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CySec approved a new Cyprus Investment Firm license
September 13th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued an announcement to inform that “Royal Financial Trading (Cy) Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firm). The firm is now ...
Europol, Interpol unite to combat money laundering with digital currencies
September 13th, 2016
Europol, INTERPOL, and the Basel Institute on Governance have formalised the establishment of a tripartite partnership for a working group on money laundering with digital currencies. The working group will aim to: • gather, analyse, and exchange non-operational information regarding ...
China’s elite law firms moving from strength to strength
September 12th, 2016
China’s legal market is defying a slackened economy, with turnover on the up at most of the country’s elite law firms. The latest revenue ranking of Chinese law firms fromThe American Lawyer has shown that China’s biggest firms are continuing ...
CySec informed that a Cyprus Investment Firm obtained the license for CIF
September 12th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued an announcement to inform that “Stone Edge Capital Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firm). The firm is now authorised ...
Wells Fargo Fined $185 Million on Phony Accounts, Fires 5,300 Staff
September 9th, 2016
California and federal regulators fined Wells Fargo a combined $185 million on Thursday, alleging the bank’s employees illegally opened millions of unauthorized accounts for their customers in order to meet aggressive sales goals. A staggering 5,300 employees at Wells ...
ASIC cancels AFS licence of The Sharemarket College
September 8th, 2016
ASIC has cancelled the Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence of Brisbane-based education and training business, The Sharemarket College Pty Ltd (AFS licence No 331635). ASIC has also banned the Responsible Managers of The Sharemarket College, Mr Graeme Allan Rogers ...
Deloitte announces record global revenue of $36.8bn
September 8th, 2016
Deloitte has reported aggregate network revenue of $36.8bn for the fiscal year ended 31 May 2016, representing 9.5% growth in local currency terms. Risk advisory grew the most at 22.5%, driven by high demand for cyber and regulatory services, ...
Inexperienced Chinese investors are getting stung by fintech scams
September 8th, 2016
China is witnessing a fintech boom. Companies providing electronic payments, cryptocurrency trading and other online financial services there are not only mushrooming, they are among the biggest and most highly rated in the world. The Fintech 100, a ranking ...
Four in ten senior associates regret choosing a career in law
September 7th, 2016
If you had your time again, would you still choose to become a lawyer? This was the question put to respondents in industry publication The Lawyer’s most recent Salary Survey. While around 60 per cent of bright-eyed trainees had no ...
A new Cyprus Investment Firm licensed by CySec
September 6th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has issued an announcement to inform that “CB Capital Business Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firm). The firm is now authorised ...
