Wrong handling of user data may cost up to $5B for Facebook
April 25th, 2019
Facebook said Wednesday it expects to shell out between $3 billion and $5 billion to settle the FTC’s ongoing investigation into its handling of user data, foreshadowing a potentially massive penalty from the nation’s top consumer protection agency. The ...
Dutch Beneficial Ownership Register effective 2020
April 25th, 2019
The Dutch Government has confirmed that a registry of ultimate beneficial owners of companies will enter into force in the Netherlands from January 2020. Legislation to implement the UBO register was submitted to the lower house of parliament on ...
Junior Compliance Officer
March 29th, 2019
Junior Compliance Officer Reference Number: JCO1019 The position: We are looking for passionate and self-motivated professionals to join our Compliance Department team. The main responsibilities of the position include: Performing reviews in accordance with the group compliance risk assessment ...
CySEC announced settlement of 200.000 euro with a Cyprus Investment Firm
March 27th, 2019
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued today an announcement to inform that reached a settlement with a Cyprus Investment Firm for possible violations of The Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2017 – ...
China promises companies ‘we will keep your secrets’
March 14th, 2019
China’s promise strengthens lukewarm drafting with a new foreign investment law due to be passed later this week. However, companies will have to wait as the updated foreign investment law is not due to come into effect until January ...
Trading Platform and its CEO fined for illegal Bitcoin related transactions
March 14th, 2019
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that a federal court entered a Consent Order (Order) resolving a CFTC action against 1pool Ltd., located in the Marshall Islands, and its chief executive officer and owner, Patrick Brunner, for illegally ...
U.S financial services firm pay penalty to settle failure
March 14th, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Wedbush Securities Inc. will pay a $250,000 penalty and has agreed to be censured to settle its failure to supervise charge in a pending administrative proceeding. According to the SEC’s March ...
British pound pulls back from highs as investors await next Brexit vote
March 14th, 2019
The pound fell Thursday, a day after the U.K. currency surged on a vote by the country’s parliament to rule out a no-deal exit from the European Union. The pound GBPUSD last traded at $1.3253, a 0.6% drop on ...
British pound gains on mounting possibility of a delay in Brexit deadline
February 28th, 2019
Sterling added to gains on Wednesday as investors increasingly focused on mounting possibility of a delay to the March 29 Brexit deadline. The U.K. currency defended its gains from the past sessions, becoming among the best performing major currency. ...
Gold prices edged up on Monday as the dollar eased
February 25th, 2019
Gold prices edged up on Monday as the dollar eased after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would delay an increase in tariffs on Chinese goods as trade talks between the two nations were making progress, while palladium hit ...
