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ASIC releases world-first licensing exemption for fintech businesses
December 16th, 2016
ASIC has today released class waivers to allow eligible financial technology (fintech) businesses to test certain specified services without holding an Australian financial services or credit licence. ASIC Commissioner John Price said, ‘ASIC’s ‘fintech licensing exemption’ is unique. No ...
What Dow 20,000 means for stock-market investors
December 15th, 2016
What’s in a number anyway? That may be the question stock-market investors pose as the Dow Jones Industrial Average inches closer to the psychological milestone of 20,000. The Dow DJIA, +0.25% sold off on Wednesday as the Federal Open ...
Stolen Yahoo Data Includes Government Employee Information
December 15th, 2016
FBI, CIA, NSA, White House workers among hacking victims Former intelligence officers say leak could aid foreign spies More than 150,000 U.S. government and military employees are among the victims of Yahoo! Inc.’s newly disclosed data breach, and their ...
The Legal Industry Is Still On Life Support
December 15th, 2016
Perhaps it’s a bit much to say a multi-billion-dollar industry handing out fat bonuses is on life support, but it’s equally important not to let appearances deceive you. The legal industry (and we’re talking specifically about law firms… not ...
Japan: Anti-tax haven (CFC) proposals in 2017 tax reform
December 15th, 2016
The ruling coalition (the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito) on 8 December 2016 agreed on an outline of 2017 tax reform proposals, among which are proposed amendments to the Japanese anti-tax haven (CFC) regime. Under the proposed 2017 ...
New legal software ‘even better’ than humans
December 15th, 2016
One law firm is already using a cutting-edge automation software that is set to hit the wider Australian legal market early next year. The automation platform Cael Verify is set to hit the Aussie legal market early in the new ...
EU shoppers still face ‘unjustified’ discrimination
December 15th, 2016
A new EU report out today finds that shoppers still face unjustified discrimination due to nationality and place of residence. The report looked at the implementation of EU consumer law and finds that business practices such as geo-blocking are ...
Microsoft and AMIS announce Asia’s first blockchain consortium
December 14th, 2016
Pilot blockchain project developed on Microsoft Azure aims to accelerate Taiwan’s fintech sector Financial technology (Fintech) is transforming the financial services industry and a variety of innovations, including blockchain technology, have revolutionized the banking sector for the past year. ...
CySec decided to wholly withdraw the license of a Cyprus Investment Firm
December 13th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) announces that, on its meeting of 28th November 2016, has decided, pursuant to sections 25(1)(b), 25(1)(c) and 26(4)(b) of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2007, as in ...
Basketball superstar Michael Jordan wins major China IP legal case
December 13th, 2016
Michael Jordan has notched a major win for his intellectual property in China, winning rights to the transliteration of his name Jordan in Mandarin. Last week, the Supreme People’s Court overturned two rulings by Beijing courts in the last ...
