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China battles to shore up stocks, yuan after globe-shaking slide
January 5th, 2016
China moved to shore up shaky sentiment on Tuesday a day after its stock indexes and yuan currency tumbled, rattling markets worldwide, but analysts warned investors to buckle up for more wild price swings. Stocks fell more than 2 ...
CySec announces acquisition of CIF licence for Investment Services
January 4th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has announced that “Chase Buchanan Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF(Cyprus Investment Firms). The firm is now authorised to operate legally under the supervision of CySec ...
China and Clinton Agree: Traders Should Pay for Canceled Orders
December 30th, 2015
CSRC rule proposals seen taking effect in as early as 2016 Proposal to levy fees on high cancel rates echoes Clinton plan Chinese securities regulators are preparing some of the world’s strictest regulations on a trading practice at the ...
Barclays has two blockchain ‘labs’ in London and is planning 45 experiments with the technology
December 28th, 2015
Like pretty much every other major bank at the moment, Barclays is very interested in the potential of the blockchain, the technology that underpins bitcoin. The Sunday Times reported this week that Barclays is planning to let charities accept bitcoin later ...
China fines global shippers on price-fixing charges
December 28th, 2015
China fined seven foreign shipping companies that carry vehicles for automakers a total of $65 million on price-fixing charges Monday in its latest effort to end anti-competitive behavior in the auto industry. Investigators found Europe’s Wallenius Wilhelmsen, South Korea’s ...
IOSCO Publishes Statement on Regulation of Crowdfunding
December 23rd, 2015
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published a Statement on regulation of crowdfunding. IOSCO believes it is important for regulators and policy makers to balance the need for supporting economic growth and recovery with that of protecting ...
CySec announces acquisition of CIF (Cyprus Investment Firm) licence
December 23rd, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the financial regulatory authority of Cyprus, has announced that “Positiva Markets (Cy) Ltd“ has successfully obtained the CySec licence for CIF (Cyprus Investment Firm). The firm is now authorised to operate legally under the supervision of ...
IOSCO reports on business continuity plans for trading venues and intermediaries
December 22nd, 2015
The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published two reports that seek to enhance the ability of financial markets and intermediaries to manage risks, withstand catastrophic events, and swiftly resume their services in the event ...
Former R.B.S. Bond Trader Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud
December 22nd, 2015
A former top trader at the Royal Bank of Scotland pleaded guilty in federal court in Connecticut on Monday to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud as part of the government’s investigation into Wall Street bond sales ...
Deutsche Bank Tally of Suspect Russia Trades Said at $10 Billion
December 22nd, 2015
Beyond mirror trades, $4 billion in transactions were flagged Regulators said to have received review results in September Deutsche Bank AG has identified as much as $4 billion in suspicious transactions related to its Russian operations, in addition to ...
