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CySec fined Binary provider IQ Option for €180.000
October 3rd, 2016
The Board of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) wishes to inform investors that, at its meeting held on 5 September 2016, decided to impose a total administrative fine of €180.000 to the CIF IQ Option Europe Ltd (‘the Company’) ...
Cyprus Investment Firm’s license will continue to be suspended
September 30th, 2016
Following previous announcement dated 9 August 2016, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), following a decision at the meeting dated 5 September 2016, announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Best Choice FBC Ltd (‘the Company’), with number 234/14, ...
CySec announced continuance of suspension of a CIF license
September 30th, 2016
Following previous announcement dated 29 July 2016, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), following a decision at the meeting dated 26 September 2016, announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm AirFinance Pro Ltd (‘the Company’), with number 206/13, continues ...
Oil Services Company Paying $140 Million Penalty for Accounting Fraud
September 28th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that oil services company Weatherford International has agreed to pay a $140 million penalty to settle charges that it inflated earnings by using deceptive income tax accounting. Two of the company’s senior ...
Merrill Lynch Charged With Trading Controls Failures That Led to Mini-Flash Crashes
September 27th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay a $12.5 million penalty for maintaining ineffective trading controls that failed to prevent erroneous orders from being sent to the markets and causing mini-flash crashes. An ...
Google just pumped a bunch of money into Airbnb
September 23rd, 2016
Airbnb just got a big cash infusion — and Google is one of its big investors. According to a new financial filing, the company has raised $555 million at a $30 billion valuation, part of a desired $850 million round that ...
Accounting software maker prepares for IPO
September 21st, 2016
Accounting software maker BlackLine Inc is preparing for an initial public offering that could value it at more than $1 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. An IPO of Los Angeles-based BlackLine, which the ...
Ernst & Young, Former Partners Charged With Violating Auditor Independence Rules
September 20th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that public accounting firm Ernst & Young has agreed to pay $9.3 million to settle charges that two of the firm’s audit partners got too close to their clients on a personal ...
CySec has issued a Circular regarding MIFID II Guidelines on Cross Selling Practices
September 15th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a Circular to inform the Regulated Entities about the following: 1. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Guidelines on Cross Selling Practices under MiFID II (‘the Guidelines’) to ensure ...
Mike Lynch’s Invoke Aims to Replace M&A Lawyers With Robots
September 15th, 2016
Former Autonomy CEO backs startup using AI for due diligence Move comes a week after HP sold former Autonomy assets Could the armies of lawyers needed to close billion-dollar deals soon be a thing of the past? That’s what Invoke ...
