks from political crises in Brazil ...
Cyprus Investment Firm renounced its authorisation
May 18th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued today an announcement to inform that a Cyprus Investment Firm renounced its authorisation. According CySec’s announcement, on 27th April 2017, the CIF Lucro Capital Ltd (the ‘Company’), which provided investment ...
European Union to launch legal case against Italy over Fiat
May 18th, 2017
The European Union will launch legal action against Italy on Wednesday (17 May) for failing to police allegations of emissions-test cheating by Fiat Chrysler properly following the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal, EU sources said. EU officials have become increasingly frustrated ...
Why Bitcoin price is rising
May 18th, 2017
Top 3 Reasons Why Bitcoin’s Price is Rising Right Now While Bitcoin’s market has been uncertain in the past week, there is no doubt that the price is holding support surprisingly well. Even though there are quite a few issues that ...
CySec informs Cyprus Investment Firms about the German and Spanish regulators restrictions for trading CFDs
May 18th, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued two important Circulars to inform Cyprus Investments Firms about the recent announcements of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and of the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission (CNMV) in ...
Facebook face EU regulators fines; why?
May 18th, 2017
Facebook suffered a setback on Tuesday over how it uses the reams of information it collects about users worldwide, after two European privacy watchdogs said that the social network’s practices broke their countries’ data protection rules. The announcement by ...
GAIN Capital announces expanded $35 Million stock repurchase program
May 18th, 2017
GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (“the Company”) (NYSE: GCAP), a leading global provider of online trading services, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an expanded stock repurchase program, under which the company may repurchase up to $35 ...