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Be wary of investment offers from outside the regulatory patch
April 12th, 2016
After receiving more than 2,000 complaints since July 2014, the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is warning investors to step inside the regulatory tent for their own protection. Financial products and services from outside the perimeter of regulation are being ...
CONSOB Italy warns against Titan Trade
April 11th, 2016
The Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB), the regulatory authority of Italy, has issued an announcement to inform public and investors regarding a firm not authorised to provide investment services and business in Italy. According to CONSOB warning, Titan ...
Treasury planning crackdown on bitcoin and cryptocurrency anonymity in bid to tackle criminal use of digital currencies
April 11th, 2016
Ministers at the Treasury are planning a shake-up in the world of cryptocurrencies that will mean bitcoins and other virtual currencies can no longer be purchased anonymously. The change in the law, which the Treasury is preparing to introduce ...
MFSA warns for unauthorised activity of stock binary
April 11th, 2016
The Malta Financial Services Authority (“MFSA”) has become aware of the website http://www.stock-binary.com/contact.html which is misleading the public by using in its “contact page” the name and details of a genuine firm authorised by the MFSA, thus giving the ...
BCSC warns against binary options trading platform Opteck
April 11th, 2016
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has issued a warning to inform regarding CST Financial Services Ltd., operating as Opteck. According to BCSC, Opteck claims to be based in Belize City, Belize, and offers an on-line binary options trading platform. ...
Banks told to declare links to Panama Papers law firm by next week
April 8th, 2016
Banks and financial firms have been told to hand over any information about their dealings with the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority by a week on Friday. The City regulator had ...
Dollar hits 17-month low vs. yen, dented by Fed’s cautious stance
April 7th, 2016
The dollar slid to a 17-month low against the yen on Thursday, pressured by minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s meeting last month that underscored caution about future interest rate hikes. The dollar fell to 109.10 yen at one ...
Christine Lagarde: IMF chief says ‘we are on alert’ when assessing risks to global growth
April 6th, 2016
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde amped up calls for stronger action by world’s economies to boost growth, warning that downside risks were increasing without decisive action. In a speech at Goethe University of Frankfurt on 5 April, ...
IMF warns that an economic crisis in China could cause global recession again
April 5th, 2016
An economic crisis in China could result in a world-wide recession, warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This was because China’s financial links with the rest of the global economy was set to increase, the organisation said ahead of ...
Greece’s Euro Future May Be Back in Play If Rescue Talks Drag On
April 4th, 2016
Creditors resume talks in Athens on bailout program review Pensions, tax policy remain obstacles, EU officials say Greece could again face the threat of being pushed into default and out of the euro if its current bailout review drags ...
